It wouldn’t be a TaylorMade release cycle without refreshed Fairway and Rescue clubs. Like most companies, the driver release tends to get the majority of attention, especially on a year with so much change. Gone is Stealth, so no one has to worry about a third iteration. In its place, is Qi10, and although none of the fairways or hybrids are going to hit that 10,000 MOI mark which is signified in the name, continuity is a good thing.

TaylorMade Qi10 Fairway Woods
For the last fifteen years, TaylorMade fairway woods have had two things in common, they have been near or at the top in overall play, and they have used some version of a Steel or Titanium topline frame. This year, one of those things is guaranteed to change.
Say goodbye to one of the most familiar fairway wood looks in golf as the “Infinity Carbon Crown” featured in the drivers has also made its way to the fairways. The reason for the application is the same in that it is about saving weight which can be moved to the extremes of the three clubheads to optimize the CG and MOI. Similarly, this does mean a footprint change, but being honest, even their Tour/Ti fairways in the past have not been overly compact.
The “Thru Slot Speed Pocket” is alive and well, still creating the potential to optimize the energy transferred back into the ball at impact. Twist Face is also here, and although they are sticking with a metal face still, it has increased 5% in size this time around and each face is unique to that club/loft. Additionally, the weight placements within each head means that all three have a lower CG than Stealth 2 achieved across the board. Add in a revamped new asymmetrical V-Steel sole and there is a lot to be intrigued with.
TaylorMade Qi10
The standard Qi10 looks to be the biggest blend of length and playability in the fairway lineup. Coming in at 190cc it continues a long tradition of heads that inspire confidence, and historically this spot in the lineup is one of the most played fairways on tour for TaylorMade.

By applying the Infinity Carbon Crown they are looking to blend the past with the present. The new crown allowed the internal mass pads to be moved to keep the flatter flight while maintaining forgiveness.
The Qi10 is a bonded fairway that will be offered in 3 (15), 3HL (16.5), 5 (18), 7 (21) and 9 (24) wood options paired with Fujikura Ventus TR Blue FW 6 (R, S, X) and priced at $349.99.
TaylorMade Qi10 Max
If more forgiveness is the name of the game for you, then of course the Qi10 Max is the place to look. At a whopping 200cc, with the new Infinity Carbon Crown it is 5% larger with 5mm in added front to back clubhead length. While externally the size and V-Steel sole bring the confidence from all lies, internally it is the splitting of weight pads to the front (24g) and back (42g) that create the highest MOI fairway ever for TaylorMade.

The Qi10 Max is a bonded hosel design which comes standard with the Fujikura Speeder NX TCS 50 (A, R, S) and will be offered in 3 (16), 5 (19) and 7 (22) wood options. It will be priced at $349.99.
TaylorMade Qi10 LS
Finally, the player driven LS. At only 170cc this is the smallest of the three options at fairway, but it does have the deepest face. The size combined with the Infinity Carbon Crown makes for the most compact looking and traditionally shaped as well. TaylorMade is calling it “Three Fairways in One” thanks to the 50g sliding weight (+/- 150 RPM) which is placed lower in the head than ever before with over half of the track hidden internally to help aerodynamics.

This one is a low spin, but workable fairway wood, utilizing the Titanium head and is the only of the three to feature TaylorMade’s adapter system for +/- 2-degrees of loft adjustability. The Qi10 LS will be available in 3 (15) and 5 (18) and priced at $449.99.
TaylorMade Qi10 Rescues
At times it feels like people forget not only TaylorMade’s history with the hybrid, but just how good their Rescue clubs have been over the years. The Rescue has long been a blend of do-it-all, gap filler, and flat-out iron replacement. This year, with three clubhead options, they are looking to blend even more while keeping max versatility.
The Qi10 Max Rescue is the biggest overall footprint of the three, but it has the shallowest face. This is part of keeping the CG as low as possible thanks to the rearward perimeter weighting which has increased thanks to the application of a carbon crown. The Qi10 Max is a bonded hosel Rescue available in 3 (20), 4 (23), 5 (27), 6 (31) and 7 (35) options and is paired with Fujikura Speeder NX TCS 50 and 60.

Next is the all-around Qi10 Rescue. This one will be most familiar to those who have used a TM Rescue before and is the most balanced shape, right in between the other two size wise. This also uses a carbon crown and has a middle-of-the-road face depth. Internally the weighting is split front and back to create distance while staying easy to launch. This too is a bonded hosel option available in 3 (19), 4 (22), 5 (25), 6 (28), and 7 (31) Rescue paired with Fujikura Ventus TR Blue HB (5A, 6R, 7S).

Finally, the deep faced and square toe, but ultra compact, Qi10 Tour Rescue. Using a forged C300 face with a centralized internal weighting, this is a better player style club focused on workability. Unlike the other two, there is no carbon crown here, but the Tour does have adjustability with a rear TSS weight and +/- 2-degree adapter capability. Options are 2 (17), 3 (19.5), 4 (22) Tour Rescue’s, but thanks to that adapter system they can cover a massive range of fitting.

