TaylorMade
15 products · 2017–2026
drivers
Qi4D Driver
TaylorMade's latest core model with refined carbon construction and speed-tuned face. Strong all-around performer with signature TaylorMade sound and feel. Multiple shaft and loft options for fitting flexibility.
- + Strong all-around performer
- + Refined carbon construction saves weight
- + Classic TaylorMade sound and feel
- − Doesn't dominate any single category
Qi35 Driver
TaylorMade's 2025 flagship. Won Today's Golfer overall driver test. Technically the best performer in testing but suited more to lower handicaps. Qi35 LS was the low-spin variant preferred by faster swingers.
- + Won 2025 driver test on pure numbers
- + Excellent ball speed across the face
- + Low spin for distance
- − Better suited to skilled golfers
- − Qi10 series may be better for most amateurs
Qi10 Max Driver
TaylorMade's most forgiving 2024 offering. Carbon face technology refined from Stealth series. Optimized for slower swing speeds. Part of the Qi10 family (standard, Max, LS).
- + Forgiving on mishits
- + Carbon face technology mature and refined
- + Good for slower swing speeds
- − Carbon face sound different from titanium
- − Replaced by Qi35 in 2025
Stealth 2 Driver
Refined carbon face from original Stealth. 60X Carbon Twist Face. Improved sound and feel over Gen 1. Three variants: standard, Plus (low spin), HD (draw bias). Strong performer at every swing speed.
- + Improved carbon face sound/feel over Gen 1
- + Strong at every swing speed
- + Three variants for all players
- − Some still prefer titanium face feel
- − Carbon face required adjustment period
Stealth Plus Driver
The original carbon face driver. 60-layer Carbon Twist Face was a paradigm shift. Controversial at launch but proved itself on Tour. Stealth Plus was the low-spin tour model with moveable weight.
- + Revolutionary carbon face technology
- + Proved itself quickly on Tour
- + Low spin for maximum distance
- − Polarizing sound at impact
- − Carbon face felt 'dead' to some
SIM2 Driver
Recommended as best driver for high swing speeds in 2021. Forged titanium ring construction with aluminum sole. Speed Injected Twist Face. SIM2 Max was the most popular variant for average golfers.
- + Best for high swing speeds in 2021
- + Refined SIM technology
- + Multiple variants available
- − Replaced by Stealth in one year
SIM Driver
Shape In Motion. Asymmetric sole with Inertia Generator positioned low and back. Speed Injected Twist Face. Best for high swing speeds per GolfWRX fitters. SIM Max was the mainstream workhorse.
- + Best for 106+ mph swings in 2020
- + Innovative asymmetric sole
- + Speed Injected Twist Face
- − Aerodynamic claims hard to verify
- − Standard SIM too workable for most
M5 Driver
First driver with Speed Injected Twist Face — each face individually tuned to the legal limit. Moveable weight track. M6 was the mainstream variant. Landmark moment for face technology.
- + Revolutionary Speed Injection concept
- + Individually tuned to COR limit
- + Moveable weight track
- − Speed injection ports visible on face
- − Complex weight system
M3 Driver
Twist Face debut — corrective face curvature for off-center hits. Y-Track moveable weight system. M4 was the simpler mainstream model. Twist Face was TaylorMade's biggest innovation of the decade.
- + Twist Face was a genuine innovation
- + Corrective curvature for mishits
- + Moveable weight system
- − Complex weight system
- − M4 was better for most golfers
M1 Driver (2017)
The driver that established TaylorMade's M-series dominance. Carbon composite crown + sole. T-Track dual moveable weights. Used by Dustin Johnson when he became #1 in the world.
- + Established M-series dominance
- + Carbon composite construction
- + Used by DJ at #1 in world
- − Complex weight system
- − Tour-oriented
irons
Qi Max Irons
TaylorMade's latest game-improvement irons. Faster, more forgiving, and higher-launching than previous Qi generation. Strong entry in a competitive GI category alongside Callaway Quantum Max.
- + Faster and more forgiving than previous generation
- + Higher launch helps get the ball airborne
- + TaylorMade brand confidence and fitting network
- − Crowded GI market — not a clear standout over Quantum Max
P790 Irons (2023)
Third generation of the benchmark players-distance iron. Forged hollow body with SpeedFoam Air. Thinnest face in P790 history. The iron that defined the 'players distance' category.
- + Defined the players-distance category
- + SpeedFoam Air improved feel
- + Compact look with hidden distance
- − Premium price
- − Some find hollow body feel different
Stealth Irons
Cap Back Design for improved feel. Thru-Slot Speed Pocket for face flex. Inverted Cone Technology for expanded sweet spot. Stealth HD was the more forgiving, higher-launching model.
- + Cap Back improved feel significantly
- + Good speed from Speed Pocket
- + Stealth HD great for beginners
- − Not as revolutionary as the driver
- − Somewhat forgettable in a competitive year
putters
Spider Tour X L-Neck Putter
Best mallet putter in 2026. Used by the #1 men's player in the world. TPU Pure Roll insert with 45° grooves. True Path alignment. Most stable mallet tested — second most stable out of all 72 putters. One tester described it as a 'cheat code.'
- + Used by world #1 — joint highest rated mallet putter
- + Most stable mallet in the test
- + True Path alignment makes lining up effortless
- − Very hard to fault honestly
balls
TP5 2026
Updated with new Tour Flight dimple pattern to stop ballooning (a criticism of previous model). Five-piece construction. TP5x spins less than competitors — good for distance-focused players.
- + New dimple pattern stops ballooning
- + Five-piece construction for optimal spin layering
- + Lower spin than competitors — good for distance
- − Lower spin means less stopping power for some