So as I continue to play the GS53 Max and get more comfortable with it, the one thing that stands out to me is forgiveness. I have been able to play 3 rounds with this in the past few weeks. One round was windy (seemed like there was wind in your face on every hole), the second was a chilly day to start, then warmed up nicely, yesterday was a mid to upper 40's degree day. On the 3 different days, this club experienced many different swings, some toe, some heel and a few center face. All in all, the ball flight was a higher mid flight but straight. The toe shots kept their line and distance loss was not very substantial. The heel strikes would produce a nice little cut/fade. Center strikes, the ball just jumped and produced some very good distance. The wayward shots with this have all been due to my lazy swing (blocking shots to the right or coming over the top). Overall distance has been neck and neck with the original GS53 for me. So it will continue to be fun putting both through their paces to see which one finally wins the starting spot. For now, the Max is the front runner due to the dispersion but it is a close race.