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Why We Like It
- TaylorMade prioritized reducing the chances of a slice with the Qi. A multi-material cap-back that is lighter than the steel it replaces reduces weight in the high toe, making the club easier to square at impact.
- The center of gravity is lower in the long irons for easier launch and higher in the short irons for optimal control, launch and spin.
- It has been a staple of TaylorMade irons for over a decade, but to ignore the heat brought by the “Speed Pocket” slot up to the 7-iron would be journalistic malpractice.
- Dampers inserted into the 4- through 9-iron have been designed for each iron, with ribbed structures aligning with the contact area to get the impact feel just right.
- The shape features a longer blade length to improve forgiveness, and the redefined leading edge is designed to help deliver a consistent strike for a higher launch.
- Top 5 in Sound/Feel, middle-handicaps.
- SPECS: 7-iron: 28 degrees; PW: 43 degrees
what our testers said
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Sean
53, Handicap 6
8 years testing
It makes you feel professional. You could move it and the light weight of the shaft helps you get through it a little better. You could release it and feel the head. You could fade it, draw it, hit a knockdown. I don't have those normally.
Jack
35, Handicap 1
2 years testing
Visually it's like something out of Star Trek, very space age and cool. It performed consistently with the right blend of long and straight. It felt especially forgiving out off the toe. They knuckled right back to where you wanted them.
Megan
39, Handicap 0
1 year testing
This club has a very large head. Some might like that and some might not, but it's obviously designed for stability.
Anand
43, Handicap 6
10+ years testing
If I had one club that I could just rush up to the first hole and rip, this is it. If my first shot of the day is a 5-iron over the water, I'd feel comfortable with this club. Little on the quieter side, but that doesn't matter to me because it has this nice soft feel.
Wei
55, Handicap 13
9 years testing
I like the way that the shortish clubhead matches the size of the ball. The sound and feel were springy and the performance seemed to match that. Good swings were rewarded with a ball flight that rose quickly and penetrated for a long time.
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Sean
53, Handicap 6
8 years testing
It makes you feel professional. You could move it and the light weight of the shaft helps you get through it a little better. You could release it and feel the head. You could fade it, draw it, hit a knockdown. I don't have those normally.
Jack
35, Handicap 1
2 years testing
Visually it's like something out of Star Trek, very space age and cool. It performed consistently with the right blend of long and straight. It felt especially forgiving out off the toe. They knuckled right back to where you wanted them.
Megan
39, Handicap 0
1 year testing
This club has a very large head. Some might like that and some might not, but it's obviously designed for stability.
Anand
43, Handicap 6
10+ years testing
If I had one club that I could just rush up to the first hole and rip, this is it. If my first shot of the day is a 5-iron over the water, I'd feel comfortable with this club. Little on the quieter side, but that doesn't matter to me because it has this nice soft feel.
Wei
55, Handicap 13
9 years testing
I like the way that the shortish clubhead matches the size of the ball. The sound and feel were springy and the performance seemed to match that. Good swings were rewarded with a ball flight that rose quickly and penetrated for a long time.
Alex
40, Handicap 11
6 years testing
Really long. Even smooth swings produced shots longer than I'm used to seeing. Flew higher than I would think, too. There's extra confidence instilled by the visible technology in the back. I'd tell you about mis-hits, but I just striped this repeatedly for a few minutes. I guess that makes it forgiving, because I'm not sure I'm good enough to actually do that.
Jason
48, Handicap 0
10+ years testing
I feel like the chamber on the bottom of the club should dampen the sound more than it does. They sound clacky and clunky through the hit, but the distance is great. The topline looks a little big for my liking.
Alejandra
26, Handicap 5
4 years testing
It produces consistent, high, baby draws with a cracking sound at impact, like breaking one of those tube ice pops.
Matt
27, Handicap 5
1 year testing
Even though it has a bulkier top edge, it doesn't seem like it when you stand over it. It really disappears into a nice, thin setting. The sound is powerful, super loud and explosive. You can tell you're compressing the ball. It's definitely a nice, soft feel. They were definitely super-forgiving and easy to launch high or keep low—total control. Even if I missed it, it didn't matter because the yardage was so long.
