TaylorMade SIM Driver & Fairway Pictures 2020

[GoGoErky]

Yippe a 4th thread on the subject

[TheMoneyShot]

TM and Wrx mods will be working in overdrive to remove all these pics...

[balladm]

That def looks different than I imagined. That sole is unique, I am guessing it will sit square when grounded.

[kjrobertson]

Looks like a decent design to me! These pics won't last through the day, lol.

[pettyhrdway]

Oh man. I can’t wait for the Chris Trott giveaway....guy is something else....interesting to see what looks like a removable weight in the front of the fairway sim-ilar to other companies.....just change the look/ visual design of the 2016 m2 fairway wood.....

[SubaruWRX]

8.0 loft?

[Kevinnz]

Wonder if this will fit tigers eyes. Tm will lose alot of business if tiger didnt change

[pettyhrdway]

I dont think tigers usage of clubs has a huge impact on sales. Maybe a slight tick....cause if that was the case Nike would still be around. Especially when they had him and Rory.....

[Lemonde]

i struggle with the non max version having that sole and that big weight. Is this it? No 435 tour version with a pretty sole?

[TheMoneyShot]

T Dubs is ready to bag it?

[Vienus]

with his Diamana Shaft?

[mBiden2]

Where did hear that?

[noodle3872]

TM said during a photoshoot, all their star players got to test the SIM and all came away impressed. Plus, they are contracted by TM so that means priority for TM is to set these guys up with the new gear so when the season starts they are all gaming the current equipment.

[MattyO1984]

Looks wise, I could live with it if it weren’t for the word SIM being there on the crown next to the hosel, not a fan of that at all.

[noodle3872]

M5/6 have the same graphic. It fades from view once a ball is in the way of the driver.

[Mike_Honcho]

I agree...it takes away from the look. like a ketchup stain on a white shirt.

[jll62]

It's definitely not the same as a ketchup stain. Once you've had a chance to spend some time with the driver, you won't even see the word on the crown at address. That was my experience anyway.

I do think it's an "interesting" choice of graphics. I'm not exactly a fan, but it's 100% a non-issue.

[Foreleft]

Great, a driver with a boner.

[getitdaily]

Can't get this pic to delete...

[getitdaily]

 

Posted a similar pic in the other thread. This view of the driver, combined with M6 and F9 shows the design intentions well...

[Foreleft]

What goes around comes around.

Its been awhile since the squarish driver trend was last seen.

 

[wobgon]

Surprising that TM didn't say the star players came away no liking it.

[GC70]

I'd love to see some in hand pictures of the FW's.

[erock9174]

With the weight track up front like the SLDR does this mean loft up again ? If so are 14* and 16* loft options available again ?

[TheMoneyShot]

Sole shot of the SIM Ti fwy is floating around in another thread.

[getitdaily]

I'm going to guess the answer is no for the loft up question. Like all other answers, you'll have to hit it to see how you deliver the clubhead. I will also guess that whatever loft worked for the m5 or m6 will be close to what you need in this head.

With the weight as low and back as SIM has it, the tendency would be for spin to not be super low.

My guess is the front weight does 2 things:

1. Allow for center of gravity to be shifted heel/toe side to create gear effect bias for draw/fade.

2. Help keep spin down.

 

I wonder how much that front weight is. I also wonder how much internal weighting on the sim max is positioned forward. If there's not a similar amount of weight forward in sim max then that driver may allow for lower lofts.

[GC70]

Yes, but I don’t care about the bottom of the club. I like address, face and the top pictures. The ones that really matter.

[subhero]

Is it just me who thought it was a mirror image of M15 ?

[TheMoneyShot]

Do a search and you will find what you’re looking for.

[Weston003]

It's too bad things got leaked this way. OEM's invest millions in marketing plans and one idiot spills the beans. I guarantee that he is no longer affiliated with the company.

On that note, the sole fin as I will call it was first with the F9 and clearly its what the TM team stumbled upon in their testing. typically R&D started on this driver 2 years before now, and before the F9 was released, so I wouldn't call it a copy of sorts. Physics just pushes you in the same direction.

I'm really interested in this one! I love the white and blue! And the V steel is back!! very cool!