“Forgiving, easy to launch with V Steel turf glide and deep loft options. A top rung-1 hybrid for most swings.”

The SIM Max Rescue paired a reworked V Steel sole (raising the heel and toe so less sole area contacts the turf, cutting drag through rough and tight lies) with a C300 high-strength steel face and TaylorMade's Twist Face to straighten typical mis-hits. It was built as a long-iron replacement rather than a specialty utility club, and testing at the time clocked it as the longest hybrid of 2020 at an average carry around 226 yards. Rory McIlroy, testing the club pre-launch, remarked that it landed shots more steeply than the long irons it was designed to replace — useful validation for a club whose whole job is to hold greens like an iron while launching like a wood.

A well-reviewed, functional hybrid with no cult following or scarcity story; it did its job for a single model year before TaylorMade moved to the SIM2 Max Rescue in 2021 on the normal product cycle. Its claim to fame is a strong distance test result, not tour legend or collector demand.

Golfers of most speeds (its DB fitting note spans 78-105 mph) looking to replace hard-to-hit long irons (typically 3-5 iron equivalents) with something easier to launch and more forgiving from rough or tight lies. Available in deep lofts up to 31 degrees, so it also suits players wanting a steep-descending alternative to a 5-wood.

• MSRP was $249.99, per TaylorMade's pricing.
• Independent testing (Today's Golfer/Golfalot) measured it as the longest hybrid tested in the 2020 model year, averaging roughly 226 yards of carry.
• Available in five lofts (19/22/25/28/31 degrees), unusually deep coverage that let it stand in for anything from a strong 2-iron to a weak 7-wood.
• Rory McIlroy is on record from TaylorMade's own launch materials noting the SIM Max hybrid landed shots steeper than his long irons during testing.
• Stock shaft was the Fujikura Ventus Blue HB, a premium-tier stock option not typically found on a $250 hybrid.

Part of TaylorMade's 2020 SIM family alongside the SIM and SIM Max drivers and fairways; it competed with Callaway's Mavrik hybrids, Ping's G410 Hybrid, and Titleist's TS2/TS3 hybrids. Replaced after one year by the SIM2 Max Rescue, which carried the V Steel concept forward with updated Cap Back-era internals.

New MSRP was $249.99. In 2026, six years on and two hybrid generations removed (SIM2 Max Rescue 2021, Stealth Rescue since), realistic private-party prices run roughly $60-$110 depending on shaft and condition; reconditioned-retail listings (2nd Swing, Golf Avenue) will price meaningfully higher for graded/warrantied stock.