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TaylorMade Qi35 Driver — Full Review, Performance Breakdown & How It Fits Into TaylorMade’s Modern Line-Up

TaylorMade’s Qi35 Driver continues the brand’s long-running pursuit of “straight distance” — but this time with a noticeably more mature approach than the explosive, ultra-aggressive personalities of previous TaylorMade drivers. If the Stealth era was about raw speed and bold carbon design, the Qi35 feels like a club shaped by real-world data: golfers miss all over the face, golfers need stability as much as speed, and golfers want a driver that performs the same on Thursday morning as it does on Sunday afternoon.

Qi35 is built to do one thing above all else: reduce dispersion without killing ball speed. It’s TaylorMade’s most stability-focused driver yet, and the engineering under the bonnet makes that ambition clear from the first swing.

A New Direction — Stability as the Core Identity

While TaylorMade has always leaned into carbon innovation and face technology, Qi35 is built around a singular idea: keep the ball in play. The face, crown, shell and sole all work together not just to maximise speed, but to sustain it when the strike isn’t perfect.

The most important element is the New Infinity Carbon Face System, a progression from their Twist Face concept. Instead of relying purely on curvature to manage off-centre strikes, this updated design blends variable carbon thickness with predictive strike mapping. TaylorMade effectively “pre-bends” launch and spin responses to keep the ball flying straighter, even when struck off the heel or low on the face — where most amateurs struggle.

What’s most striking is how natural it feels. There’s no sense of the club fighting your swing; the stability is built into the head shape, not layered on with gimmicks.

Construction & Feel — Classic TaylorMade, But More Refined

The look of the Qi35 is unmistakably TaylorMade: aerodynamic shaping, a clean carbon crown, and a subtle alignment aid that frames the ball without distraction. But the big improvement is the feel. TaylorMade has spent years refining the sound profile of carbon, and the Qi35 is easily their best effort to date — a crisp, controlled “snap” rather than the thuddy, hollow tone earlier carbon attempts struggled with.

The feedback is clear without being harsh. You know exactly where you’ve struck the ball, but you don’t pay for your sins with a jarring vibration through the hands.

Performance — Speed With Real-World Forgiveness

TaylorMade claims Qi35 is their straightest driver ever, and for once, the marketing lines up with the engineering.

Launch & Speed
The Qi35 is naturally mid-to-high launching, with strong ball speed across the face. Centre strikes are long — as expected — but the real story is how well it retains distance when the strike wanders. Heel strikes fly flatter than with Stealth, and low strikes climb with more stability than SIM Max or M4 ever did.

Spin & Dispersion
This is where Qi35 earns its place.

Spin stays predictable. Not overly low, not jumpy, not prone to drop-kicks. The Infinity Face tuning keeps launch and spin numbers inside a much narrower window, making the club feel downright controlled in windy conditions.

Dispersion also tightens up dramatically. Shots that would have curved offline with previous TaylorMade drivers now hold their line. It’s still powerful — this isn’t a “soft” driver — but it’s disciplined.

Forgiveness
Qi35 feels like a driver that has locked onto two goals:

Protecting distance

Reducing curve

And it hits both beautifully. Even bad contact feels playable.

Where Qi35 Fits in the TaylorMade Line-up

To appreciate the Qi35, it helps to understand where it sits in the evolution of TaylorMade’s last few generations.

Qi35 vs Stealth / Stealth 2
Stealth was explosive, energetic and aimed at ball speed junkies. But it could be punishing off the heel, and low strikes dropped spin unpredictably. Qi35 fixes these consistency issues. You lose a touch of that “hot Stealth thump” on centre hits, but gain far more playable results from imperfect contact.

Qi35 vs SIM Max
SIM Max was known for stability, but by modern standards it can feel spinny and less efficient. Qi35 delivers the same sense of forgiveness, but with noticeably stronger ball speed and cleaner acoustics.

Qi35 vs M4 / M6
This is the biggest leap. The Twist Face era improved heel-toe correction, but suffered from high spin volatility. Qi35’s Infinity Face gives you a predictable, modern launch window with far less curvature. If you’ve been gaming an M-series driver, Qi35 will feel like a complete transformation.

Qi35 vs Qi10
Qi10 was the first real “straight distance” push from TaylorMade, but Qi35 feels like the polished product of everything they learned. Better feel, better sound, better stability — and more consistent spin. Qi35 isn’t just the next step; it’s the more grown-up, real-world version of Qi10’s idea.

Who the Qi35 Driver is Built For

Because this is a more neutral, stability-first driver, the Qi35 suits a broad range of golfers — but each group benefits in different ways.

High-Handicap Golfers
Players who often miss low or heel-side will find Qi35 unbelievably playable. The ball launches high with less curve, and spin stays consistent. It’s one of the most forgiving TaylorMade drivers ever produced.

Mid-Handicap Golfers
A large chunk of club golfers sit in this range, and Qi35 might be the perfect match. It offers plenty of distance, but upgrades in stability and feel turn it into a driver you can trust off the tee without needing your best swing.

Low-Handicap Golfers
Strong ball strikers who want speed and forgiveness will appreciate Qi35’s disciplined flight. You can shape shots with it — not as sharply as a true low-spin head — but you get more protection when you don’t strike it flush.

Should You Consider the TaylorMade Qi35 Driver?

The TaylorMade Qi35 Driver feels like TaylorMade’s most complete mainstream driver in years. It doesn’t chase extremes. It doesn’t try to intimidate or dazzle. Instead, it focuses on what actually matters to golfers: consistency, launch stability, predictable spin and forgiveness without neutering distance.

It’s the driver for golfers who want modern TaylorMade speed without the volatility.

The driver for golfers whose bad swings deserve better outcomes.

And the driver that finally merges TaylorMade’s carbon-era innovation with a mature, controlled on-course personality.

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