Comparison
Qi4D Max vs Quantum Max 3-woods: 200cc against 160cc
The Qi4D Max 3-wood is 40cc bigger than Callaway's Quantum Max, yet Golf Monthly found the Callaway looks larger at address than even TaylorMade's 185cc Qi4D. Callaway has also cut its US price to $299.99.
TaylorMade’s Qi4D Max 3-wood has a 200cc head. Callaway’s Quantum Max 3-wood has a 160cc head, according to Callaway’s specification table. Both have 15° of loft and a standard length of 43.25in, and each is the forgiving model in its brand’s 2026 range. The Callaway is also 25cc smaller than TaylorMade’s standard Qi4D 3-wood, which is 185cc.
Golf Monthly put the standard Qi4D against the Quantum Max in June and found the reverse at address. “The Quantum Max looks a little larger and shallower at address,” its testers wrote, while the 185cc Qi4D “looks pretty symmetrical”. Volume measures the whole head, face height included, so a shallow face can make a smaller head look longer from front to back at address.
TaylorMade puts its weight at the back, Callaway at the front
The Qi4D Max has an 8g sliding weight at the back of the sole. TaylorMade says the 200cc head lets it push mass to the perimeter and that the weight at the back raises MOI. It publishes no MOI figure. TaylorMade’s comparison chart rates the Max “Highest” for forgiveness, “High” for launch and “Mid” for spin among the Qi4D fairway woods.
Callaway’s Speed Wave design “positions up to 40g of weight low and forward”, which Callaway says gives higher ball speed and more consistent launch. Today’s Golfer reports that the tungsten weight is 40g, up from 35g in the previous model, and gives the reason for placing it there: “the most common mishit with fairway woods is low on the face.” The Quantum Max also has a stepped sole that Callaway says reduces contact with the turf.
In both ranges only the 3- and 5-woods have an adjustable hosel. TaylorMade’s sleeve moves loft up or down by as much as 2°. Callaway’s OptiFit 4 hosel adjusts loft and lie independently, with seven settings including 2° upright or flat, according to Today’s Golfer.
The gap grows below the 3-wood
| Club | Qi4D Max | Quantum Max |
|---|---|---|
| 3-wood | 15°, 200cc, 43.25in | 15°, 160cc, 43.25in |
| 3HL | Not offered | 16.5°, 160cc, 43.25in (RH) |
| 5-wood | 18°, 190cc, 42.25in | 18°, 140cc, 42.75in |
| 7-wood | 21°, 170cc, 41.75in | 21°, 135cc, 42.25in |
| Heavenwood | Not offered | 20°, 150cc, 43in (RH) |
| 9-wood | 24°, 170cc, 41.5in (RH) | 24°, 130cc, 41.75in (RH) |
| 11-wood | Not offered | 27°, 125cc, 41.25in (RH) |
Specifications from TaylorMade’s and Callaway’s US websites. RH = right-handed only.
At 18° the TaylorMade is 50cc bigger. Its 7-wood, at 170cc, is larger than Callaway’s 3-wood. Callaway offers seven lofts to TaylorMade’s four. Its 20° Heavenwood is three-quarters of an inch longer than its 21° 7-wood. Left-handers get the 3-, 5- and 7-woods from both brands.
TaylorMade also sells a Qi4D Max Lite for slower swing speeds, with the same 200cc volume but a lighter head, shaft and grip, according to Golf Digest. For the driver above these woods, see our comparison of the Qi4D Max driver with Ping’s G440 K.
Photo: Callaway
Spin and carry from two magazines’ tests
No one has published a test of these two 3-woods with the same golfer on the same day. Golf Monthly’s Sam De’Ath hit the Qi4D Max 3-wood on a Foresight GCQuad and averaged 245.9 yards of carry with 3,471rpm of spin. The standard Qi4D carried 260.9 yards with 2,876rpm, and Golf Monthly estimates the Max gives up 10 to 15 yards of carry to TaylorMade’s lower-spinning models. In Golf Monthly’s head-to-head against the standard Qi4D, the Quantum Max spun at 3,198rpm, about 300rpm more, and finished about four yards shorter.
Today’s Golfer recorded a different set of numbers for the Quantum Max: at a club speed of 107.2mph, 260.1 yards of carry, 2,595rpm of spin and 12.7 yards of left-to-right dispersion, the tightest of the three Quantum 3-woods it tested.
Price and availability
| Qi4D Max | Quantum Max | |
|---|---|---|
| US (brand website) | $379.99 | $299.99 (was $399.99) |
| UK RRP | £319 | £359 |
| Stock shaft | Mitsubishi REAX 55 FW (R, A, S) | Project X Denali Frost Silver 60 (R, S, X) |
Callaway’s US site shows the Quantum Max at $299.99 with the $399.99 launch price struck through, and gives no end date for the offer. That is $80 less than the Qi4D Max. In the UK the Callaway is £40 dearer, at £359 against £319, according to Today’s Golfer and Golf Monthly. The Qi4D Max went on sale in January with a Golf Pride Z-Grip +2 as standard; Callaway fits a Golf Pride Tour Velvet 360, according to Today’s Golfer. US prices are as listed on the brands’ websites on 6 November 2026.
Sources
- TaylorMade: Qi4D Max fairway
- TaylorMade: Qi4D fairway woods and Rescue press release
- Callaway: Quantum Max fairway woods
- Golf Monthly: TaylorMade Qi4D Max fairway wood review
- Golf Monthly: TaylorMade Qi4D vs Callaway Quantum Max fairway wood
- Today’s Golfer: Callaway Quantum Max fairway wood review
- Today’s Golfer: Callaway Quantum fairway woods, everything you need to know
- Golf Digest: TaylorMade Qi4D fairway woods and hybrids
- GolfMagic: TaylorMade Qi4D and Qi4D Max fairway woods review
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