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TaylorMade SIM2 vs SIM2 Max driver

Choose the SIM2 Max if off-centre strikes cost you most or you want a 12°.

Choose the SIM2 if you strike it well and want the lower launch TaylorMade built it for.

The SIM2 Max is the more forgiving: TaylorMade rated it, with the Max D, highest for forgiveness and the SIM2 high, and set more weight at the back, a 24-gram tungsten weight against the SIM2's 16 grams of steel. The Max launches higher (mid, against low) and comes in 12°; the SIM2 comes in 9° and 10.5°, plus an 8° that is right-handed only. Both are 460cc with a carbon sole held by a milled aluminium ring, a Twist Face and a slot in the sole behind the face, at 45.75 inches.

  1. Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5

    TaylorMade SIM2

    Listed new by TaylorMade in Oct 2026; not priced here

    See used at 2nd Swing Golf

    Used from $255.99 at 2nd Swing Golf9°, stiff flex, below average condition · checked 31 Oct

  2. Forgiveness 4.0 out of 5

    TaylorMade SIM2 Max

    $349.99 at GlobalGolfchecked 11 Oct

    Check price at GlobalGolf

    Used from $239.99 at 2nd Swing Golf9°, extra stiff flex, below average condition · checked 31 Oct

TaylorMade SIM2

8° loft; head volume 460 cc.

TaylorMade SIM2 Max

9° loft; head volume 460 cc.

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.
  1. Head side view, drawn from its loft

    Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5

    TaylorMade SIM2

    TaylorMade's all-round driver of 2021, rated high for forgiveness on its chart, a step below the SIM2 Max, with a 16-gram steel weight at the back of the sole and a low launch, in 8°, 9° or 10.5°.

    Listed new by TaylorMade in Oct 2026; not priced here

    See used at 2nd Swing Golf

    Used from $255.99 at 2nd Swing Golf9°, stiff flex, below average condition · checked 31 Oct

    Lofts
    8°, 9°, 10.5°
    Draw help
    None
    Hand
    Left or right
    Flex
    Regular to extra stiff

    Fits golfers who want some help on mishits, short of the maker's most forgiving head.

    Need a senior flex? Cobra OPTM MAX-D, senior (A) flex in stock, 4.0 of 5.

  2. Head side view, drawn from its loft

    Forgiveness 4.0 out of 5

    TaylorMade SIM2 Max

    TaylorMade's forgiving SIM2 head of 2021, with a 24-gram tungsten weight fixed at the back for a high moment of inertia, in 9°, 10.5° or 12°.

    $349.99 at GlobalGolfchecked 11 Oct

    Check price at GlobalGolf

    Used from $239.99 at 2nd Swing Golf9°, extra stiff flex, below average condition · checked 31 Oct

    Lofts
    9°, 10.5°, 12°
    Draw help
    None
    Hand
    Left or right
    Flex
    Regular to extra stiff

    Fits a miss that goes anywhere on the face.

    Need a senior flex? Cobra OPTM MAX-D, senior (A) flex in stock, 4.0 of 5.

Side by side

TaylorMade SIM2 vs SIM2 Max driver
DetailSIM2SIM2 Max
Forgiveness score3.0 of 54.0 of 5
ClassGame improvementMaximum forgiveness
Stock lofts8° · 9° · 10.5°9° · 10.5° · 12°
Draw helpnono
FlexesR · S · XR · S · X
HandsRH · LHRH · LH

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