By Ed Travis
The latest club enhancements from TaylorMade Golf are the Hi-Toe 3 Wedges, which provide a versatile solution for getting up and down around the green. These wedges are designed with a wide four-way cambered sole and aggressive spin generation that features raised ribs between full face grooves.
Having the proper wedge in the bag for the required shot is important and can easily make the difference between a par, bogey, or worse. In an effort to avoid the dreaded other, TaylorMade has redone the Hi-Toe line to provide more latitude for various scoring shots.
The weight distribution is higher in the head, which helps provide a lower controllable launch. In combination with the raw finish on the face, the groove pattern provides additional spin. The wide sole and trailing edge helps with those scary flop shots and make them more doable with an open face setup.
Taylormade is also offering extensive customization with three finishes, plus personalized text, logo and paint options.
Bill Price, of the Product Creation, Wedges and Putters department said at the introduction,
“Our athletes all offered great input individually, but collectively everyone wanted something versatile. They wanted a single wedge that could perform around the greens from deep rough, thick fescue, bunkers with different sands, in wet conditions and from tight lies. That’s a lot to fit into a single design, but with Hi-Toe 3 we’ve done it.”
Fast Facts TaylorMade Hi-Toe 3 Wedges
-Made with 8620 Carbon steel
– The larger toe design creates a higher center of gravity
-Four-way camber sole
-Full face grooves on higher lofts
-Raised smaller ribs between grooves
-Unfinished face rusts for added grip
-Aged copper finish
-Four bounce options
-Stock lofts: 50° to 60° two degree increments
-Stock shaft: KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 (115g)
-Stock grip: Lamkin Crossline 360 Round (52g)
-MSRP: $179.99
