TaylorMade Qi10 LS Driver Review: Is It Still Worth Buying?

I hit the Qi10 LS side by side with the standard Qi10 and the Qi10 Max, and it was the longest of the three for me. It was also the hardest to keep in the fairway, so at $399.99 on October 12, 2026, here's who should actually buy it.

So here's the thing with the Qi10 LS. LS stands for low spin, and that's exactly what it's built to do. TaylorMade moved weight low and forward with an 18-gram sliding weight on the front of the sole, so the ball comes off the face with less spin than the standard Qi10.

That's great if spin is your problem. If it isn't, a low spin driver can cost you carry and forgiveness, and that's the part most people skip.

TaylorMade has moved on to newer LS drivers, and on October 12, 2026, Golf Galaxy had the TaylorMade Qi10 LS at $399.99 against a $629.99 list price. That markdown is the biggest reason to look at this driver today.

• Low spin head: an 18-gram sliding weight sits low and forward on the sole, and TaylorMade lists the flight as mid launch, low spin.
• My numbers: the longest of the three Qi10 drivers for me, but a 30-yard average miss.
• Real adjustability: the sliding weight changes draw or fade bias, and the sleeve moves loft 2 degrees either way.
• Full-size head: 460cc with a 97% carbon crown and TaylorMade's third-generation 60X Carbon Twist Face.
• Price: $399.99 new on October 12, 2026, against Golf Galaxy's $629.99 list price.

The TaylorMade Qi10 LS is a 460cc adjustable driver that comes in 8, 9, and 10.5 degrees, with a 45.75-inch stock length and an 18-gram sliding weight.

Prices checked October 12, 2026.

This video is my Qi10 driver session, where I hit the Qi10, the Qi10 LS and the Qi10 Max back to back. It's where the numbers below come from.

When I tested all three Qi10 drivers back to back, the LS went the farthest for me and also missed the farthest offline.

Here are my averages from that session.

So the LS did its job. It had the lowest spin and the most total distance of the three. That's the low spin head working.

But look at that offline number. A 30-yard average miss with the LS tells me it's a little harder for me to control this club. My club speed on those swings ran from 101 to 107 mph, and my spin bounced from 1,836 rpm on one swing to 3,616 on another. When the strike moves around, a low spin head doesn't bail you out the way the Max does.

Now, that's my swing. If you swing faster and hit the center more often, you'll get more of the good stuff and less of the 30-yard miss. And that's exactly why I'm not going to hand you a magic swing speed number. TaylorMade doesn't publish one either. Your launch, your spin, and your dispersion on a launch monitor are the only numbers that matter here.

If you want to see the whole session, I break it all down in my Qi10 driver video.

The Qi10 LS is reasonably stable for a low spin driver, but it's not a forgiving driver, and the Qi10 and Qi10 Max are the more forgiving heads in the family.

This is the big question with any LS driver, so let me be straight. In the testing I've seen, the LS holds its ball speed pretty well on off-center hits for a low spin head, and it's been accurate for faster swingers. But on forgiveness, it landed in the bottom half of the fast-swing drivers it was tested against. And my own test lines up with that: the LS was my worst of the three for staying online.

Here's how I'd pick inside the Qi10 family.

1. Qi10 LS: you swing fast, you spin it too much, and you want to shape the ball. This is the one built for low spin and adjustability.
2. Qi10: you want a mix of distance and forgiveness with a mid to high launch. My TaylorMade Qi10 driver review covers it.
3. Qi10 Max: you want the most forgiveness TaylorMade had in that lineup, and straighter drives matter more than a few yards. Here's my Qi10 Max driver review.

So if your miss is all over the face, don't buy the LS because it's on sale. A cheaper price doesn't change how the head launches. Test the standard Qi10 or the Max first.

The biggest thing the LS gives you over the standard Qi10 is the 18-gram sliding weight, which lets you set a draw or fade bias without buying a different head.

That weight sits on a track at the front of the sole. Slide it toward the heel for more draw bias, toward the toe for more fade bias. TaylorMade sets that adjustable mass farther forward and lower here than it does in the standard Qi10, and that's a big part of why this head spins less.

Then you've got the loft sleeve. It moves loft 2 degrees either way, and it changes lie and face angle too. That's useful on a low spin head, because if the ball comes out too low or keeps leaking right, a fitter can add loft or tweak the face before you give up on it.

Here's where people get tripped up, though. You'll see listings and older write-ups promising a set number of hosel settings. Trust the spec sheet instead: TaylorMade lists a 4-degree sleeve. Turning that sleeve takes a TaylorMade wrench, so read the listing and see whether the one you're buying includes the tool.

And don't skip the shaft. The stock options are the Tensei AV Limited Blue 65, which is the mid flight one, and the AV Limited Black 65, which flies lower. On a head that already keeps spin down, the wrong shaft can wipe out what you're paying for. If you can, hit both.

At $399.99 new on October 12, 2026, the Qi10 LS is the cheapest way into a TaylorMade low spin head, but it's an older driver, so you need to know what you're giving up.

Here's how it stacks up against the drivers you'd probably shop it against.

Prices checked October 12, 2026.

So the math is simple. If a fitting already tells you the Qi10 LS works, buy the Qi10 LS and keep the difference. If you want the newest design and current stock, the Qi4D LS is the one TaylorMade sells now. And if you want something a little more compact, the PING G430 LST review I wrote covers the same kind of low spin player PING has been building for.

Now, two things about buying an older driver. First, the exact loft, shaft, and hand you want might not be out there anymore, especially left-handed. Second, the warranty. TaylorMade covers clubs for two years for the original buyer, with proof of purchase from an authorized retailer. And if your driver has a defect after the Qi10 LS is gone, TaylorMade can replace it with a comparable newer model instead of another Qi10 LS. That's not bad, it's just good to know going in.

The biggest problem with the Qi10 LS is that it punishes the wrong golfer, and the sale price makes the wrong golfer more likely to buy it.

That 30-yard average miss is exactly what a low spin head does to a lot of golfers when the strike isn't centered. For the right player the number shrinks. And at $399.99 on October 12, 2026, against Golf Galaxy's $629.99 list price, it's tempting to grab it for the markdown alone.

I also don't love that it's yesterday's driver. The lineup went to the Qi35 LS and then the Qi4D LS, so the build you want might be hard to find, and a warranty swap could get you a different club.

Buy it if:

• You swing fast and your driver spin is too high.
• A fitting or launch monitor session shows the LS head gives you a playable launch.
• You want to dial in a draw or fade bias with a sliding weight.
• You want a full-size 460cc low spin head without paying current-model money.

Skip it if:

• Your main problem is contact, and your misses are all over the face.
• You already launch the ball low or don't spin it much.
• You want maximum forgiveness. Look at the Qi10 or the Qi10 Max instead.

The Qi10 LS is still a really good driver for the right golfer. If your speed is up there, spin is what's costing you distance, and a fitting puts you in this head, $399.99 on October 12, 2026 is a great price for a driver Golf Galaxy lists at $629.99. If you're not sure that's you, hit the Qi10 or the Qi10 Max first. Don't let the sale price pick your driver.