Jamie
51, Handicap 5
2 years testing
You almost don't feel the ball hit the face, so it leaves it to your other senses to enjoy the beautiful, straight shot you just hit. Kind of a medium trajectory that hangs in the air to get better-than-average distance. The forgiveness was there as every shot went the same distance and on the same straight line.
Daniel
33, Handicap 12
5 years testing
I got a penetrating-but-high-driving ball flight. It was beyond explosive off the face—a full club longer than what I've hit so far. Effortless through the ground and very soft at impact, but you still got spring-loaded feel and energy.
Paul
63, Handicap 4
10+ years testing
All irons had the same turf interaction, which says this is a solid sole design. Their softer feel was pleasant on the hands and distance was better than average.
Thomas
60, Handicap 7
10+ years testing
It wanted to hit a high ball and was fairly forgiving. However, I was missing the soft feel that I want in any golf club—it was vibrating too much.
Alan
30, Handicap 1
1 year testing
The chunks and thins all went the same distance. You can't hit them shorter if you tried. Very forgiving. A big club that gives confidence.
RC
63, Handicap 7
2 years testing
I felt like I could step on and it responded. It would be good for all sorts of players.
Robert
28, Handicap 2
1 year testing
I felt like there was a hint of a draw-bias and if you started it left, it went way left. The sound was a bit louder and it gives you a lot of feedback in your hands.
BK
41, Handicap 1
9 years testing
It's certainly forgiving. On the two big toe-strike shots I hit, the flight was similar to a good shot, which was impressive. It was loud but a bit more muted on a center strike. It's not so much the sound, but the feel was more harsh than I would expect on a mis-hit. You're trying to get the most out of your mis-hits as possible and this club does that.
Peter
57, Handicap 7
10+ years testing
Just feels like it has a larger sweet spot, which gives you more confidence. It has a nice feel to it. You definitely get a flush sound. It will mask deficiencies. It's got some pop to it and I was able to hit a pretty good draw even though I prefer a cut.
John
55, Handicap 11
1 year testing
The ball flight was nice and high and the club felt comfortable in my hands. It made a really nice sound at impact and got through the turf easily producing side-to-side control.
Ryan
46, Handicap 14
2 years testing
A bit lighter than I like, but pretty easy to hit and find the center. I got a pretty tight dispersion outside of a couple outliers. The feel is a little on the firm side.
Shane
36, Handicap 15
5 years testing
You could feel the explosion off the face like the ball springing to life after being dormant—an opening-day home run to win the game. I loved wow quickly the ball rose and kept carrying. The turf wasn't getting in the way in producing height or distance.
Molly
37, Handicap 0
4 years testing
What I really like is that it has a softer feel to it. It has nice smooth ground interaction with no dig. Center hits are rewarded with massive amounts of distance. Swings that produce more draw spin do show up. It's almost a slice-reducing club.
Ricky
46, Handicap +3
10+ years testing
Even though it's for game improvement, I love that it doesn't have a lot of offset at address and you're not seeing all the technology in the back. It's designed to perform without having to be in your face. From a sound standpoint, it's a little clicky. It didn't sound as good as it felt but it was responsive to my swing.
Jin
30, Handicap 13
1 year testing
A low-spinning iron, which is good for me as a high-spin player. The topline is a bit too thick for my taste.
David
66, Handicap 8
1 year testing
For a larger head size, it still performed like a smaller iron. They had great soft feel and launched the ball nicely.
Matt
52, Handicap 11
3 years testing
A good all-around club. Easy to dial in. Adept at disguising mis-hits. Produced good-to-great distance depending on how "good" the mis-hits were. There was very little directional dispersion and my ball flight was higher than average.
Scott
37, Handicap 14
9 years testing
Definitely a Mercedes look—classy and exudes power. Shot were really high and dropped like a rock. Not much sidespin. You're not losing distance on off-center hits. Inspired confidence easily.
Skylar
26, Handicap 7
2 years testing
The weight balance is perfect. The clubface design is sharp. Love the way everything was blended in. All of it was like a sweet spot—almost impossible to miss unless you hoseled it. It was sharp-looking and an A+ performer—exactly what you want in a club. These perform like they're rescue-hybrid irons with more workability.
Gary
37, Handicap 13
10+ years testing
The composite badging is minimalist but works nicely without it being glaring. The shorter irons seemed precise, producing a really tight window. There was solid consistency across the set with more of a penetrating trajectory on the longer irons.
