Equipment

What GolfWRXers are saying about TaylorMade’s SIM driver

Published

6 years ago

Apr 16, 2020

In our forums, our members have been discussing the 2020 TaylorMade SIM driver. WRXer ‘getitdaily’ kicked off the thread asking fellow members: “What’s your SIM setup? Head, shaft, loft, weight config? How’s the driver playing for you?”

‘Getitdaily’ gives us his setup and feedback…

“SIM 9.0 in standard loft, upright lie. I added a 4g weight to the front track to get swing weight up. Rogue silver 125msi X at 45”.

Took me a while to get it dialed in. Launch monitor showed a pull or draw bias, so I setup the sim to be fade biased. Was great except a few drives would get lost right in the next county. Put the 10g in the heel and 4g in the center and moved to the upright setting and it’s been phenomenal ever since.”

…and our members have been doing the same in our forums.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

bigeasy: “I am playing the sim in 10 degrees with weight between center and the draw setting. I have the stock Diamana and a GDADDI 6 and a friends 7, One thing I have found out is that I cant tee it up like I did the M3. So far I am hitting the stock shaft better than both Graphite Designs, but I am getting more roll with all three than I was with the M3, testing will continue.”
MerryTex: “I’ve been playing it a little over a month now, and I am loving this driver. I’ve not been a big TM guy, but this thing has me believing. I started to tweak the settings when I was hitting it at my local store and found that playing it at 10.5 with the weight a little bit towards the fade position works great. I can move it both ways, and I’m actually confident in doing so now. I had my highest fairway percentage of the year yesterday with 86% hit. I was keeping up with two collegiate golfers, so it felt good. I’m playing it in the stock Diamana shaft in the x flex, and I feel it almost plays like a Blueboard or AD DI. It’s very smooth IMHO and provides me with optimal spin and launch numbers. One thing I like is that in the wind it plays great as well. I don’t have to tee it super low to flight it. Somehow this driver just allows me to tee it normally on almost every drive I hit. I have messed with teeing it lower, but I found it added a bit more spin than I like compared to the normal tee height. I’ve also cut mine down to play 45 in. I’m now tempted to play the SIM fairway since I’m having so much success with the driver.”
tyusg: “I play a 9.0 STD w/ The Tensei CK Pro White 60 TX. So far it’s been really good, although my combination might be too low of spin. Bought a Kuro Kage Silver TINI as a backup if I do need a little more spin to keep it in the air. Ball speeds on mishits do seem to maintain most of the speed, and the sound has definitely been something to get used to from my M3.”
QuigleyDU: “My SIM is a 10.5 set to 9.5 with a KBS TD cat 5 shaft. I was absolutely crushing this before the shutdown. I hope it comes back. I love the shape and color of the head. It is a bit harsher feeling in my mind than other offerings, but I am ok with that.”
Jnardelean: “I was fitted for Sim 9* turned to 8.25* with weight in the heel and hosel in upright setting. Shaft is the Atmos Tour Black 60TX. I picked up 8-10mph ball speed from 162 to 172-175ish. Was not striking it well during fitting, but the ones I hit well were way better than my M5. The spin dropped from 3500 to about 2200.”

Entire Thread: “TaylorMade Sim driver”

Equipment

Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

Published

14 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Andrew Von Lossow

This week, we have our Tour Photographer, Greg Moore, on the ground at the OccuNet Classic at Tascosa Golf Club in Amarillo, Texas, for the 14th event of the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour season. With that, we see some great things in the Lead Tape Report as we roll into Amarillo.

Joel Thelen

Monday Qualifier, Joel Thelen is in the field this week. He has played on the Korn Ferry Tour for a full season in 2023, and he is back in action this week. A couple of clubs caught my eye this week in his bag.

First off: His trusted Titleist 816 H2 hybrid. This club came out in October of 2015, and it still remains strong in the bag. Also, take a look at this Odyssey White Hot OG 7, putting a capital S in the 7S model. This custom neck has some impressive lean for an arm-lock-style putter. The bottom of the putter is covered in tape for optimal weighting.

Mitchell Meissner

Taking a look at Mitchell Meissner’s bag this week, we have some great lead tape coverage. Top to bottom working from fairway metals, irons, and wedges. We can see on the short irons and wedges that there is tape at the base of the grip, adding a little counterbalance. Along with that, some tape on the short irons and wedges as well. Moving to his putter, he rolls the Odyssey 7 Bird putter. Meissner putts left-handed and strikes the ball right-handed.

Whats in the Bag

Bud Cauley WITB 2026 (June)

Published

14 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Will Schube

Bud Cauley had >14 clubs in his bag when photographed prior to the Memorial Tournament.

Driver: Titleist GTS2 (8 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X

3-wood: Titleist GTS3 (15 degrees, B1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 70 TX

7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 80 TX

Irons: Titleist U505 (3), Titleist 620 MB (4-9)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 8 X, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (48-10F, 52-12F, 56-14F), WedgeWorks (60-K*)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putters: Scotty Cameron Tour Prototype, Scotty Cameron GOLO 6.3 Prototype

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

See more in-hand photos of Bud Cauley’s clubs here.

Equipment

Name every set of irons you’ve owned – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

14 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Will Schube

In our forums, one user has offered up a prompt for the true sickos, inviting fellow forum members to share every set of irons they’ve ever owned. As to be expected, this is a lengthy forum topic.

@Lamosteve began:

Can you name every set of irons you’ve owned? Here’s mine

Spalding Dots
Spalding Eclipse
Ram Lazer FX
Lynx Parallax
Mizuno EZ Comp
Ben Hogans
Cleveland CG Red
Taylor Made R9s
PING i20
PING iE1
Taylor Made M6

Our members in the forum have been offering up their own collections. Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

macedan: “Started with a hand-me-down Golden Bear set from my brother when I was in high school, never really played more than once a year or got into the game until about summer of 2017. First purchased a set of Cleveland CG4’s (I actually really miss this set sometimes, soft & not terribly large for a GI iron), moved into Nike Vapor Fly’s by the end of the year. Those lasted until spring of 18 when I decided I wanted new, so I traded them in for TM Rbladez. Honestly, although I liked the Rbladez, poor decision on my part, I think this was really about the only time so far that after a week or two I was kicking myself for not staying with what I had. Rbladez stayed with me until late last summer when I switched to P790’s and (knock on wood) I am hoping this will be my longest lasting set.”
JimmyC59: “MacGregor Jack Nicklaus Triple Crown. Palmer The Standard. Still play these.”
jgrzask: “Tommy Armour 845u
Mizuno MP-32
Mizuno MP-33 (2 sets)
Bridgestone J33cb – still own
Srixon i-302 (2 sets) – still own
Tourstage X-Blades – still own
Mizuno Hot Metal – still own
Nike Forged Blades – still own
Titleist 714 AP1 – still own
Cobra Forged SS – still own”

Entire Thread: “Name every set of irons you’ve owned.”