TaylorMade Qi10 Hybrid review

You might be thinking at this point, what does Qi even mean? Quite interesting? Quality Improvement? Quite Innovative? Well, none of those – in fact, it means quest for inertia. This simply means – the quest to produce the least twisting head for off-centre shots. The less the club twists, the better. In practical terms, this will result in your bad shots going further than they would have and closer to the fairway or green.

The data I collected using the Qi10 Hybrid is set out below. To put the numbers in context, I tend to compare myself to LPGA Tour averages – these being a carry with a 4 iron of 170 yards, ball speed of 116, launch angle of 14.3 degrees, descent angle of 43 degrees and peak height of 24 yards.

As such, I was really happy with my numbers, with the ball going pretty straight and, for me, a decent distance when compared with a 4 iron. But more important than the distance was the consistency over the 4 iron. I could also shape the ball left and right without the ball going wildly offline.

The longest shot of 182.6 yards carry was off a tee and so I would need to factor that in when playing into par 3s as opposed to playing an approach shot off the fairway or rough. This is something I had not seriously thought about before and is yet another thing to factor in when playing hybrids. The stats have made me think I seriously need to ditch the long irons in favour of some hybrids.

Overall, I was really impressed with the performance of this hybrid so much so that I could not wait to test it out on course on actual long par 3s.

Putting this hybrid to the test on course was a revelation as I am now hitting the green more often than not and confident on scoring par rather than being relatively happy scoring 4! I will definitely be replacing my long irons with a selection of hybrids. As someone who does not hit the ball a great distance off the tee, I am confident this will provide me with greater consistency with the longer approaches.