How far did Women’s World No.1 Nelly Korda hit her TaylorMade Qi10 Max driver?

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Nelly Korda enjoyed his best season in 2024 and did it with a driver designed for maximum forgiveness.

At the beginning of the year the American had won eight times on the LPGA Tour; now he has won 14 times and a gold medal after an amazing performance.

The World Women’s No.1 excels in all aspects of her game; his style of play has gone from good to outstanding, he was the best player on the green during his hot season earlier this year and his drive remains one of his key attributes.

From 2018 onwards he has never finished outside the top 10 in the Total Driving rankings.

The name Korda was second in a category that measures a player’s quality in both distance and accuracy – the 26-year-old was 22nd in distance and 51st in accuracy, hitting around 74 per cent of fairways.

Off the tee Korda averaged 269.31 yards. The American carries the ball about 252 yards which will give him about 17 rushing yards.

This fits well with his 3-wood hitting 232 yards and follows the same trend of his driving distances in recent years.

Korda driver setup

Estimated loft: 10˚
Loft sleeve: Standard
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana GT 60 S
Height: 45 3/16
Swing weight: D1.5
Grip: Tour Velvet 58 RD (single wrap)

Korda signed with TaylorMade in early 2023 and was using the Stealth 2 driver before switching to the new TaylorMade Qi10 Max. And the biggest feature is how the new driver looks.

“The reason why I chose the Qi10 Max driver is the way it looks compared to other brands,” said Korda.

“When I put it down and look at it I feel like I can hit any shot I want with the subtle green face and silver topline.

“When I look down on it I feel like I can pinpoint it and I know where the club’s pitch is.

“For a golfer, if you don’t like the look of the club, you’ll never be able to hit it. Once I put the Qi10 Max down and turn it off, I feel like I can hit any shot I want to hit.”

Korda works with TaylorMade’s Ryan Ressa on the design of his bag and the ability to work the ball slowly from right to left was important.

“As we look to create new shapes for our drivers’ heads, we came up with something with the shape of the Qi10 Max which is a bit deeper front to back and a slightly higher center of gravity,” said Ressa.

“He just put the club down and liked the way it looked.

“Nelly was able to start the ball on the line he intended and he liked to see the ball fall to the left and he was able to move it the way he wanted in addition to hitting planes and different windows.

“You can also see in the mishits that the spin stays the same. The window that opens is very good and the shooting situation is multiplied for him.”

To go with the new driver this year Korda has also switched from the TP5 to the TP5x ball.

“Nelly was looking to reduce the spin, especially in her driver, so we tested in September,” explained Ressa.

“We’ve seen the benefits of TP5x in his driver and irons that lower the spin by a few hundred RPM.

“Then, when the greens, his chip launch was a little lower and he produced more greens with the TP5x than the TP5. He produced a lot of check on the preferred trajectory from TP5x versus TP5.

“He has been happy with football since then.”

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