All three hybrids will be priced at $299.99.
The Details
Once again, it looks like TaylorMade has come forward with a complete lineup that keeps a unified story and provides options for everyone. How will the significant change to Qi10 be taken by consumers? Only time will tell.
Both the Fairways and Rescue clubs will be available for pre-order on 1/9/24 while all the clubs except the Tour fairway will be at retail on 2/2/24. The Qi10 Tour fairway will instead hit shelves on 2/16/24.
I warmed up at a range down the road from where I was going so I wouldn’t embarrass myself when I got thrown into a work situation when I got there, and was pumping the 4W over the 40′ net behind the 250y marker.
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Love the super hybrid over a utility iron but im
Thinking this is better off the deck. Thats what I need.
TM really hit it out of the park with the Qi line. I’ve hit their woods, hybrids….I think the Tour lineup for both cannot be beaten in the fairway wood/hybrid category.
I’m hard looking at the 4w/6w to replace the Apex UW, which is a statement because I love that club a lot. But you spend any time hitting them with the adjustment options and it cannot be beat. I’ve hit a friends 5w several times with the weight back a bit to give a better descent angle and I love it.
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This is why I play deep faced fairway woods. That shot was money, but on some FWs that’s right at the top of the club and the flight would be a mess.
People don’t take this into consideration enough imo. Where their strike tendencies are and what heads are best for that. After a few this is what it looked like.
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Not perfect, but I was hitting it well and I can show you a bunch of pros whose wear patterns are similar. The important thing is that the Qi10 s suit it very well compared to some others and give me the best chance of success out there.
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Candy from a baby all day with the Tour 4 and 6 woods. Seriously. So easy. So good.
This little 7W is quite a club. It just goes strait and high and has plenty of pop. I really like it.
Played tonight and hit my Max 3W and my 7W very well. Hit the 3W off the tee about 235 which was my driver distance 3 years ago. Very long for me. The 7W is just a star. Anything around 200 it’s perfect. I got one on a par 5 from 208 today. These are really nice clubs.
As much as I want to play one of the newer releases, the Tour 4 and 6Ws just aren’t getting beat.
I know these aren’t getting much love here but they are freaking solid. I played league Thursday and twilight tonight and hit some good ones. We had alt shot in league and I hit the 7W from deep on a par 5 and he was like you smoked it and that sounded amazing. I agree, these have a crisp sound that is addictive to hear.
I swore off fairway woods when I first started playing golf years ago. Had a 2H & 3H in the bag. Was okay with them but never proficient enough to say I liked them (better than a FW for me though). About 6 weeks ago I was at a lesson and me and my coach were hitting some FW because I kept talking about doing something different in the top end of the bag. He’s handing my clubs and I’m taking a few swings, I’m paying know attention to what he’s handing me. Then he hands me a club and I swing it a few times in 3W and 5W…my card just jumped out of wallet. Thinking about hitting a 7 wood now to see. Oh, they were Qi. I’m not a big change equipment guy. Im hitting irons from 11-12 years ago. Clubs well sell them selves if they fit you and you hit them well.
I’ve just been out for my first 9 with my Qi Max 3 wood. I’ve always struggled with 3 wood and haven’t carried one for a while. Decided I could do with an extra option off the tee when the driver is off and also something i can get down there off the fairway. I hit the ball low (negative aoa generally) so decided on the max for the extra size for the tee and for the help getting the ball airbourne.
I was really impressed with the shots i hit, plenty of launch which is what i need and looked great behind the ball. I’ve always preferred the look of shallow fairways from the deck but not from the tee but this looked great behind the ball.
Early days but promising for sure
I now have 3x Qi10 fairway woods and hybrids and I really really like them. I had Ping G430 Fw & Hy for a few months but could not mentally overcome the super shallow faces.
About a month ago I got three new metalwoods at once, a Qi10 non-Max 7w, and 2x Qi10 Tour Rescue hybrids, a 3h and 4h both turned up 1.5° from stock lofts.
How I settled on these Qi10’s was looking exclusively for the largest face size I could get, and nothing more across all top manufacturers, both from product images and in store. To me, the non-Max Qi10 Fw clearly has a larger face than the Max, so even though the Max should be more forgiving I got the non-Max. And the Tour Rescue has a big high-toe iron like face which is where I miss – high and or toe or both – much larger more forgiving looking face than the non-Tour Resuce. The Qi10 Tour Fairway has a larger face too, but only comes in 3w/5w (or 4w/6w) and I wanted a 7w.
They all three have the TM version of the Fujikura Ventus Blue TR, the wood is a regular flex and the two hybrids are stiffs. I caught a deal on an ‘as-new’ returned custom order of the Tour Rescues in store, as the Ventus is not a stock shaft with the Qi10 Tour Rescue.
Well struck the 4h is good for 165-180y, the 3h for 175-190y, and the 7W anywhere from 190-215y. I ran out of talent between my 7i and 6i/5i. I hit my 7i about 160y, and was gaining no distance with either the 6i and 5i so they are out of the bag and replaced by the 3h/4h combo.
I will echo the comment by [USER=47057]@DataDude[/USER] that the sound and soft feeling at impact and the *pop* off the face of Qi10 fairway wood when you get it right is addictive – he said that perfectly!
