TaylorMade Qi10 Fairway Wood Review
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At a glance
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Pros
- A deliciously shaped fairway wood.
- There are three models to choose between.
- A ton of loft options means there are plenty of solutions for long iron and hybrid haters.
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Cons
- The only stumbling block has to be the price.
What we say...
The TaylorMade Qi10 fairway woods are designed to deliver a powerful combination of speed and forgiveness… My review finds out if they deliver.
Since launching in 1979, TaylorMade has been most well known for making the best drivers in golf. But since 2016, when the company unveiled the carbon crown M2 range, they’ve made massive strides towards setting themselves up as a maker of some of the best fairway woods available. The California-based company are hoping the TaylorMade Qi10 fairway wood will cement and reinforce their rising stock in that area.
Today, in a world where the lure of tour contracts has become much less attractive (as players make more cash from corporate sponsors or selling out to a LIV team franchise), fairway woods have become a seriously lucrative hero category for TaylorMade.
Year after year, TaylorMade rank as some of the most used fairway woods on tour. Impressively, the numbers are greatly bolstered by non-TaylorMade contracted players – golfers who earn their living playing the game are choosing TaylorMade fairway woods just for the performance they deliver. Endorsements don’t come any bigger.
Everything you need to know about TaylorMade Qi10 fairway woods
Infinity Edge Crown
Thanks to carbon crowns growing in size over generations, the top edge width of TaylorMade fairways has steadily shrunk since 2016. The previous Stealth 2 had a wafer-thin line running across the top edge. But, like the Qi10 driver, that’s now completely disappeared for this new generation of fairway woods.
Golfers instead get a super clean Infinity Edge, with carbon fiber running right to the top of the face – a look rumored to be loved by the brand’s elite tour stars. All three Qi10 fairway models also boast VSteel sole shaping which improves turf interaction and eliminates energy loss in the dirt.
The Qi10 will be the biggest-selling model
RRP: $349 / £309
Lofts: 3W – 15° / 3HL – 16.5° / 5 – 18° / 7 – 21° / 9 – 24°
Stock shaft: Mid 60g – Fujikura Ventus TR Blue FW (6 S/R/A)
Stock grip: Golf Pride Z-Grip Plus 2 (52g)
Headsize (3W): 190cc
Standard profile
TaylorMade generally release three models of fairway wood to suit different types of golfers, with the standard model being the most popular in terms of sales. The trend is hugely likely to continue in 2024 with the three models of Qi10 fairway woods.
The standard Qi10 doesn’t have an adjustable hosel or sliding sole weight like the Qi10 Tour, and its head is made from steel, not titanium. But it’s likely to be just as popular among elite athletes as the Qi10 Tour model.
The Qi10 has a 5% bigger TwistFace (than the previous Stealth 2) with a modern forgiving head profile. 42g of weight is stacked low and close to the face with an additional 15g positioned at the back to create a forgiving high MOI fairway wood to suit lots of reasonable speed club golfers. If you don’t specifically need the all-out forgiveness of a larger-sized head, this is the model for you, and I love how there are a ton of loft choices.
Video: How does the TaylorMade Qi10 compare to other leading 2024 fairway woods?
Verdict: TaylorMade Qi10 fairway wood
Ever since TaylorMade came up with the RocketBallz fairway woods back in 2012, our testing here at TG has highlighted the brand’s fairway woods bubbling away at the top of speed and distance charts. The trend really hasn’t changed much in 2024. By posting our fastest ball speed, and longest carry distance (2 yards longer than the nearest competitor plus a full 11.3 yards further than our test average) I can confidently say the Qi10 is a beast of a fairway wood choice in 2024.
To complete the picture the model also posted the 2nd smallest carry distance drop off and 3rd smallest shot area of our entire 24 model test, which were 43.9% and 54.9% respectively smaller than the test averages. In anyone’s book, those numbers are out of this world good, yet I wouldn’t be doing my job if I didn’t say this model might well not be your best option. The problem TaylorMade has created for themselves in 2024 is they’ve also produced a brilliant wider body, more forgiving fairway wood option in the Qi10 Max, a model that if your swing speed is anywhere close to average will be easier to flight successfully.
If speed and distance are your number one requirements from new fairway woods in 2024 and you have decent levels of speed stick with the Qi10, it’s seriously impressive. However, if you’ve found fairway woods have become harder to launch on a high-soaring flight from the deck, the Qi10 Max would be my preferred option.
With its shallower more lofted head (16° instead of 15° in the 3W) the Max for our test pro launched and flighted shots higher with more spin, and the ball hit the ground at a steeper angle. While for our test pro that meant giving up 7 yards of carry distance, at more average club golfer speeds it would add up to more yardage thanks to flighting shots optimally, and more forgiveness which virtually no golfer doesn’t want.
You really can’t make a bad choice between the two but any good fitter will ensure whatever direction you go in is optimal for your game.
