TaylorMade SIM Metalwood Fitting trip at The Kingdom! Follow Along Here!

[Cwing]

Fillwelix, I'm interested in hearing more about this comment that you made regarding your conversations concerning product.

“and what differentiates SIM from past iterations and product lines.”

[Cwing]

I’m interested in this as well

[Jwin323]

Seems like you guys got fitted into 5 woods. Any thoughts on the hybrids?

[fillwelix]

So we heard a lot about the process and how they have a few years of product features in the development stages at any time. So they could have a bunch of ideas for features and they get developed, tested, etc. over the years until a few of them make it into a driver.

I currently have a hybrid but I ended up getting more spin with the 5 wood which helps on a par 5 getting home in 2. Perry described it as “making the landing area on the green bigger” when you have more spin. I was carrying it between 240-250 and they launched nice and high which is great.

[fillwelix]

So I think we were all over 100 club had speed, but the principles should be the same across the SIM driver heads: properly fit heads and shafts will perform better. SIM has better aerodynamics than anything in the M line. SIM has higher MOI than any in the M line. It just performs beautifully.

[fillwelix]

I had a huge benefit from ‘16 M2 3HL to the SIM Titanium 3 wood (15*)

No more ballooning into the wind, great distance and performance on low-on-the-face hits (which is my miss), really good club.

[gfranktw7]

Did you get used to the slightly larger head coming from your old one? Off the tee this seems like no issue, I'm just trying to recall out of the rough how it's going to come out. It looks like RBZ 2 size. Looks like you had a great trip!

[jimbonecrusher]

I never got to hit a Ventus Black. My AOA was -1* at the most negative and close to 0* at its shallowest.

[jimbonecrusher]

The bigger head isn't an issue. The V-Steel sole really eases turf interaction. The staff actually said that they don't know why they let the V-Steel sole go away and not implement it in older models. They brought it back, and it works really well.

I am so excited to receive my clubs and hit the course. I'm sure I will have to answer a lot of questions, but that's why I went.

The technology is solid and captures the best of all worlds in MOI, forgiveness, and spin reduction. Match your needed loft with the proper shaft and it is gonna produce amazing results.

[Hairpie]

Love reading this stuff. Just another vicarious thrill for most of us here. When I read that response from TM that you guys were in for a "surprise" my first thought was I hope someone has a hernia cause it sounds like you'll be getting fitted for a Truss. I'm wondering if you guys can elaborate on what the Truss technology is supposed to accomplish? Also curious if the SIM Max is as overtly low spin as it seems to be in some reviews/videos I've seen? That was always my problem with the SLDR, along with its miniscule sweetspot. I actually played the SLDR in 12* and still hit knucklers. If the SIM Max spins just a little more but is substantially more forgiving I might just give it a go.

[fillwelix]

I don’t normally hit 3 wood if it’s not off the tee, but the 5 wood looked nice off the deck and not too big. Considering how well it performed on low-on-the-face hits, I’m very confident with it out of the rough

[fillwelix]

RE: SIM Max, the spin wasn’t crazy low, I ended up in the regular SIM only because I could move the weight into the toe to help with the left miss.

Truss was definitely interesting. Definitely a little different in the looks department, but not so much that I couldn’t get used to it. The idea behind it is this: mallet putters like the spider have great stability on off center hits because the weight is spread away from the center. Truss is supposed to bring more stability to a blade-ish putter, so think a blade putter that behaves like a mallet.

also, if TM comes out with the tagline “truss your putting stroke” as in “trust your stroke”, that was my idea

[osubuckeyes691]

Hahaha I’ll back that up! That was your slogan ?

[fillwelix]

Hahaha I got the blade putter cover but I got fit into the Spider

[QuigleyDU]

Did you guys end up with full bags! The truss totally has me interested. I don’t care if people think it looks stupid

[luckypolk]

Is it safe to say that the Truss is not only more stable, but also more face balanced? It's hard to find good face balanced blades! If this is one, I'll give it a roll

[jimbonecrusher]

That's the problem. Some people want flashy bags full of fancy equipment and ignore what works. I'll use a rolled up wet news paper if I hit it the straightest and furthest.

The Truss works, I was fitted for the center shaft model that is similar to a Model 7. The model I got is the TM2.

[QuigleyDU]

Awesome.

[RobYakes]

Did the TM guys mention anything about fitting the same shafts into the 3w and 5w that a couple of you guys went with? Interested to hear their thoughts as I’ve always thought going up in weight in a 5w shaft.

Sounded like a great experience, we’re all living vicariously through you gents!

[fillwelix]

They didn’t mention anything about it but I’d assume the difference between 3W/5W doesn’t change the characteristics much and the swing stays pretty consistent between the two (it’s not like the difference in driver and wedge swing)

[osubuckeyes691]

They really didn’t mention anything to me in regards to this. Like Will said, the general shaft profiles will typically be the same. What usually changes is more in how active the tip section is. For fairways where you want higher launch and slightly more spin, a lot of times they fit guys to slightly more active profiles, but the same overall profile. I hope this makes sense!

 

[hurley999s]

I don’t carry a 5W but that was always my thinking also...sort of like going from one iron to the next. Just a change in loft essentially, but similar swing say from a 6i to 7i. I could see if you use 3W exclusively off tee and 5W exclusively off the deck wanting different performance/feel though.

[jimbonecrusher]

For me, the theory on different shafts were to lower the trajectory and spin on the 15* 3w. I tried the 14* but couldn't get it up in the air high enough. The 15* set to the upright setting with a Fuji Pro 2.0 gave me the best results while the HZRDOUS Smoke yellow fit best for the driver.

[sniper]

Congrats you guys!!!

Any thoughts on the Hybrid?

[Micrys2]

Darn, I think most if not all the slower chs folks on Golfwrx probably already know that the parameters are the same, and that it is less than wise to avoid a proper fitting.

Just would have been nice to include a broader spectrum of players to see how SIM performs for real golfers of all levels.

[n_rones]

He didn’t say anything specific to me but I ended up in 7x in all 3 and it was really just a comfortable weight and good feeling shaft to me. My timing was the best with them.

[TheMoneyShot]

For these type of trips, TM usually gives you the free driver they build for you. Then they give you a nice discount to buy other clubs from them at a reduced rate. Very cool to be a part of these types of trips. TM is first class all the way!

[osubuckeyes691]

All 4 of us received 3 clubs, putter, and a bag for this trip! It was unbelievable. Can’t thank Taylormade enough!

[TheMoneyShot]

That is awesome, congrats! TM stepping up the game even more now, so cool!!!

[jimbonecrusher]

The hybrid wasn't a good fit for me. I have long arms and am only 5'9", so the lie angle is too upright for me. Instead, I fit into a P790 3 iron bent 1* flat and 1* weak. It was filling the gap between my 3w and 4i better.

I did hit the 19* but it had a regular shaft. Not the best for my swing speed, but I slowed down the transition in my swing and was able to hit it pretty well. It was easy to hit at different heights. I didn't try to work it in different directions because I only hit 4 balls with it. Turf interaction is smooth and the club seemed to glide well through the turf and didn't dig or bounce off the ground.

I think a lot of people are going to like the hybrid. A bit of knowledge that learned was that the hybrid is non-adjustable in order to allow for the largest pocket behind the face. The adjustable hosel takes a lot of room away from the speed pocket, thus providing less forgiveness on heel strikes. Making it non adjustable allows for more ball speed on the heel miss.