TaylorMade Qi10 Drivers - 2024 Forum Member Review

[Michael.Sandoval33]

1 hour ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

A big criticism of stealth was the face and some wear (not talking about breaking) - anything with this or are they looking like new still?

I would say nothing unusual in terms of any wear. I do have one ball spot that will stay on the face but besides that, it is holding up great.

Edited March 31 by Michael.Sandoval33

[Jean D]

 Quick update on my Qi10 Max/ Tensei AV Blue Limited 65R...

I was playing indoors again today (still too cold to play outdoors and most courses won't open for another 3+ weeks - assuming the 15cm of snow in the forecast for Tuesday doesn't happen...), and did 2 big changes :  1-went from 11 degrees of loft down to 10 degrees and 2- went from the 2024 TP5 to the 2024 TP5x.  

Had my longest drive: 276.4 yds  (264.2 yds carry) - I know for some that's low... for me that's "HOLY COW" territory!

Had my highest number of  "thank goodness for the 10K MOI forgiveness" moments (high toe shots, low heel...pretty much everything but center hits...) and those resulted in 245- 256yd hits that were very playable off the rough and quite a few that were fairway finders. Those bad hits were straighter and more forgiving than most of my good shots while playing the Cleveland Launcher Halo XL I had in the bag all of last season.  

I've also pulled the trigger on a MCS C6 Blue 2022 shaft to try out with the Qi10 Max from Fairway Jockey.  Should arrive in the next week (ish).

Also big news that's sort of / kind of related... the C-Series enclosure from Carl's  (8' x 9' viewable) should arrive Thursday or Friday.  I'll be able to pull consistent data from GSPro and my Garmin R10 LM.  Not that I'm excited or anything

Jean 

 

[chisag]

3 hours ago, HikingMike said:

From your posts, it sounds like you have found your Excalibur, pulled it out of the stone/lake with your name already engraved on it. It is really working for you! The golf equipment match find of a lifetime

 

... Hard to argue with that description.   Only driver to come close to that kind of improvement is the OG Fly Z with a heavier weight ion the rear. At that time forward weighting was the trend, but for many they didn't produce enough spin or a high enough trajectory. Coba bucked the trend with the Fly Z and after struggling to hit fairways consistently for several years the added spin and height was a game changer. 

... But the Qi10 is a whole nuther level. Crazy the Qi10 Max performed so poorly for me while the standard Qi10 has become my Holy Grail. So if anyone asks if I want to demo any new drivers I can say with a French accent: "I already got one" 

 

 

[HikingMike]

14 hours ago, chisag said:

... Hard to argue with that description.   Only driver to come close to that kind of improvement is the OG Fly Z with a heavier weight ion the rear. At that time forward weighting was the trend, but for many they didn't produce enough spin or a high enough trajectory. Coba bucked the trend with the Fly Z and after struggling to hit fairways consistently for several years the added spin and height was a game changer. 

... But the Qi10 is a whole nuther level. Crazy the Qi10 Max performed so poorly for me while the standard Qi10 has become my Holy Grail. So if anyone asks if I want to demo any new drivers I can say with a French accent: "I already got one" 
 

CHISAG: The Lady of the Lake, [angels sing] her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, held aloft TaylorMade Qi10 driver from the bosom of the water signifying by Divine Providence that I, Chisag, was to carry TaylorMade Qi10 driver. That is why I am your king!

DENNIS: Listen -- strange women lying in ponds distributing TaylorMade Qi10 drivers is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.

CHISAG: Be quiet!

DENNIS: Well you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just 'cause some watery tart threw a TaylorMade Qi10 driver at you!

CHISAG: Shut up!

DENNIS: I mean, if I went around sayin' I was an emperor just because some moistened bint had lobbed a TaylorMade Qi10 driver at me, they'd put me away!

CHISAG: Shut up! Will you shut up!

DENNIS: Ah, now we see the violence inherent in the system.

CHISAG: Shut up!

DENNIS: Oh! Come and see the violence inherent in the system! HELP! HELP! I'm being repressed!

[Hook DeLoft]

I played 18 this morning.  I played the TaylorMade on the front 9 and my gamer on the back 9.  Very little difference between the two other than sound and feel.  I finally got my swing in a good place and ended up with a couple of really long drives (for me) with the TaylorMade.  One was a 224 yard strike into the wind.  The other was 248 down wind and down hill.  Very impressive at my swing speeds.  Oh, and the 224 into the wind was a toe hit.  Bottom line is this driver is as long as anything and very forgiving.

