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Game improvement irons are usually judged by two things first: how easy they are to hit, and how far they go. But TaylorMade is coming at the Qi Max and Qi Max HL line from a slightly different angle. Yes, these are built to be fast and forgiving, but the company is also making a […]

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Holy offset Batman. But that should be great for those who this release would seem to be geared towards.
 
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I bet the people that play them are going to dig them a lot. They look really easy to hit. They're just so hefty looking.
 
It may go far but it’s the ugliest damn iron on the market.
 
xThor said:
Waaaaaay improved feel, and these HL are going to be cannons for people. Excited to start fitting these
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The 35 did not have a specific iron set, right?
 
xThor said:
Correct. 2 year cycle. 2024 Qi to 2026 Qi
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Crazy that they're going to be even better than the 24 Qi then. I know a lot of people playing those irons, and playing them pretty well at that. I'm sure they'll be in on these.
 
For a shovel - not bad looking.

Great read, @Hawk
 
Finally, each iron head is individually optimized. Rather than using a single face design throughout the set, TaylorMade tailors launch and spin characteristics for each iron, helping golfers achieve more consistent distance gapping and predictable ball flight.

This was an interesting part to read. What exactly are they doing within the set to tailor each individual iron?

I had reax shafts in my old Tour Burners. Kind of fun to see it again here in the irons (and throughout the release)
 
TaylorMade has done a decent job making their GI and SGI irons look better.

Not ones I'm eager to play or use but I can appreciate the looks of them.
 
The Qi iron line got lost with some of Tim’s prettier irons I was guilty of it myself hit them on a demo day against the 790 when they came out and hit them well but just could not pick them over the 790. I like some of the styling changes hope there performance holds up to there predecessors
 
As I clicked into it and saw the first picture I knew there would be comments about the offset. That is always a focal point with the irons. I'm going to say for their intended audience these could be fantastic. I have never swung a TM iron, but reading the article it sounds like they have historically had a less than optimal sound profile and maybe they improved upon that. I hope people who would be interested would give them another shot.
 
Another good article from @Hawk

Nit everyone likes them but they don’t look nearly as bad to me as some. They will likely do really well, like most Taylormade irons seem to.
 
Great article @Hawk - I think they def made some improvements over the Qi35 here, and could see them working for a number of players. But boy do they look hefty!
 
I don't love the looks but i'm sure they will get the job done. I am a fan of more manufacturers offering the HL options in the game improvement lines to help golfers who need it get more height and spin.

I see the Reax shafts in these are made with/by KBS which is interesting as the Reax shafts in the woods are made with/by Mitsubishi. Are these shafts just another made for using the same name as the woods shaft just to keep it similar?
 
I may be in the minority here but the back doesn’t look bad at all and reminds me of the 2011 CB/MB badging that made me fall in love with how a club looks
 
I don't love the looks of these at all. Thankfully not my type of iron but I'm sure someone things they are beautiful
 
mson said:
Finally, each iron head is individually optimized. Rather than using a single face design throughout the set, TaylorMade tailors launch and spin characteristics for each iron, helping golfers achieve more consistent distance gapping and predictable ball flight.

This was an interesting part to read. What exactly are they doing within the set to tailor each individual iron?

I had reax shafts in my old Tour Burners. Kind of fun to see it again here in the irons (and throughout the release)
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Weight placement. Similar to what we see with all the progressive iron sets out there.
 
Very interesting.

HL model with a higher COG than the Standard. Not a bad thing, definitely just design intent.
HL model with lighter club mass (Head + shaft combo) I can't imagine the heads being 50 grams lighter so maybe 10-20g with the rest coming from the shaft.
Modern game improvement lofts vs a slightly more traditional loft in the HL.
 
Great looking sets.
 
That chassis is absolutely wild looking. Some fun tech stories so far this release season.
 
Lord Tox said:
You think? What about it makes it great looking to you?
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I honestly have this same question because I don't see it. But I love that some people do.
 
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