TaylorMade · Irons · 2025
Qi35
CaddyIndex™ breakdown — what the agentic research found across each of the six performance dimensions, with cited sources.
You're a high-handicapper or beginner who wants maximum forgiveness and serious distance with easy, high launch.
You want feel and workability (the P790 or a players' iron), or traditional lofts and greenside spin.
Pros
- Class-leading forgiveness - ranked 1st in its category, with a carry drop-off of just 12 yards and a sweet spot 13.9% larger than the Stealth
- One of the longest game-improvement irons - third-longest, with a 198-yard test that topped the mid-handicap field
- A hot, fast Cap Back face with a Speed Pocket that gets the long irons up in the air
- A proven, award-winning game-improvement iron continued into 2025
Cons
- Feel is a weak point - a bit hollow at impact, especially in the shorter irons
- Very strong lofts (28-degree 7-iron) - low spin, not for traditional gapping
- No separate 2025 iron - the unchanged 2024 Qi continued for a second year
By dimension
Forgiveness
Class-leading - ranked 1st for forgiveness in its game-improvement category, with a carry drop-off of just 12 yards and a sweet spot 13.9% larger than the Stealth. Class-leading game-improvement forgiveness.
Distance
One of the longest - a 198-yard test that topped the mid-handicap field, helped by very strong lofts (28-degree 7-iron), a top-three longest game-improvement iron with a hot ball speed. Class-leading game-improvement distance.
Workability
Built to go straight - a game-improvement distance iron built for high, straight flight, a forgiveness-first, low-CG design. Minimal workability, by design.
Feel
The weak point - it felt a bit hollow at impact, especially the shorter irons, with not the most accurate feel for strike location, feeling like a game-improvement set. Below-average feel, typical of the category.
Sound
Damped, but hollow - the Echo Damping System tunes the sound of the fast Cap Back face, though with a slightly hollow note at impact. An acceptable sound for a fast game-improvement iron.
Looks at address
A clean game-improver - the Cap Back design with a thick-thin topline looks clean for a game-improvement iron, with a manageable footprint. Decent looks for the category, if visibly a forgiving distance iron.
Sources
Some of the reviews, lab tests and head-to-head comparisons the agentic research read while grading this club.
- TaylorMade Qi Irons - MyGolfSpy
- Long, straight, and forgiving? TaylorMade Qi Iron Review - Today's Golfer
- TaylorMade Qi Irons Review - Plugged In Golf
- TaylorMade Qi Irons Tested (no separate Qi35 iron for 2025) - Golfer Geeks
- TaylorMade Qi vs Qi HL vs P790 - Golf Avenue
- TaylorMade Qi Irons Review - Golfalot