TaylorMade Qi35 Tour Fairway Wood Review

Given the extreme popularity of the Qi10 Tour fairway wood, the TaylorMade Qi35 Tour fairway wood comes to market with some pretty big boots to fill but the brand is confident this compact-looking model will thrive among the best fairway woods.

Inspired by tour player feedback the TaylorMade Qi35 Tour fairway wood has been designed for golfers who prioritize workability and ball flight control. I think the new chromium carbon fiber crown looks superb, especially when gleaming in sunlight and probably makes the head appear a little more compact than it already is. The Qi35 Tour head is just 170cc so if you’re someone looking for a slightly more forgiving option, the core Qi35 or Qi35 Max fairway woods are likely to be more suitable.

The gloss sole with satin black and sage green accents brings this club and its technology to life. Not only does the Qi35 Tour fairway wood benefit from the same TwistFace technology found in previous TaylorMade fairway woods but also the Speed Pocket behind the face to improve the consistency of ball speeds on off-center hits. While the Stealth 2 Plus and Qi10 Tour fairway woods both had a sliding adjustable weight to change the CG placement, the R&D team at TaylorMade has taken this innovation one step further and the 40g weight can now be rotated 180° for even further customization. With one end of the 40g weight weighing slightly more than the other, I made sure the heavier weight was further forward to help bring the CG forward and reduce the spin on the ball.

I tested this fairway wood inside using a Foresight Sports CGQuad launch monitor and 2025 Titleist Pro V1x golf balls to gather some standardized data and it made for an interesting analysis. While my left to right dispersion was definitely more volatile, the dispersion from front to back was fairly small. TaylorMade took on feedback from last year's Qi10 range about how the lineup was overly fade-bias and I found this to be the case, particularly with their Tour and LS products. The Qi35 lineup has been refined to promote much more of a neutral ball flight and as you can see from the data, if anything I was turning the ball over from right-to-left a little too much at times and averaged 10 yards left of my target within my six sample shots.

While gathering standardized data inside is useful for the sake of comparison, the Qi35 Tour fairway wood wasn’t designed to try and hit straight shots down the line. It’s been designed based on feedback from some of the best ball strikers and shot makers in the world such as Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood. Trying to hit stock straight shots with this club is like driving a Ferrari but only on 40mph speed-limited straight road. This club reaches its full potential on the golf course when you can be creative, slinging high draws into back left pins and hitting low, burning fades from the tee box.

The feel and sound from the Qi35 Tour fairway wood is the same as the others in the 2025 lineup - powerful yet fairly muted. I’ve always been a sucker for a slightly quieter sound through the ball than the more ‘tinny’ sound found on the likes of Ping drivers and fairway woods.

If you’re a confident ball striker who prioritizes ball flight control and the ability to work the ball around the golf course, the TaylorMade Qi35 Tour fairway wood is by far the standout in this category so far this year. If you’re looking for a more repeatable ball flight I would suggest trying one of the other models in the Qi35 range or if you’re not a TaylorMade loyalist, the Callaway Elyte fairway wood also offers superb performance and looks.

The TaylorMade Qi35 Tour fairway wood will come to retail with an RRP of £379 and will available to purchase from the 30th of January.