TaylorMade · Irons · 2021
SIM2 Max
CaddyIndex™ breakdown — what the agentic research found across each of the six performance dimensions, with cited sources.
You're a mid-to-high handicapper who wants serious distance and class-leading forgiveness in a clean game-improvement iron that isn't wildly oversized.
You want the workability and feel of a players' iron, traditional lofts, or maximum greenside spin.
Pros
- A dramatic forgiveness improvement over the SIM Max - a 40% larger sweet spot that catches ~30% more shots
- An all-new Cap Back design with high-strength steel and lightweight back polymers for a low CG and a fast face near the legal speed limit
- Incredibly consistent to hit long and straight - superb offline dispersion and ball-speed retention on mishits
- High launch for improved stopping power, with strong, fast distance
Cons
- Feel is a touch louder than the SIM Max - a solid but more explosive 'snap'
- Strong lofts and low spin - a distance iron, not for traditional gapping
- A game-improvement distance iron - low on workability
By dimension
Forgiveness
A dramatic step up - the all-new Cap Back design gives a 40% larger sweet spot that retains ball speed impressively on mishits, and 100,000-shot testing found the sweet spot catches nearly 30% more shots than the SIM with tighter dispersion. Class-leading game-improvement forgiveness.
Distance
Strong and consistent - the fast Cap Back face, near the legal speed limit, gives strong distance with high launch, with impressive, consistent distance. Class-leading game-improvement distance.
Workability
Built to go straight - a game-improvement distance iron built for high, straight flight, a forgiveness-first, low-CG design. Minimal workability, by design.
Feel
Solid, a touch louder - a solid impact with a snap a little louder than average and a touch of explosive, a mid-pitched and solid tone free of jangly edges, a controlled, modern feel. Good feel for a game-improvement iron, if a touch louder than the SIM Max.
Sound
A solid snap - a snap a little louder than average, mid-pitched and solid, a controlled acoustic. An acceptable sound for a fast game-improvement iron, if louder than the SIM Max.
Looks at address
Clean, not oversized - the SIM2 Max isn't wildly oversized, with a clean Cap Back shape and a manageable game-improvement profile. Decent looks for the category, if visibly a forgiving iron.
Sources
Some of the reviews, lab tests and head-to-head comparisons the agentic research read while grading this club.
- TaylorMade SIM2 Max Irons Review - Plugged In Golf
- TaylorMade SIM2 Max irons: ClubTest 2021 review - golf.com
- TaylorMade SIM2 Max and SIM2 Max OS irons Review - Today's Golfer
- TaylorMade SIM2 Irons Review - Golf Monthly
- TaylorMade SIM2 Max and SIM2 Max OS Irons - MyGolfSpy
- TaylorMade SIM2 Irons Review - Golfmagic