The new Qi35 range from TaylorMade definitely doesn’t disappoint in the looks department because, as usual, TaylorMade has created some stunning-looking drivers. You can visually see up close the strands of carbon and how they each weave across each other, which is visible on both the sole and the crown of the driver. All the models come with a carbon face again this year, which gives it that lovely smooth sound at impact compared to a titanium face driver. The carbon face offers very fast ball speeds, like a titanium driver; however, its technology creates less spin than a titanium driver off the face.
TaylorMade has still kept the very forgiving twist face technology that has proven to keep a tight dispersion on all those off-centre hits. The four models on offer this year are:
- Qi35 LS: The LS head is still TaylorMade’s lowest spin head on the 2025 range of the four head models. This type of head mainly suits the bigger hitters of the golfing world. Golfers who hit long drives create more clubhead speed, and the golfers who generate these high swing speeds need to find ways to keep the ball spin down, which in return will allow them to hit longer drives. For instance, a golfer with a 120mph swing speed, if they can keep their launch around 14° and the ball spin between 2,000 – 2,400, will hit every drive over 300 yards. However, if that spin rate was to increase to 2,800 – 3,200, they would lose up to twenty-five yards off their drives. The downside to the LS head is it lacks forgiveness compared to all the other four heads.
Another benefit to the smaller sleeker-looking head of the LS is the player can shape their shots more easily. A lot of the better players love to shape their shots by hitting draws and fades, so being able to create these shapes when needed is often hugely important to them. Even though I would think this head will suit less than 10% of golfers, if you hit big drives usually, I would definitely add it to the list of heads to get fitted for. The two visible front weight systems that you can see just behind the face of the LS help to move that CG forward to create those lower spinning drives. There are three weight ports: two up the front and one down the rear, so depending on where you place the heavier weights, it will affect the spin rates dramatically.
The LS head comes in three loft options: 8°, 9° and 10.5°, and the loft sleeve offers a further 4° of movement, allowing you to change the loft up or down 2° in either direction. So, if you buy the 9° head, it has an adjustability range from 7° to 11°.
- Qi35: This head will be by far one of the most popular of the four heads in the Qi35 range. It will still suit the big hitters who hit the LS head a long way but who might struggle with their consistency. This head can also be set up to hit low spin long drives; however, it will offer far more forgiveness over the LS head. This is a perfect mid-low spin head for long hitters who need forgiveness because they do not have a consistent golf swing.
Outside of long hitters, this driver will actually suit the masses. This standard-looking shape head will suit the eye of most golfers. It is a bigger and more forgiving-looking head compared to the LS head without looking huge like the Max model. So, visually, this standard head will definitely suit the majority of golfers out there.
This head comes with only two weights: a smaller 3g weight in the front just behind the face and a larger weight to the rear of the driver where the forgiveness comes from. This head comes in three lofts: 9°, 10.5° and 12° of loft, and again these lofts can be adjusted up or down 2°.
- Qi35 Max: The Max Qi35 is at the MOI limit again this year, with TaylorMade breaking the 10k limit for forgiveness. This driver is all about hitting the ball straight—it will reduce both slices and hooks to the maximum limit allowed. The weights are not adjustable on this driver in order to keep the maximum forgiveness. This head is suitable for any golfer who struggles with consistency and wants a driver to hit more fairways. This driver head is a mid-spin head and comes in 9°, 10.5° and 12° of loft again, with the option to adjust these lofts within 2° up or down from the standard loft on the head.
If you are a golfer who struggles with your driver in general, then the Max head is a must-try driver—it literally does all the work for you.
- Qi35 Max Lite: The Max Lite head has all the benefits of the Max head but with less weight to help you try and find more swing speed. This head is ideal for golfers with slower swing speeds who struggle to get launch and distance usually. This head is the highest spinning head and achieves the highest launch of all the four heads.
My advice is to always get fitted properly before choosing a driver and book in with your local PGA Golf Professional for advice on which driver best suits your needs. Don’t just focus on what driver hits the ball the longest, but look at the overall picture—what driver will give you the longest drives while also keeping your ball within the parameters of the fairway. Longer drives are not as much fun if you are playing from the trees.
