{"id":70,"date":"2026-05-07T03:16:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T03:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flyingbirdiegolf.com\/?p=70"},"modified":"2026-05-07T03:16:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T03:16:16","slug":"how-i-secretly-bought-my-taylormade-sim2-max-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flyingbirdiegolf.com\/?p=70","title":{"rendered":"How I Secretly Bought My TaylorMade SIM2 Max Driver"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After getting more addicted to golf, I secretly bought a TaylorMade SIM2 Max driver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Secretly from my wife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well\u2026 technically, my golf instructor gave me the idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e39da43a wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I told him my old TaylorMade R7 driver sounded like something was broken inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He took a look at it and said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWell yeah, this thing is about 20-something years old. Your son can call it uncle.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I replied immediately:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDoes that mean I need a new driver? I won\u2019t be able to play with a broken driver.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He looked at me and said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGet a new one.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I answered nervously:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYeah\u2026 my wife is definitely not going to like that idea.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Without hesitation, he replied:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBuy it discreetly and put it in your bag.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And honestly\u2026 that idea sounded like it could actually work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I kept telling myself I didn\u2019t need it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But I wanted it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, my conscience told me not to spend more than $500 CAD. That was already basically the price of my entire Facebook Marketplace golf set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So I did about a week of YouTube golf driver research before finally deciding on the TaylorMade SIM2 Max.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I ordered it online from Sport Chek and turned on every delivery notification possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The day it arrived, I was pulling into the driveway and spotted a long cardboard box sitting at the front door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I immediately went into covert operation mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I made sure my wife was distracted and casually pointed in the opposite direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOh, what\u2019s that?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She looked over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat is what?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I replied calmly:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOh never mind. It\u2019s nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mission successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I opened the garage door so we could enter through there like we usually do. I let her walk in first, then told her:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI forgot my phone in the car.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The moment she disappeared inside, I sprinted to the front door, grabbed the box, ripped it open, and there it was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My Excalibur-looking driver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blue. Black. White. Carbon fiber. A splash of neon green.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I ripped the plastic wrapping off immediately, put the headcover on, slid it into my golf bag\u2014which conveniently happened to already be inside the garage\u2014and zipped everything shut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then I tore the cardboard box apart with my bare hands and threw the evidence directly into the blue recycling bin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Honestly, she probably wouldn\u2019t have noticed anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She didn\u2019t know what any of my Facebook Marketplace clubs looked like in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also\u2026 $350 plus tax for a brand-new driver isn\u2019t that expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least that\u2019s what I told myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No regrets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the real problem came later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During one of the golf lessons I took together with my 8-year-old son, he watched me pull the driver out of the bag for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His eyes immediately locked onto it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhoa Dad\u2026 you got a new driver?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At that exact moment, I knew I had to keep him quiet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I gave him \u201cthe look.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same look dads occasionally give their kids without saying a word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But then I felt bad immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Honestly, he didn\u2019t deserve it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was just admiring a beautiful driver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So I told him a partial truth:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was a gift.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(A gift to me\u2026 from me.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Usually our lessons started with a 7-iron, but this was the first time pulling out the SIM2 Max since secretly hiding it in the bag after delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had been waiting for this moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Probably like King Arthur finally pulling Excalibur from the stone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My instructor smirked and said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAlright, 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