TaylorMade SIM2 Max

Reviewer testing: extremely versatile and forgiving. The head was the longest fairway of the year in testing, and it dropped just 2.4% more carry distance than the very best performer on off-centre hits. Reviewer testing: off-center strikes felt better than the previous model, making virtually every shot feel like you hit it on the screws. Manufacturer: ultralight carbon crown, titanium body and steel sole plate create a head design that combines low CG performance with high MOI forgiveness. Step UP from the prior generation — multi-material build adds measurable forgiveness.

Reviewer testing: the head was the longest fairway of the year in testing. If you want to hit your fairway woods as far as possible, this would be considered the sole fairway wood of the year. Manufacturer: high-strength C300 steel allows for a strong fast face engineered for explosive ball speeds, and Thru-Slot Speed Pocket provides increased face flexibility, preservation of ball speed and distance, especially on low face strikes. Top-tier 2021 fairway distance — explicit longest-fairway-of-the-year claim.

190cc head — large game-improvement footprint that resists shape-shifting. Reviewer testing: lays flat and almost square to the ball if ever so slightly closed — slight closed bias. Game-improvement targeting suggests buyers prioritize forgiveness over shape control. Below-average workability — same constraint as the prior generation; the larger 190cc footprint suits straight shots rather than shape-shifting.

Reviewer testing: the head has a preferred sound and feel that is a mix between a tock and a wood bat crack sound. Off-center strikes felt better than the previous model, making virtually every shot feel like you hit it on the screws — a head that actually felt hot off the face. The feedback through the shaft on mishits will be much less painful and much more forgiving vs the prior generation. Step UP from the prior generation — multi-material build measurably refines impact feel.

Reviewer testing: a preferred sound and feel that is a mix between a tock and a wood bat crack sound. This is not a big change for 2021 as the prior generation sounded and felt almost identical. The sound of the draw-bias sibling is a bit more clicky than this head — this is the preferred acoustic of the line. Above-average acoustic — preferred tock/crack combination, slight improvement over the prior generation baseline.

Reviewer testing: when set down at address, the head lays flat and almost square to the ball if ever so slightly closed, and the version has softer lines that really instill confidence. Manufacturer: matte carbon crown is a darker shade of grey, with black carbon crowns and contrasting chalk toplines to frame the golf ball for alignment. Above-average address profile — softer lines + contrasting topline frames the ball well.