TaylorMade built the Qi4D Tour for players who want a fairway wood to do more than one job. A sliding weight changes how the head flies, and in testing it went farther than anything else in its class.
What's new
The headline part is a 40 g asymmetric weight that slides fore and aft and rotates 180 degrees, so one head can be set up several ways. Behind a carbon crown, the 170 cc head mixes titanium, steel and tungsten, with Twist Face and a Speed Pocket low on the face.
Lofts come in 15 and 18 degrees, sold as the 3 and 5, and an adjustable sleeve moves each one from there. The price puts it in flagship territory, well above what most fairway woods ask.
How it plays
Distance scores 9.3, and one independent test had it top of the field there, about 16 yards past the shortest club in total distance. Set in the back position, it launched at 11.2 degrees with 2978 rpm of spin, came off at 151.5 mph of ball speed from a 107.1 mph swing, and carried 249.1 yards.
Workability scores 9.0, which matches the design: the weight gives a better player real control over shape and trajectory. Forgiveness holds up at 8.6, feel lands at 8.4, and a 13.8 yard dispersion figure in the same back setting backs up the 8.2 for accuracy. That test ranked it fourth overall, and buyers rate it 4.9 stars across 69 reviews.
Where it lacks
Value is the weakest score at 7.4, and the price explains it. Flagship money for a fairway wood is a lot to spend, even on one this long.
A 170 cc head looks compact at address, and players who want a big, reassuring shape off the deck may not settle over it. The weight also pays off most in a fitting, since it rewards a repeatable swing rather than covering for an erratic one.
“It out-distanced the whole 2026 class, and you can still move the ball both ways.”- The Club Stand gear team
Reasons to buy
- One 40 g sliding weight covers the ground of several fairway woods, depending on where you set it
- Led a 2026 fairway wood test for distance, with roughly 16 yards over the shortest club
- Shaping shots on purpose comes easier here than with any other fairway wood at this price
Reasons to think twice
- Sits at the top of the fairway wood price range, so buying one is a real commitment
- At 170 cc the head looks small behind the ball and takes some nerve off a tight lie
- Moving the weight fine-tunes a good swing in a fitting but will not rescue a bad one
Specs
| Head | 170 cc |
|---|---|
| Face | Twist Face, Speed Pocket |
| Weighting | 40 g asymmetric sliding weight, slides fore-aft and rotates 180 deg |
| Construction | Carbon crown, titanium/steel/tungsten multi-material |
| Lofts | 15, 18 (3, 5) |
| Hosel | Adjustable loft sleeve |
More fairway woods we've scored
- Cobra OPTM X Fairway 2026 - 9.2/10. Cobra's OPTM X fairway gets close to driver ball speed off the deck and stays straight on mishits.
- TaylorMade Qi4D Fairway 2026 - 9.0/10. The core Qi4D head won the 2026 fairway wood test by pairing top-two ball speed with tight dispersion.
- Mizuno JPX One Hybrid 2026 - 8.9/10. Mizuno's high-launching hybrid finished first in an eight-club test by hitting the tightest group of the year.
- Tour Edge Exotics Max Hybrid 2026 - 8.8/10. The longest hybrid in an eight-club 2026 test also carries the lowest price in that field.
- PING G440 Max 2025 - 8.8/10. PING's best-selling fairway wood of 2025 leads no single category, yet sits above average in all of them.
- Callaway Elyte Ti Fairway 2025 - 8.7/10. Callaway's titanium Elyte fairway wood pairs a carbon crown with a Step Sole that glides through turf.