Titleist T350 Vs Taylormade QI Irons Comparison Overview

T350 Vs Taylormade QI

Two more irons for high handicappers here in the Titleist T350’s and the Taylormade QI Irons.

When Titleist release irons, the golfing world stands up and takes notice. The T350’s are game improvement irons that sit in between the T300’s and the T400’s.

The Taylormade QI irons are more traditional game improvement irons which follow on from the Stealth irons.

Titleist T350 Irons Overview

T350 Irons

“Titleist are the number one brand used on the PGA tour and you can almost ensure the highest levels of quality with Titleist”.

They have recently started to cater to higher handicapers with the T400 Super game improvement irons.

The T350’s are more streamlined and slick look, focussed primarily of distance and forgiveness.

They also have a forged face insert which gives a buttery soft feel, despite the power.

It’s a progressive set with optimal COG placements to give more spin and a higher launch when approaching the greens, allowing you to pin hunt effectively.

Also an excellent choice for slower swing speeds when kitted out with a light weight shaft.

The Forged insert does add to the price but overall an excellent set of irons.

Taylormade QI Irons Overview

Taylormade Qi Irons4

“The Qi irons from Taylormade are a more traditional game improvement iron with a strong emphasis on distance and forgiveness”

We can see a nice thick topline and chunky soles with the cap back filling the cavity as we are used to with the Taylormade releases.

The irons are also quite progressive so we still get a good launch angle and higher spin in the scoring irons.

The Taylormade QI will suit high to mid handicappers who distance and consistency from their irons.

They are lower flighted, lower spinning and longer than the T350’s. They also cost less without the forged face insert.

If you are looking for more workablity, more feel and a nice distance boost, the T350’s are perfect, also great for slower swing speeds with the right shaft.

The Qi Irons are for high handicappers who want to hit the ball consistently straight and are happy to get the ball on the green as opposed to going close to the pin.

Taylormade Qi First Impressions

“I really liked the clean looks of these irons right away.”

There is nothing busy or flashy about them. And they look plenty forgiving too. They strike a good balance of face depth and blade length but they aren’t bulky and cumbersome.

After a couple of warm-up swings, I was finding the right tempo for these irons which usually takes me longer to do.

I attribute this to the moderate blade and head shape. And of course, the Taylormade Qi irons feature the Speed Pocket which covers your low-face mis-hits.

And as a player who hits the ball thin more often than I like to admit, this is a game-changer for me.

I was also impressed with the effortless stability of these irons. Without much of an adjustment period, I was seeing lower than average side-spin rates and my cut spin was all but eliminated.

So I was getting straighter than normal flight with almost no adjustment to my swing.

The progressive CG (lower in the long irons and higher in the short irons) allowed for excellent stopping power on approaches and at least adequate distance off the tee.

Titleist T350 – First Impressions

“I liked the fact that there isn’t a lot going on with the Titleist T350 irons.”

There is very little physical business in these irons. The cavity plate is plain and unremarkable and the shaping of the head is closer to a traditional blade.

I was expecting beauty from these Titleist irons and they didn’t disappoint.

When I started swinging them, I liked the fact that the launch angles I was getting were low.

This may confound higher handicap players who do better distance-wise with steep launch angles.

But for my aggressive swing and swing speed, the launch was perfect.

On the other hand, I was finding it difficult to stick on greens with anything longer than the 7-iron in this set.

Taylormade Qi Selling Points

Speed Pocket
Progressive CG
Variable face thickness
Bonded badge design
Hollow cap-back system
Strong-lofted

Titleist T350 Irons – Selling Points

Hollow body design
Tungsten weighting
Forged face
Trailing edge relief
Strong trajectory
Special brazing process for the tungsten weights
Vokey variable bounce soles

Who Are the Taylormade Qi Irons for?

The Taylormade Qi irons are excellent for high handicap players who typically find themselves 20 yards or more to the right of the target.

They were designed to correct possibly the most common type of mis-hit among high handicappers and beginners and they do a great job of it.

By helping to dampen the effects of high, toe-side misses, the Taylormade Qi will also help players who are losing out on total distance because they are diverging too far to the right.

The progressive CG and the hollow cap back design will also help you squeeze more distance out of the long and mid irons.

This means that the Taylormade Qi irons would also be good for players who are struggling to get adequate distance out of their longer irons.

The Qi irons are the latest from Taylormade so they currently retail for $1,100 for a complete set.

The Taylormade Qi Irons Family

Keeping with the modern trend of offering higher-lofted versions of new irons, the Taylormade Qi irons also have an HL version.

The standard Taylormade Qi irons are strong-lofted while the Taylormade Qi HL’s have weaker lofts to help the kinds of players that struggle to get the ball in the air.

They may also be more forgiving for players who have slower swing speeds.

Distance: 96/100

Accuracy: 97/100

Forgiveness: 97/100

Feel & Control: 97/100

Taylormade Qi Irons

Overall Score: 97/100

Who Are the Titleist T350 Irons for?

I feel that the Titleist T350 irons would be most beneficial for players in the 15 to 25 handicap range.

As Titleist irons, they naturally have some workability even though they are game improvement irons.

But they also have a generous head shape compared to other Titleist GI irons so 20-25 handicappers will have an easier time with them.

If your club path is still inconsistent, the Titleist T350 irons can’t do much for you as the dispersion isn’t automatically tight.

But if you are reasonably accurate, the Titleist T350 irons will get you where you need to go.

The T Series Family of Irons

Included in the T series of irons from Titleist is the Titleist T400 set.

The Titleist T400 irons are the most forgiving in the series and are best for beginners and high handicappers.

They don’t offer the same kind of responsive feel as the Titleist T350 irons; but they have a more expansive sweet spot for players who struggle with accuracy.

On the opposite end of the spectrum are the T100 irons which are best for single-digit handicappers.