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I just bought a used SIM Max.  Haven't had it out yet but it lies strangely behind the ball compared to past drivers.

Maybe it's completely normal and something I have to get used to.

The club head seems to be way open if I just balance the grip on a finger.  This is how the club naturally lies.  Is it correct?  If so, I can no longer grip the club after address as it would need need skewing in my hand to be held square.  What do you guys think?  Normal for a SIM of have I bought a dud (again haha.)  Maybe it is normal and is caused by the off centre fin construction underneath?158033186_SIMHeadAngle.thumb.jpg.3e7144144aa06c51e16a45e4c53fe618.jpg20211212_155251.thumb.jpg.1a1563f5ef7caf8594a26f3c7e58dd71.jpg

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3 hours ago, windskipper said:

Hi all

I just bought a used SIM Max.  Haven't had it out yet but it lies strangely behind the ball compared to past drivers.

Maybe it's completely normal and something I have to get used to.

The club head seems to be way open if I just balance the grip on a finger.  This is how the club naturally lies.  Is it correct?  If so, I can no longer grip the club after address as it would need need skewing in my hand to be held square.  What do you guys think?  Normal for a SIM of have I bought a dud (again haha.)  Maybe it is normal and is caused by the off centre fin construction underneath?158033186_SIMHeadAngle.thumb.jpg.3e7144144aa06c51e16a45e4c53fe618.jpg20211212_155251.thumb.jpg.1a1563f5ef7caf8594a26f3c7e58dd71.jpg

158033186_SIMHeadAngle.thumb.jpg.3e7144144aa06c51e16a45e4c53fe618.jpg

Looks like the head is twisted a bit.

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3 hours ago, iacas said:

Who cares? You don't grip the club by resting it on a finger tip.

Sure, it just seems weird to me.  If this is normal and the club isn't damaged then fine I can live with it.  Just wanted to ask other SIM users so I could send straight back if the alignment's out


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It's because of the big weirdo fin on the bottom. 

Go to any sporting goods or golf store that still has the SIM's in stock and lay them on a hard surface; They will all sit like that. Taylormade (sort of) corrected that with the SIM 2. 

I think the bigger problem is your golf shoes shown in the second picture. Those are going to make it hard to hit your best drives. 

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36 minutes ago, ChetlovesMer said:

I think the bigger problem is your golf shoes shown in the second picture. Those are going to make it hard to hit your best drives. 

Nick Faldo will be hawking them soon!

Its just the way that driver sits as others have stated.

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1 hour ago, boogielicious said:

Nick Faldo will be hawking them soon!

I'm pretty sure Gary McCord already is. 

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On 12/13/2021 at 3:40 AM, ChetlovesMer said:

It's because of the big weirdo fin on the bottom. 

Go to any sporting goods or golf store that still has the SIM's in stock and lay them on a hard surface; They will all sit like that. Taylormade (sort of) corrected that with the SIM 2. 

I think the bigger problem is your golf shoes shown in the second picture. Those are going to make it hard to hit your best drives. 

Yeah...and are going to cause a lot of damage on the course. 

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Turned out it was a fake.  Once I had a real one in my hands, I spotted a load of differences including the club face angle at address.  The real one sits nice and square

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On 12/20/2021 at 6:26 AM, windskipper said:

Turned out it was a fake.  Once I had a real one in my hands, I spotted a load of differences including the club face angle at address.  The real one sits nice and square

Glad to hear this, I  knew you were onto something, but those shoes have got to go!

 


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