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For the fourth generation TaylorMade carbon face driver— Qi 35 Driver Family – The company has adopted a three-pillar approach.

The name Qi35 comes from TaylorMade’s pursuit of inertia (Qi) in the Qi10 series since last year, and the “35” comes from three pillars of form, function and fit, and five TaylorMade can use different club heads to give golfers the perfect driver for their game.

Here are 6 things you need to know about the TaylorMade Qi35 driver, now available for pre-order.

1. Form: Drawing inspiration from jets and sports cars

To determine the design of the Qi35 drivers, TaylorMade designers started with what they call “mood board” images of what they wanted to shape the look of the new line. Qi35’s mood board included an F-22 jet fighter, an exotic yacht, a Lamborghini and several examples of “pointing” features – graphics that guide the viewer’s eye in an intended direction.

All these ideas culminated in the specific functionality of the Qi35 driver.

One of the key ideas from the mood board was to expose materials to draw golfers into the product, such as TaylorMade’s first use of visible gray chrome carbon in the Infinity Carbon Crown. Steel, aluminum, tungsten and titanium are also found throughout the club head.

All the items in the mood board were designed to be fast, so the designers wanted the Qi35 drive to look fast too.

You’ll also notice subtle green graphics and other features that guide users to the drive’s specific features, such as SpeedPocket and TAS weighted ports.

2. Function: It’s all about balance

TaylorMade says each driver shaft will be perfectly balanced on a single point on the clubface when unscrewed from the shaft. This point is called the center of gravity (CG) projection, or the point on the surface to which the center of gravity points.

The lower the balance point, the lower the hitting surface, and the less likely it is to spin the number balloon.

Typically, when designing a driver, designers have to choose between pulling the center of gravity behind the head to increase forgiveness and improve weight projection, or moving the center of gravity forward to increase speed and reduce weight projection.

But the Qi35 driver has a lower center of gravity thanks to TaylorMade’s fourth-generation carbon wood technology and a new chrome-carbon crown and CG projection, which means you get consistent ball speed and spin from more points on the clubface. In other words, TaylorMade makes a driver that pulls the center of gravity back to increase inertia, but also lowers the center of gravity to increase speed.

“Every golfer needs as much forgiveness as possible, but we know we all have different launch conditions,” said Andrew Oldknow, director of product creation for TaylorMade Metalwood products. “We want to make sure our product line is not just for golfers, but we also try to make the product less focused. In the past, we’ve looked at forgiveness and speed as opposing forces, and you have to compromise between the two.

“We now have a product that launches higher and spins less over a larger area of ​​the face. We are unlocking more potential for every golfer while still having a high-performance, highly forgiving product.

3. Fit: A new approach to customization

TaylorMade is taking a new approach to ensuring all golfers fit their driver, starting with using club fits with partners to allow golfers to test new drivers.

While there are four different drive models, the “5” in Qi35 comes from fifth header option, the Qi35 SelectFit header. These heads are not for consumers, but for club builders, and have reflective markers built into the face so that Foresight GCQuad and Quad Max launch monitors can accurately track the club’s swing.

“We want to give each assembler more information to provide better results for the assembler,” Oldknow said.

TaylorMade also provides Trackman with precise measurements of each Qi35 model for the most accurate face impact and club launch data.

But the focus on fitting doesn’t stop at data acquisition. TaylorMade has an algorithm built into its proprietary fitting software that recommends shafts to players based on the head delivery characteristics achieved with SelectFit heads.

4. Goodbye, sliding weights

A key feature on all low-spin TaylorMade drivers since 2014 is a sliding weight in the sole for moving the center from left to right or front to back.

In the Qi35 LS, the sliding weights have been replaced by three weight ports at the rear of the sole, front left and front right, called the Track Adjustment System (TAS).

“Because we’re not using a sliding system, we’re actually moving the weight further, so you see a bigger difference in moving the weight,” Oldknow said. “That means the assembler can assemble it for you faster.”

The TAS system also offers two weights (standard 13g and 3g) in the core model for the first time, which can be placed in the front or rear to alter the ball’s flight trajectory.

5. Four models

TaylorMade now offers four different club heads for golfers to choose from through the Qi35, with the fifth club head being called “Select Fit.”

from Qi 35thanks to TaylorMade’s decision to change the shape of the driver to look more like its “Max” driver, the core model driver now boasts an MOI of over 9,000. The overall length of the clubhead has been extended by 8mm from back to front, and the weight has been repositioned to make it the most stable Core Model driver ever. The Qi35 also features front and rear TAS weight ports that can move the CG low forward for more speed, or keep it in the rear to take advantage of the 9K forgiveness.

this Qi35LS Once again a more compact tour-level driver and the most adjustable in the series with three TAS weight ports (13g, 3g and 3g standard). When the 13g moves to the toe position, it creates the lowest CG projection in the entire Qi35 driver lineup, and for the first time is actually lower than the center of the face.

Qi35 Max It is a highly tolerant model that again meets the USGA legal limit of 10K MOI. A new 34-gram inertia generator repositions weight behind and deep into the head, helping to lower the CG projection to just 2.9mm above the center of the face.

Finally, with its Qi35 Max LiteTaylorMade is entering the growing ultra-lightweight category for players who need help creating speed. The driver is also available in a women’s size, which is 35 grams lighter than the Qi35 Max and features an ultra-lightweight shaft and grip.

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