The TaylorMade Qi35 Driver uses a 12-position 4° loft sleeve (±2° from stated loft), plus TAS weights of 13g and 3g for CG tuning; face angle is up to about ±4°. At 460 cc and 45.75 in, the head is mid launch / mid-low spin.
TaylorMade Driver Adjustment Guide
±2° (4° total sleeve) • 2025
±2° (4° total sleeve)Loft / sleeve range
Two TAS weights: 13g rear + 3g front stock; swappableWeight system
460 ccHead size
Mid / Mid-LowLaunch / spin profile
What can be adjusted?
| Hosel adjustable | Yes |
|---|---|
| Loft | ±2° (4° total sleeve) |
| Face angle | Up to about ±4° |
| Lie | Sleeve changes lie |
| Weighting | Two TAS weights: 13g rear + 3g front stock; swappable |
| Standard length | 45.75 in |
| Flight bias | Adjustable |
Why this driver needs these settings: 460cc is already full-size, so head size itself is not the obvious limitation; the 45.75-inch stock build is on the long side, so strike dispersion deserves attention; launch is mid; spin is mid-low.
Use impact location before changing hardware
| Typical strike | What it usually does | Useful response |
|---|---|---|
| High face | Often raises launch while reducing spin | If flight is already high/low-spin, do not keep raising the tee just to chase more carry. |
| Low face | Often lowers launch and adds spin | Raise tee height slightly before blaming the loft or shaft. |
| Heel | Can add fade/slice gear effect | Work on centred contact; a slightly shorter build can help if heel strikes are common. |
| Toe | Can add draw/hook gear effect | Check strike before adding more draw bias. |
How to adjust the Qi35 Driver
- Use the correct TaylorMade FCT/TAS torque wrench.
- For the hosel, loosen the heel screw until the head releases from the sleeve.
- Align the desired sleeve mark with the hosel reference line and fully re-seat the shaft.
- For movable weights, loosen only the intended weight screw and move/swap the weight cleanly into its port or track.
- Tighten until the TaylorMade torque wrench clicks; do not keep cranking after release.
- Change one variable at a time and test several shots.
Loft sleeve / hosel settings
| Sleeve position | Loft change | Face angle | Lie effect | Flight tendency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STD LOFT | 0° | Square | Standard | Baseline |
| HIGHER endpoint | +2° | About 4° closed | About 2° more upright | Higher launch / more spin |
| UPRT | 0° | Square | About 4° more upright | More upright starting condition |
| LOWER endpoint | -2° | About 4° open | About 2° more upright | Lower launch / less spin |
Qi35 TAS
- 13g rear / 3g front = stock, more forgiving.
- 13g front / 3g rear = lower CG projection and lower-spin/distance-biased setup.
What the weight system actually does: This head moves mass front-to-back. Use it mainly for launch, spin and forgiveness—not heel/toe draw/fade bias.
Best settings for this specific head
| Goal | Best first move |
|---|---|
| Higher launch / more spin | Move the sleeve one step toward HIGHER and test before jumping to the endpoint. Its spin is already low-to-mid-low, so adding loft can be safer than chasing more rearward weight alone if carry is poor. If you still need more launch/forgiveness after setting loft, keep the heavier movable mass rearward. |
| Lower launch / less spin | Move the sleeve one step toward LOWER and test before using the minimum-loft endpoint. Spin is already low-to-mid-low; do not automatically stack minimum loft with the most forward CG setting. Only after loft testing should you move heavier mass forward for an additional lower-spin/forward-CG effect. |
| More draw tendency | Use the more upright/closed sleeve direction as the first hosel test. This model's weight system is front/rear rather than heel/toe, so do not pretend the weights provide a separate draw setting. |
| More fade tendency | Use the lower/more-open sleeve direction as the first hosel test. This model's weight system is front/rear rather than heel/toe, so use the sleeve—not the weights—for directional bias. |
| Tighter dispersion | The 45.75-inch stock length is long; if impact is scattered across heel/toe, a shorter fitted build may help more than another sleeve change. |
Spec combinations and warnings
- Low-ish spin + forward CG + reduced loft is a stack of three spin-reducing changes. Do not max all three at once unless launch-monitor numbers justify it.
- The movable weights work front-to-back, not heel-to-toe. Use them for launch/spin/forgiveness tuning, not as a fake draw/fade slider.
- The 45.75-inch playing length can be a bigger dispersion variable than one small sleeve change.
30-second baseline setup
- Start at STD LOFT / neutral unless you already know the current setting is wrong.
- Start around half the ball above the crown. If contact is consistently low on the face, raise the tee slightly; if it is excessively high, lower it slightly.
- Start with the heavier weight in the stock/rearward position before experimenting with forward CG.
- Hit a small group of shots, mark impact, then change only one setting.
Best tuning order: strike first → loft/launch → face/lie → movable weight system only in the direction that this head actually supports → re-check strike and spin.
Common mistakes
- Changing the sleeve and movable weights at the same time, then not knowing which change caused the result.
- Using a front/rear weight system as if it were a heel/toe draw-fade slider, or vice versa.
- Ignoring playing length when the real problem is heel/toe strike dispersion.
- Calling a modern TaylorMade 4° sleeve “±4°”; where fitted, it is 4° total range, normally ±2°.
- Continuing to tighten after the TaylorMade torque wrench clicks.
Source note: Mechanical settings come from the model-matched TaylorMade adjustment research. Recommendations are conditioned on the driver-spec dataset and on the actual direction(s) its weight hardware can move.