OG SIM Ti vs. Stealth Plus + Fairway Wood Comparison

[Cactus Jack]

I picked up a pair of the new Stealth Plus woods and thought I’d share a few comparison pics with my OG SIM Tis. 
 

Below are rough dimensions of the 3 wood. The 5 wood differences are basically the same. Overall the head shapes are similar with the Stealth having a slightly deeper face and slightly more compact footprint. My takeaway is the heads are very similar.
 

Also similar is their initial performance. The Steath might be marginally more playable, but there was zero ball speed difference, very similar spin, and launch were basically identical. The bottom line is all standard deviations crossed over and performance gains will come down to strike. 

 

Edited February 25, 2022 by Cactus Jack

[MagicMan79]

Thanks for sharing! Been looking/waiting for this comp. Sounds like my Rocket 14* Sim is staying. It’s a helluva 3w 

 

what’s your club head and ball speed ?

[Valtiel]

Thanks for the comp, the Stealth definitely looks SHARP. I wasn't a fan of the SIM2 footprint at all, and I feel like what good qualities it did have got put into Stealth along with the good bits of OG SIM as well. I put a bunch of them down on the ground last week (Stealth and Stealth+) and they also sat very nicely, very "Titleist" to me in the sense that not a single one looked shut. 

[Cactus Jack]

9 hours ago, MagicMan79 said:

Thanks for sharing! Been looking/waiting for this comp. Sounds like my Rocket 14* Sim is staying. It’s a helluva 3w 

 

what’s your club head and ball speed ?

 

If the Rocket is working I'd say you can safely stay put from a performance perspective. I haven't noticed any performance difference. In my case, I do subjectively prefer a few aspects of the Stealth, the black crown in particular, but does that warrant a $450 investment for the masses, probably not.  

 

Off the tee I swing the 3 wood around 110 and depending on strike live in the high 150 to low 160 ball speed range. 

[SollyinGA]

I appreciate you posting this. I made the switch to the Stealth plus a couple of weeks ago. I currently play the original SIMs in 3 and 5 wood. 
 

I see now that there probably isn’t a reason to change those for the ‘latest and greatest’.

[Vinny Nguyen]

I had a original sim for over a season. I found that the new stealth plus gave me better ball speed on average vs the sim. I even reached a peak ball speed that I haven't seen in the entire time of hitting the sim. I found that the stealth also seemed easier to hit. These are just how they compared for me. The price point is the only thing keeping me from pulling the trigger on a stealth plus fairway. 

[Cactus Jack]

Here are pics comparing the 5 woods. 
 

 

[ob1soccer]

the stealth just looks cleaner and nicer to my eye, maybe its the black. 

[Cactus Jack]

6 hours ago, ob1soccer said:

the stealth just looks cleaner and nicer to my eye, maybe its the black. 

 

The Stealth looks great, and I think the all black finish has a lot to do with it. Also, the laser etched alignment like looks great too. The line really helps frame the ball in a unique way. 

 

After spending some more time with the Stealth woods, I gotta say they're growing on me. Both woods sound and feel very good. I paired them up with my RDX Blue PVD shafts and they look slick as heck. 

[ob1soccer]

The black definitely helps and looks great. I agree about the laser, makes it look very clean. Cant wait to hit it outside

[m_w]

I’ve hit both and the Stealth was much more playable on poor strikes

[phizzy30]

Got a chance to test the Stealth+ recently and it's a bit smaller than my SIM Ti.  Definitely a winner in the looks department but the numbers didn't justify kicking it out of the bag. 

[Goldenhawk]

Playing a Stealth Plus 3-Wood.  The stock HZRDUS RDX Red sucks.  Offered no control with the 3-Wood.  Better success when I installed the Tensei Blue from my SIM2 Ti.  But putting the Graphite Design Tour AD DI in the Stealth 3-wood worked so wonderfully.  The ball seemed easier to elevate with the Stealth Plus  vs. the SIM2.