[BreakfastBall15]

On 3/31/2024 at 7:15 PM, chisag said:

 

... Hard to argue with that description.   Only driver to come close to that kind of improvement is the OG Fly Z with a heavier weight ion the rear. At that time forward weighting was the trend, but for many they didn't produce enough spin or a high enough trajectory. Coba bucked the trend with the Fly Z and after struggling to hit fairways consistently for several years the added spin and height was a game changer. 

... But the Qi10 is a whole nuther level. Crazy the Qi10 Max performed so poorly for me while the standard Qi10 has become my Holy Grail. So if anyone asks if I want to demo any new drivers I can say with a French accent: "I already got one" 

 

 

The Cobra Fly Z+ was my favorite driver. I was devastated when the face cracked on mine a few years ago. Loved when they were in the “we’re gonna make this in every color possible” phase

[EMacK1961]

Since my Qi10 arrived, I've played an average of 3 rounds a week, not including range sessions with just the driver and the face looks like it did when it came out of the box. Now the crown has a couple of ball scuffs on it where I popped it up from teeing it up too high, but that's it. The club has taken my use very well.

[EMacK1961]

One question we were asked is, Did we use any of the adjustments available on our Qi10? The Qi10 Standard adjust only for loft using the screw at the bottom of the head to adjust the hosel setting. Yes, I have adjusted my Qi10. I used the hosel adjustment to lower the loft. That gave me a more penetrating ball flight into the winds we get around here. I also tried the hosel adjustment to make the Qi10 loft higher. I found that adjustment made the ball kind of balloon a bit so I adjusted it back. Now I have my Qi10 set to the lower loft setting which works much better.

[IndyBonzo]

I hit the Qi10 in my lesson last night, which focused on additional swing simplification and solidifying my lower body to keep everything in sync.

The Qi10 hit some straight and baby draw bombs.  It is making a late review surge, to be sure.  I have it set at its lowest loft setting in order to keep spin down, which also opens the face by 4 degrees (and exacerbates my typical miss right).  If I can continue to keep ball path under control with the open face, the Qi10 is a contender for the bag.

More testing is planned.  I really want to do the Stealth 2 vs. Qi10 comparison outdoors, but the weather has disappointed thus far. I will get it done one way or another!

 

Edited April 3 by IndyBonzo

[THE GOLF GUY]

1 hour ago, IndyBonzo said:

I hit the Qi10 in my lesson last night, which focused on additional swing simplification and solidifying my lower body to keep everything in sync.

The Qi10 hit some straight and baby draw bombs.  It is making a late review surge, to be sure.  I have it set at its lowest loft setting in order to keep spin down, which also opens the face by 4 degrees (and exacerbates my typical miss right).  If I can continue to keep ball path under control with the open face, the Qi10 is a contender for the bag.

More testing is planned.  I really want to do the Stealth 2 vs. Qi10 comparison outdoors, but the weather has disappointed thus far. I will get it done one way or another!

 

I kept my Stealth 2 after putting the identical Q10 DEMOS in my bag through the course of two weeks ( the owner of the course allowed me to do so )

 I didn’t really see any reason to change based on the fact that I didn’t really feel and see anything in the performance or the quality of a strike . What I did like better with my Stealth was the sound and the way my club looks at address . 

Edited April 3 by THE GOLF GUY

[GolfSpy_KFT]

On 3/29/2024 at 8:15 AM, GolfSpy_BEN said:

With a notification that the replacement head will be delivered today and temps reaching the upper 60’s, I will be heading to the range. Also of note, this arrived earlier in the week:

I went with same grip setup as the stock shaft. A golf pride z grip standard with three wraps under the left hand, one wrap under the right

It is my earnest hope, that the replacement head and this shaft will help me fall in love with this driver. Because it has been a bumpy road, to this point. Stay tuned…

I so far have loved the feel of the TR Blue 6X in my TSi3. Looking forward to what you find with it!

[Jeff in the Mitten]

Whelp!  I made the switch to Qi10!  I was honestly pretty happy with my Stealth Plus, however these Qi10 drivers just have another gear in speed off the face.  I gained almost 10 yards with pretty much identical CHS...so the TM team figured something out with this lineup over the predecessors under the Stealth name. 

