TaylorMade M4 Driver

Loft Options & Stock Shafts

Technology

Game Improvement Driver

The M4 is TaylorMade's forgiving driver for 2018, the club built for golfers who want the head to do the work instead of fiddling with sliding weights. It sits below the M3 in the lineup. Same face technology, same 460cc footprint, but the M4 skips the movable-weight track and sets its mass low and back for higher launch and a bigger miss margin.

2018 is the year Twist Face showed up, and the M4 got it. The face is curved in a way that runs against tradition, with extra loft high on the toe and less loft down in the heel. Those are the two spots amateurs miss most, and the corrective geometry straightens out the high-toe pull and the low-heel slice so bad strikes finish closer to the target line. Behind the face sits the Hammerhead slot, a stiffer center section flanked by flexible outer zones that keeps ball speed alive on strikes you catch off the middle.

What makes the M4 easy to live with is that there is nothing to set up wrong. The adjustable loft sleeve is the only knob, and past that the head is tuned for launch and forgiveness out of the box. Geocoustic construction shapes the sole to free up mass and give the driver its solid, lower-pitched sound at impact. This is the driver for the player who wants distance and stability without owning a torque wrench.

• Players who want a forgiving driver that launches high and stays stable on off-center hits without any weight tuning to get wrong
• Slice-prone golfers who need Twist Face to pull the low-heel miss back toward the fairway
• Moderate swing speeds that benefit from a deep, low-back CG raising launch and keeping the ball in the air
• Anyone choosing between the M4 and M3 who would rather have set-and-forget forgiveness than the M3's movable Y-Track

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between the TaylorMade M4 and M3?

The M3 has the Y-Track with two 11-gram movable weights, so you can adjust spin, launch, and draw or fade bias yourself. The M4 has a single fixed weight set low and back for higher launch and more forgiveness, with no user adjustment beyond the loft sleeve. Pick the M4 if you want a stable, easy-launching driver out of the box. Pick the M3 if you want to tune your ball flight and shape shots.

What is Twist Face on the M4?

Twist Face is a corrective curvature TaylorMade added to the driver face in 2018. It puts extra loft high on the toe and less loft down in the heel, the two spots where amateurs miss most. The idea is that a high-toe strike normally pulls left and a low-heel strike normally slices right, and the twisted geometry changes the loft and face angle at those points so those misses finish closer to your target line.

How does the Hammerhead slot work on the M4?

The Hammerhead slot is a speed pocket in the sole just behind the face. It has a stiff bar in the center that keeps the middle of the face stable and two flexible sections on either side that let the outer parts of the face flex more at impact. That combination protects ball speed on strikes you catch off the center, so mishits toward the toe or heel hold onto more distance than they would on a rigid face.

Is the M4 driver adjustable?

The M4 has an adjustable hosel sleeve that gives about four degrees of loft range and also changes face angle, so you can raise or lower launch and nudge start direction. That is the only adjustment. Unlike the M3, there are no movable sole weights, so you cannot shift the CG for draw or fade bias. The weight is fixed low and back to keep the head forgiving and easy to launch.

Is the M4 a good driver for high handicappers?

Yes, the M4 is one of the more forgiving drivers of its year and fits higher handicappers well. The fixed low-back weight launches the ball high and keeps it stable on off-center hits, Twist Face helps straighten the slice a lot of higher handicappers fight, and the Hammerhead slot protects ball speed on mishits. There is nothing to set up wrong beyond loft, so you get the forgiveness without needing to dial in weights.

Alternatives to the TaylorMade M4

Other game improvement driver models from different brands, closest to its model year.