 

Also, playing the regular Stealth 5-Wood.  The stock Ventus Red works well in the 5-wood.  

Edited February 28, 2022 by Goldenhawk

[TheSliceIsRight!]

Love you sharing this, thank you - looks like the Sim is here to stayl

[evoviiiyou]

WOW now thats how you compare clubs.  Thank you!

 

My Sim Ti 5 metal turned to 17* 4* open in the lowest setting is a goto second option (sometimes first) off the tee. I love it and for whatever reason I like the grey carbon and chalk color of the SIM which maybe makes it look bigger than it really is behind the ball.  The stealth looked smallish/ in the all black look. I don't think with either for the individual you can go wrong with the rights shaft and ball combo...oh and swing dependent LOL

Edited March 9, 2022 by evoviiiyou

[mitchdoc]

Call me a sceptic but I couldn’t help but notice there was not one single comparison video on YouTube between a stealth Fairway wood and a Sim two Fairway would be at the max version or the titanium version. These type of comparisons have always been there but suddenly they are not.

 

I have a sneaking suspicion that these comparison videos are not happening because Taylor made does not want them to happen. The likelihood is that there is zero performance difference and that the major change is the cosmetic difference of the all black. I bet you with a bit of paint one could paint the crown of a Sim to black and the carbon fibre might be the only real difference in colour at that point. 

 

I know myself I did a demo in a simulator of the Sim 2 max Three wood against the standard stealth Three wood both of them with the stiff stock Ventus  Shaft with the blue one being in the SIM 2 and the red one being in the stealth. I actually hit the sim 2 better. It was also $110 Canadian cheaper.

[mikentalk]

Thanks for the great comparison with pics and measurements. 
 

Would be great to add a top down visual at address comparison since that side by side single pic makes the stealth look more open at address. 

[phizzy30]

On 3/9/2022 at 10:00 AM, mitchdoc said:

Call me a sceptic but I couldn’t help but notice there was not one single comparison video on YouTube between a stealth Fairway wood and a Sim two Fairway would be at the max version or the titanium version. These type of comparisons have always been there but suddenly they are not.

 

I have a sneaking suspicion that these comparison videos are not happening because Taylor made does not want them to happen. The likelihood is that there is zero performance difference and that the major change is the cosmetic difference of the all black. I bet you with a bit of paint one could paint the crown of a Sim to black and the carbon fibre might be the only real difference in colour at that point. 

 

I know myself I did a demo in a simulator of the Sim 2 max Three wood against the standard stealth Three wood both of them with the stiff stock Ventus  Shaft with the blue one being in the SIM 2 and the red one being in the stealth. I actually hit the sim 2 better. It was also $110 Canadian cheaper.

I did a comparison of both heads side by side and hit balls with both, the SIM ti being my gamer.  Same gamer ZF shaft for both.  Stealth Plus head looks a little smaller and feels a little different at impact but that was about it.  Numbers were very similar across the board with the SIM ti launching a degree lower on average.  That's why it's still in the bag. 

[JD3]

OG Stealth+ has the nice high launch, lowish spin that I was looking for in a fairway. I want to get it up to clear a hazard as I tend to launch 3 woods too low, but I also wanted it roll it upon landing to reach par 5's in 2 -- my approach to par 5's that far out is not flying it all the way to the green and getting it to stop. I also appreciate the touch of added forgiveness versus the SIM. However I'm not a huge fan of the look with the unnecessary black trim piece on the back; find it frames the head in an odd boxy way. Stealth2+ was a total miss for me with the chunky sliding weight too noticeable during the swing and compromising the forgiveness. Qi10 Tour looks better (more Titleist-like), but i didnt see any performance benefit and maybe even some compromises again with the sliding weight. jmho

Edited November 8, 2024 by JD3

[wam78]

I recently, as of this past summer, started playing the stealth HL and stealth + fairways and can’t believe it took me this long to give them a shot.  Not sure they will leave the bag anytime soon.