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The TaylorMade Hi-Toe 3 wedge continues to refine an already superior performing and feeling wedge. It excels at shotmaking, especially in the higher lofts.
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Introduction
When many golfers think of the word “wedge,” a couple of brands immediately come to mind. Typically it’s Vokey (Titleist), Cleveland, or Callaway. TaylorMade is usually the brand more associated with woods. However, in my own testing, no wedge created more spin than the Milled Grind 3 (review HERE). Their Hi-Toe 3 promises even more spin and shot-making ability, so I put that to the test.
Looks
These wedges are like the Hi-Toe RAW that have come before (review HERE) and continue to maintain a unique look. But in its new iteration, it’s turned decidedly more minimalistic and modern. Gone are the busy graphics, colors, or caricatures of feet on the club. Instead, TaylorMade has opted for simple text and full-faced grooves, at least in the sand and lob wedge variants.
Not only is it an eccentric look in shape with its pronounced toe section, but the color is also different than most of the other wedges on the market. The aged copper color varies slightly from wedge to wedge, and their unique patinas make it seem as though you’ve had these clubs for a season or two already. It felt as though I had found a few lucky pennies that had turned into golf clubs. The color not only looks sleek, but it also offers a performance gain as it eliminates glare.
Sound & Feel
The feel of the wedges was excellent. TaylorMade is advertising this series of wedges as a Swiss army knife, and I can attest these wedges felt sharp and precise through impact. They cut through the turf smoothly and solid when center-struck, with a progressively thinner feel towards the edges of the face. That smooth feel was reinforced with the quintessential soft “click” to the ear off each strike.
Performance
These wedges executed exactly how a top-performing wedge should. While sheer spin numbers are not the end-all-be-all, they certainly matter a lot when comparing wedges. To that point, I was pleased. While my testing didn’t see quite the spin numbers I saw when testing the Milled Grind 3, they were higher than average. The ribbing between the grooves definitely felt like it was imparting additional spin. There was plenty of check on around-the-green chips and out of bunkers, and there was a bit of zip-back on full-length shots as well.
Turf interaction is also extremely important on wedges too, and the four-way camber allows for a low leading edge. It’s also good to note that for the 58 and 60-degree wedges there are low, mid, and high bounce options. That variance in bounce allows suitable options for the gamut of turf conditions and styles of hitting wedges whether you’re a picker, you hit down on it, or somewhere in between.
The full-face grooves present are also an extremely beneficial addition. Not only did it allow me to open up the face dramatically for flop shots, but it also gave me more confidence to know that on off-centered hits, I’d still be benefiting from the spin where grooves aren’t normally located.
Conclusion
The combination of the Milled Grind 3 and now the Hi-Toe 3, has established TaylorMade as a prominent player in the wedge space. If you are looking to update wedges and don’t at least try these, you’re doing yourself a disservice. While I still think TaylorMade’s Milled Grind 3 is my wedge of the year, the Hi-Toe 3 unlocks another level of versatility, playability, and forgiveness.
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7 Comments
I’d like to update my wedges, currently playing 60*, 58*, 54* all Ping different models. How can I ensure I purchase correct lofts, bounce options for my game? Thx enjoy your insights
Jeff
Hey There Jeff,
Thanks for the kind words! I enjoy your comment!
The sure-fire way to make sure you get the right loft, bounce, and grind options on your wedges is to go and get a professional fitting. I will always recommend Club Champion to do that better than almost anyone in a brand-agnostic fashion.
Good luck!
Are the Hi-Toe wedges like the CBX wedges?
For mid-High Handicappers?
I am want to update my original CBX and I am looking for a full face option.
tks
Hey There Scott,
The Hi-Toe’s are definitely full-face wedges like the CBX! But they’re a much thinner player’s profile and are noticeably less forgiving. I’d say if you wanted something like the CBX, they’re a pretty unique line. The only other cavity-back game-improvement full-faced wedge I could think of that would be similar would be the Mack Daddy CB’s from Callway.
With that being said, these Hi-Toes spun more for me than either of those wedges I mentioned above. They could be a wedge you could grow into. You may be a mid-to-high handicapper, but there’s no way for me to know if your wedge play is better than your handicap would indicate. Go and get fitted to see the difference for yourself! I’d love to hear how it goes.
Cheers,
Drew
Hello all, I Love reading all the reviews which are highly detailed and very informative, my favorite are all the comments also… Anyway I purchased these Taylormade Milled Grind Hi-TOE wedges in a 58* with 10* of bounce and a 54* also with a 10* bounce.. Now I literally just put these in the bag 2 days ago I am a 7 handicap and have now played 1 round with them but I for sure have some useful feedback and TaylorMade hit it right on the nose there is such a great feel of these wedges cutting through the turf unlike anything I’ve ever felt in a wedge but I can really see how these can be a more of a precision kind of wedge which is great! definitely what im looking for out of wedges in those lofts I did notice a noticable difference from a well struck shot VS, a not so perfect strike and the difference in feel and distance can be substantial also if you play in very wet and soft turf conditions this might not be the way to go unless you are a picker of the golf ball… now when I played we had just recently had one of the biggest storms in our area in a long time so it was definitely wet out and I found they like to dig just a bit but I love the versatility around the greens the amount of spin you can generate is on another level. I love it, but there are for sure times I will need to play past the pin because I sucked a few shots back between 7 and about 20 feet a lot of this depends on green conditions as well as how well struck the shot was.. I would highly recommend these wedges to single digit handicappers because of the serious playability of these wedges in my humble opinion make them a players club and not necessarily a game improvement option. hope this was helpful. keep an eye out for an updated comment after I’ve been playing them for a bit longer..
Very helpful comment Jon. I’ve just got the 58 in 10 bounce myself. I am keen to see improvements with flop shots and sand shots.
Nice review Drew. I am considering the mg3 hb 58 and the hy toe hb 58. What would be the difference between the two?