TaylorMade Hi-Toe 3 wedges: Full reviews, testing info and more
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TaylorMade Hi-Toe 3 Wedges
We have to start with the look. The head shape is one of the biggest pieces of TaylorMade’s short-game puzzle — to the point where they even influenced the club’s name. TaylorMade named the line the “Hi-Toe 3s” for the taller and sharper toe profile.
This wedge profile isn’t new to golf and TaylorMade isn’t claiming to have invented it, but they are offering more loft and bounce options in this category than any other manufacturer, which speaks to their full commitment to the design.
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Unlike professionals, less skilled players tend to miss in a larger area of the face. The larger face profile of the Hi-Toe series creates extra forgiveness, which increases spin and spin consistency, leading to better distance control.
Compared to a traditional profile wedge, Hi-Toe offerings have the same head weight, but it’s what the engineers do with that weight within the shape of the wedge that makes all the difference.
By adjusting the amount of mass removed from the area behind the sole — also known as the flange — more mass is positioned in a weight pad towards the toe area of the club head. This thick-thin design is the same principle used in the MG3 but over a larger surface area to create the best trajectory control possible. More mass behind the hitting area, even when it’s positioned higher on the face, helps transfer more energy that wound traditionally be lost on this type of face strike.
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The other elements of technology brought from the MG3 wedges are the raw face and raised micro-ribs between each groove, which help increase friction and maintain spin on partial and lower speed shots.
Last but not least, each and every Hi-Toe 3 wedge sole is CNC milled to ensure the grind geometry is consistent club after club.
