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TaylorMade · Irons · 2026

TaylorMade Qi Max HL

2 reviewers
75

Well liked

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The takeaway

Data's best game-improvement iron, feel aside.

They agree

  • +Won best-overall on the data
  • +High spin and steep descent
  • +Forgiving on thin, low strikes

The knocks

  • −Sound and feel underwhelm
  • −About five yards shorter than standard

Buy it ifyou need launch and stopping power

Skip it iffeel matters more than numbers

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The verdicts.

2nd Swing Golf

Master fitters, Trackman-heavy testing

Liked it

“Designed just to help give you more stopping power and more spin”

The higher-lofted Qi Max delivered on its promise: about 700 rpm more spin, peak height near 110 feet, and a 49-degree landing angle with the same forgiveness, and the fitter's smash factor actually went up.

+ the facts · 5 pros · 1 cons
  • +Peak height around 110 feet with landing angle up to 49 degrees, plenty of stopping power
  • +Roughly 700 rpm more spin and 1.5 degrees more launch than the standard Qi Max
  • +Smash factor went up despite the weaker loft
  • −Carries about 5 yards shorter than the standard Qi Max

For: Lower-flight or lower-spin players who need launch and stopping power so shots hold the green

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Today's Golfer

UK magazine, robot + human testing

Liked it

“the data is the data and the data reveals”

The best overall game-improvement iron of 2026 by the data, weaker loft and high spin give great descent control, though the reviewer wasn't sold on the feel.

+ the facts · 3 pros · 2 cons
  • +Won best overall on the data (speed, launch, carry, dispersion)
  • +HL loft gives high spin, steep descent angle and forgiveness
  • +Manufacturer moving conversation back to loft and control
  • −Reviewer found the sound and feel not great, preferred the previous Qi
  • −Cast construction never feels like a blade despite claims

For: Mid-to-high handicappers wanting all-round game-improvement performance with proper descent control

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