HOWEVER...I wasn't in love with the "infinity crown" look and always loved the "framing" that the Stealth gave me at address.  Plus, I wasn't loving the bright TM logo on the Qi10 LS that I was gaming.  

So here's one for the community...what do you think of the custom leading edge I added to my Qi10 LS???  I know some will hate it, and that's fine since I'm the one playing it.  I'm just curious what others think about the overall look.  Should the "players" version of drivers and fairway woods come with a top logo or clean and simple?  That goes for ALL brands?  I love the clean "blank" look, but what do you think???

Edited April 4 by Jeff in the Mitten

[GolfSpy SAM]

12 minutes ago, Jeff in the Mitten said:

Whelp!  I made the switch to Qi10!  I was honestly pretty happy with my Stealth Plus, however these Qi10 drivers just have another gear in speed off the face.  I gained almost 10 yards with pretty much identical CHS...so whatever TM figured out with this line got it right!

HOWEVER...I wasn't in love with the "infinity crown" look and always loved the "framing" that the Stealth gave me at address.  Plus, I wasn't loving the bright TM logo on the Qi10 LS that I was gaming.  

So here's one for the community...what do you think of the custom leading edge I added to my Qi10 LS???  I know some will hate it, and that's fine since I'm the one playing it.  I'm just curious what others think about the overall look.  Should the "players" version of drivers and fairways would come with a top logo or clean and simple?  That goes for ALL brands?  I love the clean "blank" look, but what do you think???

It's kind of fascinating just how much it actually changes the look.  I'm not sure I have a preference, but can you share how you did it? It's VERY cleanly done, however you did it.  Nice work.

[Michael.Sandoval33]

33 minutes ago, Jeff in the Mitten said:

Whelp!  I made the switch to Qi10!  I was honestly pretty happy with my Stealth Plus, however these Qi10 drivers just have another gear in speed off the face.  I gained almost 10 yards with pretty much identical CHS...so whatever TM figured out with this line got it right!

HOWEVER...I wasn't in love with the "infinity crown" look and always loved the "framing" that the Stealth gave me at address.  Plus, I wasn't loving the bright TM logo on the Qi10 LS that I was gaming.  

So here's one for the community...what do you think of the custom leading edge I added to my Qi10 LS???  I know some will hate it, and that's fine since I'm the one playing it.  I'm just curious what others think about the overall look.  Should the "players" version of drivers and fairways would come with a top logo or clean and simple?  That goes for ALL brands?  I love the clean "blank" look, but what do you think???

It's definitely clean. For me, it doesn't really change much on my opinion of the Qi10's looks though. I have found the driver very aesthetically pleasing since I pulled it out of the box.

[chisag]

1 hour ago, Jeff in the Mitten said:

HOWEVER...I wasn't in love with the "infinity crown" look and always loved the "framing" that the Stealth gave me at address.  Plus, I wasn't loving the bright TM logo on the Qi10 LS that I was gaming.  

So here's one for the community...what do you think of the custom leading edge I added to my Qi10 LS???  I know some will hate it, and that's fine since I'm the one playing it.  I'm just curious what others think about the overall look.  Should the "players" version of drivers and fairways would come with a top logo or clean and simple?  That goes for ALL brands?  I love the clean "blank" look, but what do you think???

 

“You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time”

... I have said many times I would not like to be an OEM trying to figure out how my new club should look. Pretty amazing that so many modern drivers have coloration, patterns and other eye catching features and as an old school player, I LOVE the clean look of the Qi10. To my eye one of the best looking drivers ever made. Clearly you do not feel the same and added the edge that would be a distraction for me. But I can certainly see the similarity to the Stealth2 and it looks like it came right from the OEM. Not my cup of tee, but really nice job!  

Edited April 3 by chisag

[Jeff in the Mitten]

50 minutes ago, GolfSpy SAM said:

It's kind of fascinating just how much it actually changes the look.  I'm not sure I have a preference, but can you share how you did it? It's VERY cleanly done, however you did it.  Nice work.

I should have taken a before and after...that was a miss on my part. 

It was actually as basic as it gets.  I did painters tape to mask off the rest of the club not being touched and just did a few coats of your everyday matte black spray paint.  The key for me was to be calculated on the leading edge of the tape, so much so that I measured the exact distance (15mm) from the edge of the tape to the very edge of the gloss crown edge at the face to make sure the line was very "uniform" to the shape of the leading edge at the end.  Thanks for the kudos!

