Head to head

TaylorMade SIM2 Max vs Stealth irons

Choose the Stealth for the slightly stronger lofts and the weight moved low for launch.

Choose the SIM2 Max if a used set in your hand, shaft and flex costs less.

TaylorMade built both on its Cap Back head, with the same lies and lengths and nearly the same lofts. The Stealth, a year newer, is half a degree to a degree stronger from the 4-iron to the pitching wedge (a 28° 7-iron against 28.5°), has a little less offset (4.1 mm at the 7-iron against 4.2 mm) and adds a toe wrap that moves weight from the toe into the sole for a higher launch; TaylorMade built the SIM2 Max's faces against the right miss. Both score 3 of 5 here. On these figures they play almost alike.

Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5

TaylorMade SIM2 Max

Sold new by TaylorMade in Aug 2026; not priced here

See used at 2nd Swing Golf

Used from $446.99 at 2nd Swing Golf5 clubs (5-9), graphite, senior flex, average condition · checked 31 Oct
Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5

TaylorMade Stealth

Listed new by TaylorMade in Oct 2026; not priced here

See used at 2nd Swing Golf

Used from $418.99 at 2nd Swing Golf5 clubs (7-PW, AW), steel, stiff flex, average condition · checked 31 Oct

TaylorMade SIM2 Max

7-iron loft 28.5°; offset 4.2 mm; sole width not published.

TaylorMade Stealth

7-iron loft 28°; offset 4.1 mm; sole width not published.

Drawn to the same scale from each maker's loft, offset and sole: drawings, not photos. A dashed line marks a dimension the maker does not publish.

Side view to scale: 4.2 mm offset

Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5

TaylorMade SIM2 Max

TaylorMade's game improvement iron of 2021, the first on its Cap Back head: faces built against the right miss, 4.2 mm of offset at the 7-iron and a 28.5° 7-iron.

Sold new by TaylorMade in Aug 2026; not priced here

See used at 2nd Swing Golf

Used from $446.99 at 2nd Swing Golf5 clubs (5-9), graphite, senior flex, average condition · checked 31 Oct

Offset
4.2 mm
Sole
Not published
7-iron loft
28.5°
Hand
Left or right
Flex
Regular or stiff in steel; senior, regular or stiff in graphite

Fits golfers who make decent contact and want help on the misses with a slimmer head.

Choose the Qi Max HL instead if you want a higher flight from a slower swing: a 31° 7-iron, light shafts and a wider sole.
Side view to scale: 4.1 mm offset

Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5

TaylorMade Stealth

TaylorMade's game improvement iron of 2022: a Cap Back head that moves weight from the toe into the sole for launch, 4.1 mm of offset at the 7-iron and a 28° 7-iron, with a little more draw bias in the long irons.

Listed new by TaylorMade in Oct 2026; not priced here

See used at 2nd Swing Golf

Used from $418.99 at 2nd Swing Golf5 clubs (7-PW, AW), steel, stiff flex, average condition · checked 31 Oct

Offset
4.1 mm
Sole
Not published
7-iron loft
28°
Hand
Left or right
Flex
Regular or stiff in steel; senior, regular or stiff in graphite

Fits golfers who make decent contact and want help on the misses with a slimmer head.

Choose the Qi Max HL instead if your swing is slow and the ball stays low: a 31° 7-iron, light shafts and a wider sole.

Side by side

TaylorMade SIM2 Max vs Stealth irons
Detail	SIM2 Max	Stealth
Forgiveness score	3.0 of 5	3.0 of 5
Class	Game improvement	Game improvement
7-iron loft	28.5°	28°
Offset, 7-iron	4.2 mm	4.1 mm
Sole	not published	not published
Flexes	A · R · S	A · R · S
Hands	RH · LH	RH · LH

Loft, club by club

As each maker publishes it. A stronger loft flies lower and longer; it is not more forgiveness.

Lofts by club
Club	SIM2 Max	Stealth
4-iron	19°	18.5°
5-iron	21.5°	21°
6-iron	25°	24°
7-iron	28.5°	28°
8-iron	32.5°	32°
9-iron	38°	37°
PW	43.5°	43°
Wedges	AW 49° SW 54° LW 59°	AW 49° SW 54° LW 59°

See every specification side by side, and add a third club if you like.

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