Ok that’s probably more than anyone will read haha… ; )
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The Qi10 max continues to be my absolute favorite 3 wood I’ve ever had. The sound and feel are all there and I have supreme confidence using it off the tee. It’s really showing up for in terms of dispersion. It’s safely my 230-240 club and a touch longer off the tee.
Easy to elevate and rewards all but my trashiest swings.
[USER=47057]@DataDude[/USER] nailed it on the sound and feel. One of the most rewarding to hit clubs I think there is right now. It’s the only non callaway full swing club in my bag and that’s saying a lot.
The stock shaft matrix is really good as well. I am loving the KBS TD shaft in this. The lower launch and spin with this head just seems to be a winner for me right now.
I will concede that I am probably leaving a good bit of distance with the towering ball flight. However the front to back and side to side dispersion of my shots easily make up for the potential lost distance. It gaps really well for me.
I often have strong ponders about potentially picking up the 5 or 7 wood in this line up. It’s for me the best wood option of 24.
Played a quick 9 last night after 6P at my short home course. Driver wasn’t behaving as well as the last two times out, so decided to focus a bit on the Qi10 7w a little more, and I’m glad I did!
Hit it off the tee, and again for the 2nd shot on the lone par 5 hole 11. 380y covered down the middle with two leisurely 7w swings, for me that is very nice. Hit a nice approach shot with a wedge that led to an easy par.
On hole 13 hit it again for 2nd shot on a 380y par 4. That was the highest ball flight of any shot I’ve hit with that 7w to date, and it held the green! A GIR with the ball just past pin high, maybe 12 feet from the pin, and another easy two putt for par. I do not believe I’ve ever gotten a ball on the green with a wood in my life.
Hole 16 super short 260y par 4, but has a tight fairway with woods on both sides. Hit another 7w laser right down the middle and a easy wedge for my 3rd and final par of the night.
I’ve never hit any fairway woods as well as I hit the Qi10.
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So let me tell you about this 7W. It’s without a doubt the best FW I have ever put into play. Long, powerful, consistent, strait. I love it.
The Max 3W is long when I hit it well, but my miss is low and left. I was hoping I could avoid this as I really wanted a “forgiving” club that would fly strait but the left bias is definitely there with the Max. I could live without it, but would love a club I could count on for 210-220 yards out of the fairway. Max does it, but I cannot get sloppy at all or I get the hook.
The Tour 6W is the best club in my bag.
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The Tour 6W is the best club in my bag.
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I came so close to getting this and held off till they sold out.
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I came so close to getting this and held off till they sold out.
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No seriously, that sucks. I love this thing.
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No seriously, that sucks. I love this thing.
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The 5 wood is still very much in play.
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The Tour 6W is the best club in my bag.
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HUGE FAN of my tour 6 wood! So good.
I have a std Qi 3HL on order that I really can’t wait to get in the bag.
Seems like every tour player is gaming one.
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This is why I love the Tour 6W. So easy, I can work it both ways, and if I swing any harder it just spins more and doesn’t really go further. Which makes it a really reliable high flying option at the long end. Crosses over my 4 iron a bit, but totally different flight that’s really useful. That little set there averaged 132 feet in the air and a 48.4 descent angle for those who pay attention that. Long story short it lands softer than my 7 iron.
First round today with the Qi10 3HL. Only hit it once, but it was one of the best of the day. Perfect shot on a tricky par 5 off the tee. Ended the hole in birdie, which was nice.
The QI10 Tour 3 wood is incredible. That huge sliding weight makes this club perform vastly different when it’s up front compared to all the way back. When it’s up front this club performs like you would expect from the “Tour” or “Pro” model fairway wood. Low spin, low launching piss missiles that are fun on a simulator but bad news on the course. Put that weight all the way back it’s like a completely different club! High launch, mid spin BOMBS that are way different than I am used to seeing. If anything it launches too high but distance does not seem to suffer so I am leaving it all the way back. I played it near the middle for a while with success and it can be dialed in for your preference. They also have adjustable hosels providing loft, lie and face angle tuning. They have great sound and feel at impact. I have always preferred a titanium sound over a dull thwack and the QI10 Tour delivers.
I was hitting driver terrible yesterday and started hitting the QI10 Tour off the deck instead. It started out with me being frustrated and throwing a ball down in disgust and bashing it but quickly turned into a stripe show.
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A couple things stand out about the above shot. I did not have my best swing and the 1.40 smash factor is not great but this shot still went 265 yards! 13.1* launch with a 3 wood is definitely higher than normal for me. This thing has the forgiveness of a “Max” type club but most of those have a shallow face. The QI10 Tour has a nice deep face that inspires confidence for me.
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