I know this isn't the ultra durable option, but it'll work great for my needs and I've done it to an old SLDR so I know it holds up over time.  Plus, if I ever really need to remove it, a small dab of acetone or paint thinner and I can get it back to normal pretty quick.  

I agree though, it really changes it at address IMO.  

[GolfSpy_APH]

With final reviews around the corner what are some closer to closing thoughts?

Has TaylorMade made a large improvement with these? 

[Josh Parker]

1 hour ago, Jeff in the Mitten said:

Whelp!  I made the switch to Qi10!  I was honestly pretty happy with my Stealth Plus, however these Qi10 drivers just have another gear in speed off the face.  I gained almost 10 yards with pretty much identical CHS...so whatever TM figured out with this line got it right!

HOWEVER...I wasn't in love with the "infinity crown" look and always loved the "framing" that the Stealth gave me at address.  Plus, I wasn't loving the bright TM logo on the Qi10 LS that I was gaming.  

So here's one for the community...what do you think of the custom leading edge I added to my Qi10 LS???  I know some will hate it, and that's fine since I'm the one playing it.  I'm just curious what others think about the overall look.  Should the "players" version of drivers and fairways would come with a top logo or clean and simple?  That goes for ALL brands?  I love the clean "blank" look, but what do you think???

That's clean looking!  Well done.

[GolfSpy_BEN]

22 minutes ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

With final reviews around the corner what are some closer to closing thoughts?

Has TaylorMade made a large improvement with these? 

I’m reserving judgement until I can play a round with the driver (hopefully this weekend), but I’ve been mostly pleased with the results thus far. I believe the QI-10 is an upgrade over the stealth lines, as I never liked the look of them or how they performed in the times when I swung them.

[GolfSpy_APH]

@EMacK1961 and @IndyBonzo for the stranded version what do you find the spin profile to be? It seems to be maybe the lost model with the others getting a bit more hype.

[GolfSpy_KFT]

2 hours ago, Jeff in the Mitten said:

Whelp!  I made the switch to Qi10!  I was honestly pretty happy with my Stealth Plus, however these Qi10 drivers just have another gear in speed off the face.  I gained almost 10 yards with pretty much identical CHS...so whatever TM figured out with this line got it right!

HOWEVER...I wasn't in love with the "infinity crown" look and always loved the "framing" that the Stealth gave me at address.  Plus, I wasn't loving the bright TM logo on the Qi10 LS that I was gaming.  

So here's one for the community...what do you think of the custom leading edge I added to my Qi10 LS???  I know some will hate it, and that's fine since I'm the one playing it.  I'm just curious what others think about the overall look.  Should the "players" version of drivers and fairways would come with a top logo or clean and simple?  That goes for ALL brands?  I love the clean "blank" look, but what do you think???

Agree that it is quite nicely done and for someone who likes a contrasting crown I can see the appeal! Honestly reminds me a lot of what Callaway has done with the crown of the OG Paradym and Ai Smoke TD. No alignment aid an matte near the face.

[TCUfrog]

32 minutes ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

@EMacK1961 and @IndyBonzo for the stranded version what do you find the spin profile to be? It seems to be maybe the lost model with the others getting a bit more hype.

I'll let the guys comment on what they've seen, but from my fitting and after 2 rounds with the Qi-10 standard the spin profile tends to be just a tad higher than the LS (about 200rpm more). For me, the standard ranges from 2400-2800rpm on my good hits and up to 3500 when I mishit it but that's much improved from my LTDx which would spin up to 4200 on mishits. 

I like it better than the max which I struggled to get the spin down especially as I tend to be too step on angle of attack. It's interesting how Taylormade seems to have lost the demographic a little with the standard. I think the 3-10 handicap weekend grinder would benefit with the standard over the LS most of the time because of the extra forgiveness, but not have to worry about distance lost on the good ones because of the spin profile. 

[HikingMike]

2 hours ago, Jeff in the Mitten said:

Whelp!  I made the switch to Qi10!  I was honestly pretty happy with my Stealth Plus, however these Qi10 drivers just have another gear in speed off the face.  I gained almost 10 yards with pretty much identical CHS...so whatever TM figured out with this line got it right!

HOWEVER...I wasn't in love with the "infinity crown" look and always loved the "framing" that the Stealth gave me at address.  Plus, I wasn't loving the bright TM logo on the Qi10 LS that I was gaming.  

