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<\/a><\/p>\nIntroduction<\/p>\n
Perhaps more than any other OEM, TaylorMade has taken golfers on quite a ride with its drivers over the past decade.\u00a0 From the highs of the original M2 to the lows of Stealth 2 and everything in between, each new TaylorMade driver is inevitably met with high levels of interest and scrutiny.\u00a0 So, does the company have another winner on its hands with the Qi4D?\u00a0 Let\u2019s find out.\u00a0 The TaylorMade Qi4D Max driver is the most forgiving of the new models, which also includes the standard Qi4D, the LS, and the Max Lite.<\/p>\n
Looks<\/p>\n TaylorMade drivers are among the top sellers in the category each and every release cycle.\u00a0 Part of that is their history and reputation.\u00a0 Part is their longtime association with the best players in the world, such as Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, and Dustin Johnson.\u00a0 And part of it is the fact that they tend to make very good looking drivers that stand out on store racks and in golfers\u2019 bags.<\/p>\n The TaylorMade Qi4D Max driver is no exception.\u00a0 Arguably more stealth than Stealth (that red face wasn\u2019t sneaking up on anyone), the color scheme is clean and muted, primarily matte black carbon fiber on both the sole and the crown.\u00a0 The branding is subtle and minimal.\u00a0 Flashes of color here and there ensure the look doesn\u2019t come off as generic and still clearly reads as a TaylorMade product.\u00a0 Compared to the Qi35 Max [review HERE<\/a>], there\u2019s less contrast in the carbon fiber pattern, which I find less distracting.\u00a0 Overall, it\u2019s a great looking driver.<\/p>\n The shaping of the TaylorMade Qi4D Max driver has taken on a more refined, classic, player-preferred look.\u00a0 The Max is still going to appear the most stretched back with a shorter face from top to bottom.\u00a0 That\u2019s by design and is necessary to aid in forgiveness.\u00a0 But compared to previous iterations, it does appear less boxy, less unwieldy.\u00a0 At address, it looks like a club that I feel comfortable and confident with.<\/p>\n One aspect of the looks which will serve as a transition into the discussion of sound & feel is the face itself.\u00a0 Running your fingers across the the face, you can feel the carbon material has an unusual, sticky, plasticky consistency.\u00a0 This has more or less been the case since the company switched over to carbon but it really stood out to me as something unusual and I couldn\u2019t help but feel that it influenced my perception of the sound and feel.<\/p>\n Sound & Feel<\/p>\n In my experience, the lower limit of what a driver from a major OEM produces in terms of sound and feel is still pretty good.\u00a0 They know what they\u2019re doing and aren\u2019t going to release something to the market that sounds and feels objectively bad.<\/p>\n That said, I wasn\u2019t in love with the sound and feel of the TaylorMade Qi4D Max driver.\u00a0 There\u2019s nothing off-putting or offensive about it, but compared to some other drivers from the big four in recent product cycles, I found the sound to be a bit on the thin, hollow side.\u00a0 I\u2019d describe the sound as a mid-pitch \u2018clack\u2019 of moderate volume.\u00a0 The ball flies off the face with considerable force, but the feel is quite soft.<\/p>\n While the carbon and aluminum construction clearly provide weight savings and other design benefits, it seems like they lack a bit in the sound and feel department, relative to some of the materials being used by other OEMs at the moment.<\/p>\n Performance<\/p>\n The TaylorMade Qi4D Max driver is the company\u2019s first Max model driver with adjustable weighting, and that proved to be a good thing for me during my testing.\u00a0 With the two interchangeable weights in their stock position (the heavier weight in the back) I had a tough time keeping the spin under 3000 RPM.\u00a0 When my fitter Adam moved the heavier weight forward, we immediately saw about a boost in carry distance of nearly 10 yards, on average.<\/p>\n During my testing, I was able to reliably produce a series of gentle pull cuts that I would be happy to deploy on any golf course.\u00a0 Good distance, good forgiveness, reliable shot shape.\u00a0 The launch monitor numbers were convincing but not overwhelming.<\/p>\n The TaylorMade Qi4D Max driver also provides good performance on mishits.\u00a0 While I missed the center of the face plenty of times during testing, I didn\u2019t see any results that were horrible outliers that would functionally result in a penalty stroke.\u00a0 I\u2019ve heard some complaints about other recent TaylorMade drivers performance in this area, particularly with regard to heel strikes, and based on my testing, it seems to have cleaned up any issue that may have been there previously.<\/p>\n The Qi4D lineup features a simplified shaft selection process, with three REAX profiles created collaboratively between Mitsubishi and TaylorMade.\u00a0 With just one lineup of red, blue, and black profiles, it\u2019s pretty straightforward for golfers to select the stock shaft that matches their swing and launch conditions best.\u00a0 I typically fit into a blue profile, so that was an easy choice for me and proved to be very seamless for me to get comfortable with, even after several months of not touching a club.<\/p>\n Conclusion<\/p>\n The TaylorMade Qi4D Max driver is a great looking club that backs up its good looks with great performance.\u00a0 Its enhanced adjustability is a huge bonus, allowing players to further configure their ideal combination beyond just a combination of which model and loft.\u00a0 The sound and feel isn\u2019t what I personally look for in a driver, but players who have converted to carbon likely won\u2019t find anything to take issue with.<\/p>\n Buy the TaylorMade Qi4D Max Driver HERE<\/a> Contributor at Plugged In Golf<\/p>\n Dylan Thaemert is a clinical mental health therapist living in the Twin Cities area. 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