TAYLORMADE SIM2 MAX OS VERDICT

◆ Availability 4-PW, GW, SW, LW ◆ STOCK SHAFTS KBS Max MT 85 (s), Fujikura Ventus Blue (g) ◆ 7-IRON LOFT 26.5° ◆ FORGIVENESS RATING 4

The game’s biggest brands understand how the majority of golfers who get fitted on launch monitors find it almost impossible to turn down extra carry distance. If you’re looking for the longest iron in 2021, the Taylormade SIM2 Max OS is as good as it gets. Yes, the OS is the strongest 7-iron (26.5°), on the market, and yes that’s just 0.5° more than Taylormade’s P7MC 5-iron. But the Cap Back design means that loft is still very playable – the data shows our test pro peaked shots out higher and got them descending towards the green at a steeper angle than the P7MC 7-iron. So if you’ve heard strong lofts hit low spin bullets that don’t stop on a green, think again. Yet for all that power and forgiveness, the OS has a really nice-looking head in the category. Our data has the OS picking up 15 yards (7-iron) over the 2° weaker Taylormade SIM2 Max iron. Food for thought...