Wayne
60, Handicap 6
2 years testing
It had a larger face and thicker topline and a white alignment at the bottom. All of that makes for a nice aid and look. Surprising performance, too. They worked even on mis-hits. Not a lot of curve and the ball stays wherever you hit it.
Sándor J.
36, Handicap 9
2 years testing
I like the way they look and the way they feel. They definitely felt like they favored a fade if that's the shot shape you like and see.
Ryan
49, Handicap 10
7 years testing
It's kind of got a "Blade Runner" appearance to it that hints at advanced technology. I found a pronounced lumbering sound at impact, like knocking on wood. The ball wants to travel, and it will, but you have to like that kind of sound.
Wei
55, Handicap 13
9 years testing
I like the way that the shortish clubhead matches the size of the ball. The sound and feel were springy and the performance seemed to match that. Good swings were rewarded with a ball flight that rose quickly and penetrated for a long time.
Daniel
33, Handicap 12
5 years testing
I got a penetrating-but-high-driving ball flight. It was beyond explosive off the face—a full club longer than what I've hit so far. Effortless through the ground and very soft at impact, but you still got spring-loaded feel and energy.
Ryan
46, Handicap 14
2 years testing
A bit lighter than I like, but pretty easy to hit and find the center. I got a pretty tight dispersion outside of a couple outliers. The feel is a little on the firm side.
Shane
36, Handicap 15
5 years testing
You could feel the explosion off the face like the ball springing to life after being dormant—an opening-day home run to win the game. I loved wow quickly the ball rose and kept carrying. The turf wasn't getting in the way in producing height or distance.
Jin
30, Handicap 13
1 year testing
A low-spinning iron, which is good for me as a high-spin player. The topline is a bit too thick for my taste.
Scott
37, Handicap 14
9 years testing
Definitely a Mercedes look—classy and exudes power. Shot were really high and dropped like a rock. Not much sidespin. You're not losing distance on off-center hits. Inspired confidence easily.
Gary
37, Handicap 13
10+ years testing
The composite badging is minimalist but works nicely without it being glaring. The shorter irons seemed precise, producing a really tight window. There was solid consistency across the set with more of a penetrating trajectory on the longer irons.
Sean
53, Handicap 6
8 years testing
It makes you feel professional. You could move it and the light weight of the shaft helps you get through it a little better. You could release it and feel the head. You could fade it, draw it, hit a knockdown. I don't have those normally.
Anand
43, Handicap 6
10+ years testing
If I had one club that I could just rush up to the first hole and rip, this is it. If my first shot of the day is a 5-iron over the water, I'd feel comfortable with this club. Little on the quieter side, but that doesn't matter to me because it has this nice soft feel.
Alex
40, Handicap 11
6 years testing
Really long. Even smooth swings produced shots longer than I'm used to seeing. Flew higher than I would think, too. There's extra confidence instilled by the visible technology in the back. I'd tell you about mis-hits, but I just striped this repeatedly for a few minutes. I guess that makes it forgiving, because I'm not sure I'm good enough to actually do that.
Thomas
60, Handicap 7
10+ years testing
It wanted to hit a high ball and was fairly forgiving. However, I was missing the soft feel that I want in any golf club—it was vibrating too much.
RC
63, Handicap 7
2 years testing
I felt like I could step on and it responded. It would be good for all sorts of players.
Peter
57, Handicap 7
10+ years testing
Just feels like it has a larger sweet spot, which gives you more confidence. It has a nice feel to it. You definitely get a flush sound. It will mask deficiencies. It's got some pop to it and I was able to hit a pretty good draw even though I prefer a cut.
John
55, Handicap 11
1 year testing
The ball flight was nice and high and the club felt comfortable in my hands. It made a really nice sound at impact and got through the turf easily producing side-to-side control.
David
66, Handicap 8
1 year testing
For a larger head size, it still performed like a smaller iron. They had great soft feel and launched the ball nicely.
Matt
52, Handicap 11
3 years testing
A good all-around club. Easy to dial in. Adept at disguising mis-hits. Produced good-to-great distance depending on how "good" the mis-hits were. There was very little directional dispersion and my ball flight was higher than average.
