TaylorMade Milled Grind Hi-Toe Wedge

In golf, the longer the club the harder it is to hit square and hit it pure. Let's just say the driver is the longest therefore for many the most difficult to play. So it does mean that the shortest club in the bag being the wedge therefore, it it the easiest? Furthermore when it is time to use a wedge you are usually left with little real estate to conquer - from 100 metres and below and the worst shots are those that are not full shots. 35m or 45m shots and so on. 

You will need to have full confidence with a wedge in your hands with belief and conviction. We should not let our minds play tricks on us thinking that we have to hit harder if the flag is blue and farther or to decelerate when the pin is red and nearer. Once, you could overcome such fear of over or under hitting it, the wedge becomes your scoring club.

Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you to the Tour-inspired TaylorMade Hi Toe wedge. It is a wedge aimed at golfers seeking more control and versatility and is especially useful in the rough where there should be even better contact of club head to the ball. Lovely club ain't  it? Sexy as satin and silk.

You can see that it has silver face even though from the above photo the club head has a classy and lovely copper finish that could actually wear off after prolonged use.   

The other interesting design is that it has a full face grooves for a large hitting area. The full face scoring lines is so unique and is to be loved. When you hit a golf ball, the ball actually travels over the face of the club and the grooves help spin it more. So the  Hi-Toe has more face area and grooves to travel over for more spin and also margin for error. 

Grooves in the Hi-Toe section was probably where they derived the name of this model.

The Hi-Toe (below left) has a more triangular shape than the standard wedge. Do you see the difference of the grooves between both clubs? The Hi-Toe on the left has grooves that stretch almost the entire face right up to the end of the toe. This means contact on the toe will still generate more spin. 

This is  how it looks from the back. Tiger Woods is currently using TaylorMade's Milled Grind wedges at 56 and 60 degrees. The Hi-Toe is also mill grind. 

At the back it has three trapezoid-shaped pockets to optimise weight and to enhance feel plus a higher and more central CG location to launch the ball lower with more spin.

It comes standard with a KBS shaft and as you know KBS are specialist in steel shaft for wedges. It is the Hi-Rev 2.0 and is marginally lighter at 115g then the usual 120g to facilitate higher trajectory for full shots.

The label just served to confirm that the colour will wear off and may even rust over time. This clubs comes with a swing weight of D5.

It is as raw as you can get and the red polymer insert at the bottom of the hosel is not cosmetic. TaylorMade designed it for the shaft to go in half inch deeper for CG placement. The sole is ATV sole or All Terrain Versatility sole.

There are so many nice stuffs in this club and the sole is one of the important ones. The leading is supposed to have a higher bounce. Heel and toe relief is there to help you make a variety of shots from different positions. This in one word is versatility! 

Skilful golfers who likes open faced shots should experience a touch more grab as the club face contact the ball.

This is a club that will give you the potential to make some magic in future as I am currently no magician with a wedge. Good for flops and from the sand. Master it and you will have monster performances. Even if you do not, it is a club that can rekindle some fun.

Dustin Johnson provided TaylorMade the input when building the wedge for the grooves extension to the end of the face. If you are creative and like to try new things you will enjoy and have lots of fun! I simply love it even just for the look!

Golf as in life, play as it lies.