TaylorMade · Irons · 2020
SIM Max OS
CaddyIndex™ breakdown — what the agentic research found across each of the six performance dimensions, with cited sources.
You're a higher-handicapper or slower swing who wants maximum distance, easy launch and extreme forgiveness, and a draw bias to fight a slice.
You want a more compact, workable iron (the SIM Max), or you already hit a draw.
Pros
- The longest iron in TaylorMade's 2020 lineup - 5 yards further than the SIM Max, with a 27-degree 7-iron
- Extreme forgiveness - an oversized head with a taller face, wider sole and larger sweet spot, top-3 at protecting ball speed and carry
- Easy, high launch - a wider, chambered sole drives the CG lower and deeper
- The forged-like feel and sound of the SIM Max, in a more forgiving package
Cons
- A big, chunky super-game-improvement head with extra offset
- Strong lofts and low spin - a distance iron, not for traditional gapping
- A draw-biased SGI iron - low workability, for higher handicaps
By dimension
Forgiveness
Extreme - ranked top-3 at protecting ball speed, backspin and carry, increasing forgiveness, the taller face, wider sole and larger sweet spot of the oversized head giving extreme forgiveness. Class-leading super-game-improvement forgiveness.
Distance
The longest in the line - the most distance of any iron in TaylorMade's 2020 lineup, 5 yards further than the SIM Max with a 27-degree 7-iron and less spin. Class-leading super-game-improvement distance.
Workability
Built to go high and straight - an oversized head with extra offset and a draw bias, the maximum-forgiveness, maximum-distance option. Minimal workability, by design.
Feel
Forged-like, if bigger - it keeps the SIM Max's forged-like feel from the Echo Damping and Speed Bridge, if in a larger head, with a refined impact for a game-improvement iron. Good feel for a super-game-improvement iron.
Sound
Damped and refined - the Echo Damping System gives a refined note carried over from the SIM Max, with a controlled acoustic. Good sound for a super-game-improvement iron.
Looks at address
Big and offset - an oversized head with extra offset and a taller, wider profile, a confidence-inspiring footprint. A confidence-building but chunky super-game-improvement look.
Sources
Some of the reviews, lab tests and head-to-head comparisons the agentic research read while grading this club.
- TaylorMade SIM Max OS irons review: ClubTest 2020 - golf.com
- TaylorMade SIM Max OS irons Review - Today's Golfer
- TaylorMade SIM Max Irons Review - Golf Monthly
- TaylorMade SIM Max OS Irons Review - Golfalot
- SIM Max vs SIM Max OS Comparison - TaylorMade
- An Honest Review of TaylorMade SIM Irons - Golf Club Guru