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TaylorMade Qi4D vs Qi4D Max driver

Choose the Qi4D Max if off-centre strikes cost you most.

Choose the Qi4D if you strike it well and want lower spin and more ways to set the weights.

Qi4D $649.99Qi4D Max $649.99, each with its shop and checked date

The Qi4D Max is the more forgiving: TaylorMade's Max-shaped head, sold for maximum forgiveness, rated for a high launch and mid spin, with two moveable weights (13 and 4 grams) and a forged aluminium collar. The Qi4D has TaylorMade's Modern shape, four moveable weights (two of 9 grams, two of 4), mid-low spin and a mid-high launch, and TaylorMade gives it no forgiveness rating; it adds an 8°. Both are 460cc with a carbon Twist Face and a 4° loft sleeve, in 9°, 10.5° and 12° in either hand.

  1. Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5

    TaylorMade Qi4D

    $649.99 at TaylorMadechecked 2 Nov

    Used from $499.99 at 2nd Swing Golf9°, stiff flex, average condition · checked 31 Oct

  2. Forgiveness 4.0 out of 5

    TaylorMade Qi4D Max

    $649.99 at TaylorMadechecked 2 Nov

    Used from $499.99 at 2nd Swing Golf10.5°, regular flex, average condition · checked 31 Oct

TaylorMade Qi4D

8° loft; head volume 460 cc.

TaylorMade Qi4D Max

9° loft; head volume 460 cc.

Drawn to the same scale from each maker's loft, offset and sole: drawings, not photos. A dashed line marks a dimension the maker does not publish.
  1. Head side view, drawn from its loft

    Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5

    TaylorMade Qi4D

    TaylorMade's Qi4D head for mid-low spin, between the ultra-low-spin LS and the forgiving Max: a carbon Twist Face with a new curve that evens out spin from high and low strikes, four moveable weights and a loft sleeve, in 8°, 9°, 10.5° or 12°.

    $649.99 at TaylorMadechecked 2 Nov

    Used from $499.99 at 2nd Swing Golf9°, stiff flex, average condition · checked 31 Oct

    Lofts
    8° to 12°
    Draw help
    None
    Hand
    Left or right
    Flex
    Ladies to extra stiff

    Fits golfers who want some help on mishits, short of the maker's most forgiving head.

    If off-centre strikes cost you most, choose the Qi4D Max, TaylorMade's bigger Max-shaped head, rated to launch higher.

  2. Head side view, drawn from its loft

    Forgiveness 4.0 out of 5

    TaylorMade Qi4D Max

    TaylorMade's most forgiving Qi4D head, with a carbon face curved to keep heel and toe strikes nearer the line, two moveable weights and a loft sleeve.

    $649.99 at TaylorMadechecked 2 Nov

    Used from $499.99 at 2nd Swing Golf10.5°, regular flex, average condition · checked 31 Oct

    Lofts
    9°, 10.5°, 12°
    Draw help
    None
    Hand
    Left or right
    Flex
    Senior to extra stiff

    Fits a miss that goes anywhere on the face.

    Same score for less? Cobra OPTM MAX-K, $399, 4.0 of 5.

Side by side

TaylorMade Qi4D vs Qi4D Max driver
DetailQi4DQi4D Max
Forgiveness score3.0 of 54.0 of 5
Class–Maximum forgiveness
Stock lofts8° · 9° · 10.5° · 12°9° · 10.5° · 12°
Draw helpnono
FlexesL · A · R · S · XA · R · S · X
HandsRH · LHRH · LH

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