TaylorMade SIM Max Fairway Wood

Five heads is unusual depth in a single fairway line, and depth is exactly what the Max sells. The ladder covers 14, 15, 18, 21 and 24 degrees, from a Rocket 3 down to a 9 wood, which means two or three long irons can leave the bag without a golfer shopping outside the model. Sizes step down from 185cc, a graphite composite crown sits over a 450 stainless body, and the strike comes off C300 maraging steel.

Nothing on this club adjusts. No sleeve was fitted, which is the quickest way to separate it from the titanium version when the sole badge is worn off. Ventus Blue fairway shafts arrive in two weights, the heavier one carrying stiff and X, the lighter one regular and senior. Left-handed builds exist in the 15, 18 and 21 degree heads only.