So here's one for the community...what do you think of the custom leading edge I added to my Qi10 LS???  I know some will hate it, and that's fine since I'm the one playing it.  I'm just curious what others think about the overall look.  Should the "players" version of drivers and fairways would come with a top logo or clean and simple?  That goes for ALL brands?  I love the clean "blank" look, but what do you think???

You have the opportunity to add a custom alignment marker there. That was probably a part of the reason for doing that. But I would miss having a mark of any kind. I'm sure I don't need it, but I would miss it.

[IndyBonzo]

43 minutes ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

@EMacK1961 and @IndyBonzo for the stranded version what do you find the spin profile to be? It seems to be maybe the lost model with the others getting a bit more hype.

I tend to be a high spin player, and to control the spin on the standard Qi10 I play it at the lowest loft setting.  At that setting it is not too spinny on good strikes and stays in the desired 2100-2500 range.  On mishits it spins more (of course), and I find fades spin more than draws so the fade at the low loft (open face) setting loses distance.  It's a hammer if you can faithfully hit straight or draw shots despite the open face at the low loft setting.

[Hook DeLoft]

3 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

With final reviews around the corner what are some closer to closing thoughts?

Has TaylorMade made a large improvement with these? 

I haven't played a TM driver since the Sim 2 Max, but the forgiveness is definitely greater with the Qi 10 Max.  I would say distance on center strikes is similar but distance on off center strikes is amazing with the new model.

[Michael.Sandoval33]

8 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

With final reviews around the corner what are some closer to closing thoughts?

Has TaylorMade made a large improvement with these? 

I still have a couple of tee times upcoming but I can say that when my swing is right, the Max is a gem. It is only when the face opens do I produce a fade, but it has not lead me out of play one time thus far and I don't expect it to before my final review is in. 

[GolfSpy_APH]

1 minute ago, Michael.Sandoval33 said:

I still have a couple of tee times upcoming but I can say that when my swing is right, the Max is a gem. It is only when the face opens do I produce a fade, but it has not lead me out of play one time thus far and I don't expect it to before my final review is in. 

Meant to ask how your handicap has changed during testing?

[Michael.Sandoval33]

5 minutes ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

Meant to ask how your handicap has changed during testing?

I don't believe it is much of a surprise that it has gotten lower by a good number due to shaving off at least a stroke on each outing since testing has begun. It will definitely be included in the final review and I am excited to share the progress I have seen.

 

[CFreddie]

15 hours ago, Jeff in the Mitten said:

Whelp!  I made the switch to Qi10!  I was honestly pretty happy with my Stealth Plus, however these Qi10 drivers just have another gear in speed off the face.  I gained almost 10 yards with pretty much identical CHS...so the TM team figured something out with this lineup over the predecessors under the Stealth name. 

HOWEVER...I wasn't in love with the "infinity crown" look and always loved the "framing" that the Stealth gave me at address.  Plus, I wasn't loving the bright TM logo on the Qi10 LS that I was gaming.  

So here's one for the community...what do you think of the custom leading edge I added to my Qi10 LS???  I know some will hate it, and that's fine since I'm the one playing it.  I'm just curious what others think about the overall look.  Should the "players" version of drivers and fairway woods come with a top logo or clean and simple?  That goes for ALL brands?  I love the clean "blank" look, but what do you think???

Great job on this - I can def understand why the need for modification and hope it works out well for you!

[TSauer]

17 hours ago, Jeff in the Mitten said:

Whelp!  I made the switch to Qi10!  I was honestly pretty happy with my Stealth Plus, however these Qi10 drivers just have another gear in speed off the face.  I gained almost 10 yards with pretty much identical CHS...so the TM team figured something out with this lineup over the predecessors under the Stealth name. 

HOWEVER...I wasn't in love with the "infinity crown" look and always loved the "framing" that the Stealth gave me at address.  Plus, I wasn't loving the bright TM logo on the Qi10 LS that I was gaming.  

So here's one for the community...what do you think of the custom leading edge I added to my Qi10 LS???  I know some will hate it, and that's fine since I'm the one playing it.  I'm just curious what others think about the overall look.  Should the "players" version of drivers and fairway woods come with a top logo or clean and simple?  That goes for ALL brands?  I love the clean "blank" look, but what do you think???

Love the way this turned out! I'll always be a fan of that style of crown.