Data comparison: How does the TaylorMade Qi10 compare to leading competitor fairway woods?
| Fairway Wood | Loft | Ball Speed | Launch Angle | Backspin | Height | Descent Angle | Carry Distance | Carry Distance Drop Off | Shot Area |
| TaylorMade Qi10 | 15° | 154.5 MPH (1) | 8.7° | 2916 RPM | 26 YDS | 34.5° | 251 YDS (1) | 12 YDS (2) | 379.2 SQ YDS (3) |
| Srixon ZX MK II | 15° | 153.9 MPH (3) | 8.1° | 2715 RPM | 23 YDS | 31.5° | 249 YDS (2) | 20 YDS | 864 SQ YDS |
| Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max | 15° | 152.4 MPH | 9.6° | 2995 RPM | 27 YDS | 36° | 248 YDS (3) | 20 YDS | 566 SQ YDS |
| Titleist TSR 3 | 15° | 152.5 MPH | 8.3° | 2786 RPM | 23 YDS | 31.9° | 245 YDS | 29 YDS | 1377.5 SQ YDS |
| Wilson Dynapower | 15° | 152.4 MPH | 8.2° | 2849 RPM | 23 YDS | 32.5° | 245 YDS | 16 YDS | 838.4 SQ YDS |
| Cobra Darkspeed LS | 14.5° @ 15.5° | 152.3 MPH | 9.6° | 3189 RPM | 28 YDS | 37.4° | 245 YDS | 17 YDS | 906.1 SQ YDS |
| TaylorMade Qi10 Max | 16° | 153 MPH | 8.6° | 3309 RPM | 27 YDS | 36.4° | 244 YDS | 22 YDS | 693 SQ YDS |
| Ping G430 Max | 15° | 153.7 MPH | 7.2° | 2913 RPM | 21 YDS | 31° | 244 YDS | 9 YDS (1) | 328.5 SQ YDS (2) |
| Mizuno ST-G | 15° | 150.4 MPH | 9° | 2666 RPM | 23 YDS | 31.6° | 244 YDS | 30 YDS | 1302 SQ YDS |
| Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke TD | 15° | 154 MPH (2) | 8.3° | 2611 RPM | 23 YDS | 31.7° | 243 YDS | 46 YDS | 3109.6 SQ YDS |
| Titleist TSR 2 | 16.5° | 149.8 MPH | 10.2° | 3204 RPM | 29 YDS | 38.2° | 242 YDS | 24 YDS | 907.2 SQ YDS |
| PXG 0311 Black Ops | 15° | 152.5 MPH | 8.7° | 3589 RPM | 28 YDS | 38.1° | 241 YDS | 25 YDS | 815 SQ YDS |
| Cobra Darkspeed X | 15° | 152.6 MPH | 7.5° | 2952 RPM | 23 YDS | 32.7° | 241 YDS | 21 YDS | 821.1 SQ YDS |
| Cleveland Launcher XL 2 | 15° | 151.2 MPH | 7.3° | 2877 RPM | 20 YDS | 30.4° | 240 YDS | 17 YDS | 382.5 SQ YDS |
| PXG 0311 XF GEN6 | 16° | 151.7 MPH | 9.9° | 3699 RPM | 31 YDS | 40.3° | 239 YDS | 17 YDS | 698.7 SQ YDS |
| Mizuno ST-Z 230 | 15° | 150.8 MPH | 8.3° | 2714 RPM | 22 YDS | 31.7° | 239 YDS | 25 YDS | 892.5 SQ YDS |
| TaylorMade Qi10 Tour | 15° | 150.7 MPH | 8.8° | 3239 RPM | 27 YDS | 36.8° | 238 YDS | 25 YDS | 705 SQ YDS |
| Ram FX | 15° | 150.6 MPH | 7.3° | 2516 RPM | 19 YDS | 28° | 236 YDS | 15 YDS (T3) | 579 SQ YDS |
| Sub 70 949 X | 15° | 150 MPH | 7.6° | 2874 RPM | 21 YDS | 31.4° | 235 YDS | 25 YDS | 562.5 SQ YDS |
| Cobra Darkspeed Max | 15.5° | 151 MPH | 7.4° | 3841 RPM | 25 YDS | 36.2° | 232 YDS | 17 YDS | 839.8 SQ YDS |
| Vega Alkaid | 15° | 148 MPH | 8.3° | 3554 RPM | 24 YDS | 35.7° | 231 YDS | 15 YDS (T3) | 486 SQ YDS |
| PXG 0211 | 15° | 146 MPH | 9.3° | 3092 RPM | 25 YDS | 35.7° | 230 YDS | 20 YDS | 848 SQ YDS |
| Inesis 500 | 15° | 145.1 MPH | 10.7° | 3401 RPM | 30 YDS | 39.9° | 229 YDS | 22 YDS | 264 SQ YDS (1) |
| MacGregor V Max | 15° | 146 MPH | 8.4° | 4052 RPM | 25 YDS | 37.3° | 222 YDS | 24 YDS | 993.6 SQ YDS |
| Average | 151 MPH | 8.6° | 3106.4 RPM | 24.7 YDS | 34.5° | 239.7 YDS | 21.4 YDS | 840 SQ YDS |
About the author
Simon Daddow – Today’s Golfer Equipment Editor
Having tested and played more than 10,000 clubs in his life, what Simon doesn’t know about golf clubs isn’t worth knowing.
He spent a large part of his career as a golf club maker and product development manager, and has worked in the golf industry for more than 30 years. He joined EMAP Active (now Bauer Media) as Equipment Editor in 2006 and has worked for both Today’s Golfer and Golf World.
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Product Information
TaylorMade Qi10 Fairway Wood
RRP: $349 / £309
Lofts: 3W – 15° / 3HL – 16.5° / 5 – 18° / 7 – 21° / 9 - 24°
Stock shaft: Mid 60g - Fujikura Ventus TR Blue FW (6 S/R/A)
Stock grip: Golf Pride Z-Grip Plus 2 (52g)
Headsize (3W): 190cc
Standard profile
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