Sim2 max 3w

[cardoustie]

Anyone still bagging?  Long term feedback?

 

played with a bud today and used his a handful of times … ventus blue velo 6s fwiw

 

so darn long

 

big head profile and depth awesome off the tee

 

easiest 3w to hit off the deck I’ve ever tried (and I’ve owned a gajillion 3 woods) … and the best … no ballooning even into strong winds

 

need to hunt one down to match up to my retro ‘ 16 m2 driver

 

18th hole today … had 235 left, over a pond, into a 30kmh NE breeze and flew this onto the green with ease.  I should mention it was only 10*C out as well
 

I think I can easily carry this 250 off the deck based on today 

 

report back 

Edited October 18, 2021 by cardoustie

[1163]

Just picked up a 15* with RDX Smoke Blue 70 to match my driver set up- Sim2 w/RDX Smoke Blue 60. 

 

So far on the range it has been great. I will play my first round with it this week and hopefully it will be as strong on course as it is on the range

[kepeollie]

Bagged mine (16.5 HL) for 4 months and love it. Came from a G425, and love the deep face so much more!

 

Need to find a shaft, as the stock vents spins a bit too much. 

[uglande]

I have the 5w and -- yes -- the 9w! The latter is phenomenal from the fairway and is a fantastic rescue club. The 5w is great from the deck or off the tee. Love the glued, non-adjustable hosels. Playing both in Ventus Blue 7x.

 

I have the 3w but haven't played it because I need to get it re-shafted. Will be testing against the SIM TI rocket and the Mizuno Stz.

 

But I love the SIM2 Max performance -- does everything you would want from a fairway wood, and I like having a slightly larger head for tee shots, especially with the 3w.

 

[cardoustie]

Ventus blue 7x also my thought as well

 

From appearances you’d think my g400 three wood would fly higher, especially at address off a tighter fwy lie, but this simply isn’t the case for me

 

will put a Tm tip on my ventus red 6x for some matchy matching 

[sleepyeg]

Love my Sim2 Max 5 wood with Tour AD VR shaft! Great off the deck and reliable fairway finder. 

[doc52]

Playing a Sim2 Max with a 7X Black Velocore and love it off the deck and especially off the tee. Will be in the bag for awhile.

[TarHeelGolfer2325]

I have the 3 wood with Ventus Blue 7X and 5 wood with Black 7X and I find the center of the face more than I ever have with those shafts. I don’t feel like I have to swing hard. Give me a nice straight ball flight and I don’t have to worry as much about the left side like I used to. Same with my Black 6X in my driver. 

[Mookieb10]

I had a Sim ti 3 wood and 5 wood, tour issue for whatever that is worth. I love the 5 wood but I hit the 3 wood too low. I currently play a g410 3 wood and hit it fine, but uninspiring. When I turn my sim 5 wood down to 17.5*, I think I hit it every bit as long as the g410 3w. 
 

is the SIM 2 an upgrade for you guys from the og sim? Furthermore, can you compare the sim 2 and sim 2 max?? That 3hl makes me wonder if that might be a lil magic wand. 

[platgof]

After reading reviews here for the TM Sim Max woods I picked up the 5 and 7 wood. I am wearing out that 7 wood for as bunch of shots. Long and straight never gets old. If you step on it, it delivers in a big way.

[rodge]

The SIM Max 3w with a ZF 70X is cheating.  I cannot imagine a better club for me.  I know it’s all confidence related but it’s been a long time and this club hasn’t disappointed me once

[bitt03]

Is the sim max a deeper face than the sim ti?

[peepee]

On 10/18/2021 at 2:13 AM, cardoustie said:

Anyone still bagging?  Long term feedback?

 

played with a bud today and used his a handful of times … ventus blue velo 6s fwiw

 

so darn long

 

big head profile and depth awesome off the tee

TM fairways are their standout products IMO. For me nothing matches them off the tee. High Laumch low spin and I hit it all of the face, never lets me down. The only difference betwen the MAX in M6/Sim/Sim2 is paint job IMO.

[lefty1978]

I'm playing sim 2 max 3 wood with speeder 661 iv shaft. No complaints, great fairway wood.

[Tiptx1122]

Love mine only used it twice as it is long and very forgiving. It won the 3W battle for 2021 for me as I too went thru a few different brands that were good but the SIM 2 MAX out performed them all.

[halfsumo]

I stopped by the store this past weekend and was messing around and hit the demo SIM2 Max 3HL with 5R shaft. It was the easiest to hit 3 wood I can remember and the numbers were great. I now have a tour issue 3HL on the way that is 57* lie angle. The upright lie angle was the only thing that was giving me pause as I already hit a draw.

 

I have a G425 max 3 wood that is supposed to be easy to hit and it is, but I find the SIM2  fairways (owned the SIM2 Ti earlier this year as well as last year's Sim Ti) way way way easier to launch and they go farther for me. I love that PING got rid of the turbulators on the fairways this year, but still dislike the shallow face. So afraid to tee the PING up for fear of scuffing up the crown and just have no confidence in it off the tee. 

[RH82]

How does it sit at address? Closed or square?

[markheardjr]

I actually prefer the original SIM Ti from 2020 over the new SIM 2.  The new ones appear to be like they have onset with the face protruding more forward than the original.

[RainShadow]

Just picked up a 3HL to replace a Epic speed 4 wood that I never got along with ( bad shaft  for me, I think, with IM10 )

Stock Ventus blue 50 R seems to work pretty good for me, although after a thorough range session, I can see putting a little lower launching shaft in it in the future. For a light shaft , it's surprisingly stable, and feels more substantial in my hands than I expected.

 I spent probably 3 hrs total on different days trying to decide between this and the TSi2 16.5 w/ the Tensei Raw Blue 65. The TM was more forgiving and longer by a lot on mishits.

I'll play my first round with it on Sunday. There's a long uphill par four that I'm usually hitting 4wd or 3hyb into, and a couple of shorter par 4's where I'll use it off the tee.

[cardoustie]

In related news

 

had 2 drivers in the bag for yesterday closer, carry 20 clubs, 4 for 1 best ball.  had a third but a pal “borrowed” my g400 lst with ventus red 6x

 

so I used my partners sim2 driver all round and rested my m2.  He had the 9* max D head turned up to 11 with a ventus velocore blue 6s.  Didn’t miss 1 fairway.  Point and shoot.  Fades for fade swings and draws for draw holes.

 

Course underwater so carry numbers known on all holes.   265-275 most of the day in 10*C weather.  Fwiw, Was swinging 110 in the lab after the round, spin 2100 rpm

 

amazed the D was so good - sorry Wrx - but my TM buddy says it gets love for never missing right.

 

It seems i missed the boat on this line this year because I preferred the looks of the OG Sim, but what I didn’t like about the OG was 3 right tee ball pushes a round

 

i just had 3 shafts arrive … but have ordered a ventus blue 6x to test in m2 at 46.25”.   

 

hit my 16 m2 today at the range with the RIP Phenom 50 x …. Nice, better for me than the TX
 

 

[Chads9815]

Bought the SimMax2 HL with the Venus 6x at the start of the season and really liked it but it spun a little to much and was a little light.Reshafted a month ago with a Tensei Blue 70x…best fairway wood I have ever hit

Edited October 29, 2021 by Chads9815
Wrong club mentioned