Skylar
26, Handicap 7
2 years testing
The weight balance is perfect. The clubface design is sharp. Love the way everything was blended in. All of it was like a sweet spot—almost impossible to miss unless you hoseled it. It was sharp-looking and an A+ performer—exactly what you want in a club. These perform like they're rescue-hybrid irons with more workability.
Wayne
60, Handicap 6
2 years testing
It had a larger face and thicker topline and a white alignment at the bottom. All of that makes for a nice aid and look. Surprising performance, too. They worked even on mis-hits. Not a lot of curve and the ball stays wherever you hit it.
Sándor J.
36, Handicap 9
2 years testing
I like the way they look and the way they feel. They definitely felt like they favored a fade if that's the shot shape you like and see.
Ryan
49, Handicap 10
7 years testing
It's kind of got a "Blade Runner" appearance to it that hints at advanced technology. I found a pronounced lumbering sound at impact, like knocking on wood. The ball wants to travel, and it will, but you have to like that kind of sound.
Jack
35, Handicap 1
2 years testing
Visually it's like something out of Star Trek, very space age and cool. It performed consistently with the right blend of long and straight. It felt especially forgiving out off the toe. They knuckled right back to where you wanted them.
Megan
39, Handicap 0
1 year testing
This club has a very large head. Some might like that and some might not, but it's obviously designed for stability.
Jason
48, Handicap 0
10+ years testing
I feel like the chamber on the bottom of the club should dampen the sound more than it does. They sound clacky and clunky through the hit, but the distance is great. The topline looks a little big for my liking.
Alejandra
26, Handicap 5
4 years testing
It produces consistent, high, baby draws with a cracking sound at impact, like breaking one of those tube ice pops.
Matt
27, Handicap 5
1 year testing
Even though it has a bulkier top edge, it doesn't seem like it when you stand over it. It really disappears into a nice, thin setting. The sound is powerful, super loud and explosive. You can tell you're compressing the ball. It's definitely a nice, soft feel. They were definitely super-forgiving and easy to launch high or keep low—total control. Even if I missed it, it didn't matter because the yardage was so long.
Jamie
51, Handicap 5
2 years testing
You almost don't feel the ball hit the face, so it leaves it to your other senses to enjoy the beautiful, straight shot you just hit. Kind of a medium trajectory that hangs in the air to get better-than-average distance. The forgiveness was there as every shot went the same distance and on the same straight line.
Paul
63, Handicap 4
10+ years testing
All irons had the same turf interaction, which says this is a solid sole design. Their softer feel was pleasant on the hands and distance was better than average.
Alan
30, Handicap 1
1 year testing
The chunks and thins all went the same distance. You can't hit them shorter if you tried. Very forgiving. A big club that gives confidence.
Robert
28, Handicap 2
1 year testing
I felt like there was a hint of a draw-bias and if you started it left, it went way left. The sound was a bit louder and it gives you a lot of feedback in your hands.
BK
41, Handicap 1
9 years testing
It's certainly forgiving. On the two big toe-strike shots I hit, the flight was similar to a good shot, which was impressive. It was loud but a bit more muted on a center strike. It's not so much the sound, but the feel was more harsh than I would expect on a mis-hit. You're trying to get the most out of your mis-hits as possible and this club does that.
Molly
37, Handicap 0
4 years testing
What I really like is that it has a softer feel to it. It has nice smooth ground interaction with no dig. Center hits are rewarded with massive amounts of distance. Swings that produce more draw spin do show up. It's almost a slice-reducing club.
Ricky
46, Handicap +3
10+ years testing
Even though it's for game improvement, I love that it doesn't have a lot of offset at address and you're not seeing all the technology in the back. It's designed to perform without having to be in your face. From a sound standpoint, it's a little clicky. It didn't sound as good as it felt but it was responsive to my swing.
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TaylorMade Qi
The Qi irons are designed to be the straightest distance irons in golf. Unlike other game improvement irons that actually favor a right miss, ours are meticulously designed for precision and control because straight distance is the best distance. Driven by organic face geometries, Cap Back Design™ and the Speed Pocket™, this comprehensive approach tunes the performance of each head to promote ideal gapping, exemplary ball speeds and consistently straighter shots throughout the set.
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