Review: TaylorMade Qi irons

TaylorMade Qi irons review

Game-improvement irons have really come on in the past few years – and these might be the best ever. The Qi irons are packed with technology – but we’ll get to that!

The First Look

Well, these hollow-body irons really look the part. With the familiar Speed Pocket design in the long irons and into the mid-low scoring irons, they have a slightly longer blade length for a more confidence-inspiring shape. My initial thought is that might not for everyone, but the cap design on the back of the clubhead wraps around into the toes to give a smart carbon finish on each iron. A lot of people are going to be putting these in play soon. 

The Qi irons will be available from February. (Credit: TaylorMade Golf) |

The Qi irons will be available from February. (Credit: TaylorMade Golf) |

The Qi irons will be available from February. (Credit: TaylorMade Golf) |

The Qi irons will be available from February. (Credit: TaylorMade Golf) |

The Qi irons will be available from February. (Credit: TaylorMade Golf)

The Qi irons will be available from February. (Credit: TaylorMade Golf)

The Qi irons will be available from February. (Credit: TaylorMade Golf)

The Qi irons will be available from February. (Credit: TaylorMade Golf)

The Tech

Thanks to TaylorMade’s new Integrated System Design, each Qi iron features the brand’s flighted centre of gravity technology – or ‘FLTD CG’ – to help eliminate the dreaded miss right and, more importantly, keep each shot straighter and longer.

Collectively, the new technologies work in harmony to influence ball speeds, launch angles, and spin rates. The aforementioned cap-back design and TaylorMade’s Speed Pocket technology ensures consistency throughout the bag, including in gapping.

The 4-and 5-irons feature a lower-profile backbar design for a low CG that helps get the ball off the ground,  while the shorter irons have a heel-toe weighting for higher inertia, more forgiveness, and better control with the scoring clubs.

The cap-back design toe wrap allows for mass to be strategically placed to deliver clean lines and a satisfying sound and feel, much like the P770 or P790. Internally, TaylorMade has re-engineered the Hybrar Echo Damper for each iron. These are ribbed structures that sit behind the face to reduce unwanted vibrations.

All the technology packed into the irons are designed for improved forgiveness as well as sound and feel. The face also features a heat-map design, allowing it to flex on mishit shots which in turns makes it more stable and consistent on those off-centre strikes, while the fluted hosel has had etching taking from it so weight can be redistributed to again optimise the performance in each iron.

The bunkered Verdict

I’ve hit a lot of irons in my time and I have to say these are so much fun to play with. The hollow-body design and individual optimisation puts these somewhere between the P770 and a P790 in terms of sound and feel, and they are so easy to launch you might feel like you’ve unlocked some sort of cheat code.

The longer irons, with which so many golfers struggle, are much easier to get in the air, and the speeds are improved across the whole face. It makes golf feel easy, and isn’t that what we all want?

I was so impressed by the Qi irons, I can see them appealing to not only mid-to-high handicappers, but better players too. Super forgiving, long, straight, and easy to hit. I don’t think you can really ask for more.

If there’s an award for the best game-improvement iron ever made, TaylorMade has just taken it.

Keep an eye on the bunkered YouTube channel for more on the TaylorMade Qi10 range. In the meantime, here’s my review of the driver:

The Details

RRP: £143 per iron (steel shafts); £157 per irons (graphite shafts)
On sale: February 2, 2024

The TaylorMade Qi range

• TaylorMade Qi10 driver review

• TaylorMade Qi10 fairway woods review

• TaylorMade Qi10 hybrids review

If you liked my TaylorMade Qi irons review, make sure you check out the bunkered YouTube channel!