What is the best TaylorMade iron for your game? Here’s your complete guide to each iron in the TaylorMade range, who they are aimed at, and how they performed for our test pro.
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TaylorMade can claim to make some of the best golf irons for every type of golfer. From the tour-focused P7MB all the way down to the easy-to-launch, TaylorMade Qi HL, there is an iron that will work for your game. While there isn’t one iron in the family that is the best for everybody, there will be a best-performing model for you and every other individual.
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Let’s not forget the immensely popular TaylorMade P790, now in its fourth generation, which caters to a wide range of handicaps and abilities.
TaylorMade make some of the best golf irons available, but which model should go in your bag? To help you decide we’ve tested them all head-to-head, with our test pro Neil Wain. His launch monitor data will help you better understand the traits of each model and highlight which will best suit you.
Best TaylorMade muscleback blade iron: TaylorMade P7MB
Best TaylorMade tour iron: TaylorMade P7MC
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Best TaylorMade players’ distance iron: TaylorMade P790
Best TaylorMade iron for forgiveness: TaylorMade Qi
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Best TaylorMade iron for slow swings: TaylorMade Qi HL
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How we tested the best TaylorMade irons
To test golf equipment, we create a controlled indoor environment at Keele Golf Centre and use a premium tour-level golf ball (the Titleist Pro V1x). We collect all the data from every shot hit, using a Foresight GC Quad launch monitor.
Why do we use a Titleist Pro V1 golf ball?
It would be easy to use just one test golf ball brand every year, but that inevitably leads to criticism for being too closely aligned to one manufacturer, especially if that brand’s equipment performs particularly well. To ensure fairness we like to switch manufacturers for the Top Gear test ball each year. For 2024 we’ve used the Titleist Pro V1x.
The brand revealed the latest Pro V1x model in 2023, and Titleist’s Senior Director of Golf Ball Research and Engineering, Mike Madson says “Consistency means when a golfer tees up a Pro V1 or Pro V1x, every properly executed shot they make is going to deliver the performance they expect and the performance they trust.”
Thanks to the Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x mopping up mountains of tour wins across all global tours we know the model is trusted by the world’s very best.
Why do we use a pro tester?
Speak to any golf club engineer about product testing and they all talk about needing a repeatable, reliable strike to offer any sort of valuable comparison. So, whilst we accept not all of the equipment included within our tests was designed for our test pro, what our data shows is a great comparison of how clubs in each particular category differ, which is hugely valuable in helping you narrow your choice as a consumer.
In 2024 we’ve tested 83 different 7-irons, during which our test pro missed a target green at 170 to 200 yards no more than a dozen times. He got a hole-in-one, lipped out, and hit the flag several times, he also loves hitting golf balls all day long. In short, Neil Wain is the perfect club tester due to his consistency in delivering accurate and reliable comparative data.
We would of course always recommend attending a proper fitting session, to ensure any purchase is tailored to your game.
Buying advice & FAQs
What is the most popular TaylorMade iron?
Since first being launched in 2017 the TaylorMade P790 has been hugely popular as it delivers incredible performance and appeals to a wide range of golfers. In terms of units sold though the brand’s Mid-Handicap Qi iron that appeals to a wide audience of golfers will typically sell in greater numbers.
What irons does Rory McIlroy use?
Rory McIlroy uses a TaylorMade P760 4-iron, and a custom set of TaylorMade Rors Proto in 5-iron to pitching wedge. Check out the full Rory McIlroy WITB.
What irons does Tiger Woods use?
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Tiger Woods uses a custom set of TaylorMade P7TW irons. Here’s the full Tiger Woods WITB.
Which TaylorMade irons are best for beginners?
The TaylorMade Qi irons which have cast heads and more hosel offset will typically be the best TaylorMade irons for beginners and high handicappers with decent swing speeds, while the TaylorMade Qi HL will be best for those with slower swing speeds.
What handicap is the TaylorMade P790 for?
The TaylorMade P790 irons are best for golfers with handicaps of 14 and below, although we know golfers with handicaps in the mid and high 20s who use them well, as well as very low handicap and even plus-handicap golfers. These though were never the target golfer for the model.
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About the author
Simon Daddow – Today’s Golfer Equipment Editor
Simon Daddow is the Equipment Editor for Today’s Golfer. Having tested and played more than 10,000 clubs in his life, what he doesn’t know about golf clubs isn’t worth knowing.
He joined EMAP Active (now Bauer Media) as Equipment Editor in 2006 and has worked for both Today’s Golfer and Golf World. Working alongside our test pro Neil Wain, Simon has made todays-golfer.com the most reliable source for golf club testing.
Despite his youthful looks, Simon has played golf for more than 40 years and plays to a handicap of 10. A lack of club speed means he’s short off the tee, but very handy from 125 yards and in.
Simon’s job means he plays regularly around the world, and rates Kingsbarns as his favorite course. He uses a PXG 0311 GEN6 XF driver, TaylorMade Stealth 2 HL (15º), Ping G400 (20.5º), PXG 0317 X Gen2 hybrid, PXG 0311 GEN6 P irons (6-PW), Cleveland CBX2 wedges (52°, 58°), Ping 21 Fetch putter and a TaylorMade Tour Response golf ball.
You can contact Simon via email and follow him on Twitter for loads more golf equipment insight.
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