Equipment
2020 TaylorMade SIM Max and SIM Max OS irons
TaylorMade Golf has launched its new 2020 TaylorMade SIM Max and 2020 TaylorMade SIM Max OS irons featuring Speed Bridge technology and an all-new Echo Damping System to bring forged-like feel to the distance iron category.
All-new Echo Damping System
Beneath the hood on the new Sim Max and Sim Max OS irons, you will find the all-new Echo Damping System. The new for 2020 damping system stretches across the entire face (from heel to toe) using multiple contact points in a design to maximize vibration damping.
Vibration Damping channels drive the new design from TaylorMade, which wrap around the entire structure for optimal compression in a bid to allow the damper to efficiently compress at impact – allowing the material a place to disperse without inhibiting movement in the face
The Echo Damping system also works in conjunction with Speed Bridge technology found in the SIM Max and SIM Max OS irons. According to the company, in testing, the combination helped to produce impact frequencies in line with those of forged-construction irons.
What is Speed Bridge technology?
Speed Bridge technology featured in the company’s M5 and M6 irons, and for their 2020 SIM Max and SIM Max OS irons, TaylorMade has built upon the technology and combined it with a Thru-Slot Speed Pocket to maximize both distance and performance.
The technology works by incorporating a high strength, mass-efficient structural beam spanning across the cavity back of the club to connect the top line with the back bar of the iron in a design to increase distance and forgiveness. The increased rigidity in the top line and upper perimeter of the face is designed to improve both sound and feel.
In the new TaylorMade SIM Max and SIM Max OS irons, a Thru-Slot Speed Pocket has been engineered which stretches from heel to toe and completely disconnects the leading edge from the sole of the club – creating a smooth, free-floating face. Working in conjunction, the technologies allow the face to hinge upon the top line in a design to offer enhanced flexibility, more ball speed and greater forgiveness on shots struck below center.
How is it different than its predecessors?
In the new models, TaylorMade engineers were able to re-work the face in an effort to optimize the relationship between the stiffness in the Speed Bridge and the flexibility in the face. Through the new face re-design, the SIM Max and SIM Max OS now feature a thinner and faster face with a larger sweet spot than the company’s previous models.
Inverted Cone Technology
TaylorMade’s Inverted Cone Technology (ICT) is strategically positioned into each SIM Max and SIM Max OS iron in a bid to increase the sweet spot and minimize mis-hits.
As shots hit on the toe of longer irons typically result in a miss to the right, TaylorMade engineers have positioned the ICT towards the toe in both SIM Max and SIM Max OS irons. Through this move, the brand has created a draw bias in the longer irons to minimize the common miss to the right, with the ICT on the 4-iron positioned most to the right.
The 2020 SIM Max iron features an ultra-thin 1.5 mm face designed to increase flexibility across the entire face, while a lightweight fluted hosel with a 360 undercut shifts mass from high in the club to the bottom of the sole for an extremely low CG.
Featuring all the same technologies as the SIM Max, TaylorMade’s SIM Max OS irons contain a taller face to increase stability. At the same time, a wider sole is designed to provide more forgiving turf interaction.
The chamfered sole design allowed engineers to drive the CG low on the SIM Max OS irons in a bid to increase ball speed and promote easier launch, while stronger lofts aim to protect the trajectory and produce a penetrating ball flight for unmatched distance.
Both the SIM Max and SIM Max OS are offered in 4-PW/AW (8 pc.set with SW and LW also available) and come equipped with KBS Max 85 steel shafts (S, R) or Fujikura’s Ventus Blue graphite shafts (7S, 6R & 5A). For women, the SIM Max irons will come equipped with the Aldila NV Ladies shaft.
2020 TaylorMade SIM Max irons: Pricing/Availability
Pricing: $899 steel/$999 graphite
Availability: Preorder – January 10. Retail – February 7.
2020 TaylorMade SIM Max OS irons: Pricing/Availability
Pricing: $899 steel/$999 graphite
Availability: Preorder – January 10. Retail – February 7.
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Whats in the Bag
Daniel Berger WITB 2024 (April)
- Daniel Berger what’s in the bag accurate as of the Farmers Insurance Open. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X
6-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 Tour (21 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X
Irons: TaylorMade P770 (3), TaylorMade Tour Preferred MC 2011 (4-PW)
Shafts: Project X Denali Blue 105 TX (3), Project X 6.5 (4-PW)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (50-12F), Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (56-14F), Callaway Jaws Raw (60-08C)
Shafts: Project X 6.5 (50), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (56, 60)
Putter: Odyssey Ai-One Jailbird Mini DB
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy PistolLock 1.0
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Wrap
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Check out more in-hand photos of Daniel Berger’s clubs in the forums.
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Equipment
Heavy Artillery: A look at drivers in play at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans
What are the driver and shaft combinations of the best golfers in the world? For gearheads, it’s an endlessly interesting question — even if we can only ever aspire to play LS heads and 7 TX shafts.
At this week’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans, GolfWRX got in-hand looks at the driver setups of a wealth of players.
Check out some of the most interesting combos below, then head to the GolfWRX forums for the rest, as well as the rest of our galleries from New Orleans.
Rory McIlroy
Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (9 degrees @8.25)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride MCC
Alex Fitzpatrick
Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride MCC
Daniel Berger
Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees @9)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Wrap
Rasmus Hojgaard
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Blue 60 TX
Grip: Golf Pride MCC
Alejandro Tosti
Driver: Srixon ZX5 Mk II LS (9.5 degrees @10.5)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS T1100 75 6.5
Grip: Golf Pride MCC Plus4
James Nicholas
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (8 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 7 X
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Kevin Streelman
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Sang-moon Bae
Driver: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond (9+ @8)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Russ Cochran
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke (9 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD TP 6 X
Grip: Golf pride MCC Align
MJ Daffue
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max (10.5 degrees @9.5)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Green RDX 65 TX
Grip: Golf Pride ZGrip Cord Align
Check our more photos from the Zurich Classic here.
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Whats in the Bag
Rasmus Højgaard WITB 2024 (April)
- Rasmus Højgaard what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic.
Driver: Callaway Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Blue 60 TX
3-wood: Callaway Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Prototype (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 80 TX
Utility: Callaway Apex UW (21 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw White 85 TX
Irons: Callaway Apex Pro (3), Callaway X Forged (4-PW)
Shafts: KBS $-Taper 130
Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (52-10S, 56-10S, 60-06C)
Shafts: KBS Tour 130 X
Putter: Odyssey Ai One Milled Eight T DB
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Check out more in-hand photos of Hojgaard in the forums.
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solly5
Jan 10, 2020 at 11:29 am
Tired of clubs that look like invading Martian spaceships. Most of us can use game improvement features, but it would be nice if they look like “golf clubs.”
Broomsticker
Jan 10, 2020 at 10:23 am
28.5* 7 iron… are you joking?
Shattebery
Jan 10, 2020 at 7:45 pm
I remember that used to be called a 5 iron. Ridiculous!!!
Adam
Jan 10, 2020 at 9:28 am
Ugliest iron ever? Has my vote
Pelling
Jan 10, 2020 at 10:57 am
Cleveland Vas 792 ish!
Craig
Jan 10, 2020 at 7:15 am
Oh my god.
j
Jan 10, 2020 at 8:06 am
LOL Speed Bridge???…..Stronger loft to “protect” trajectory. Do the marketing people snicker and high five when they think up these shenanigans? Im sure its a fine iron, but with the release schedule these people keep marketing them has to be a nightmare.
allan crowder
Jan 10, 2020 at 11:30 am
Cluckers, and ugly cluckers at that.