The ideal fairway wood for a high-toe miss, according to our robot

Stealth2 HD fairway sole

TaylorMade Stealth 2 HD fairway wood produced strong numbers on high-toe misses.

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With the help of Golf Laboratories’ swing-robot, GOLF’s 2023 ClubTest continues to deliver robotic testing insights on the newest equipment releases. We continue our fairway wood insights with the 5 models designed for high-toe misses. And click here to get the full rundown on every fairway wood for ’23.

With the high-toe miss being the most common for amateur golfers, knowing you have a club in the bag to combat the ensuing performance dropoff can reduce a lot of angst when you do miss the center. And it’s going to happen.

Thankfully, we found several fairway woods that produced nearly identical high-toe and geometric center carry distance numbers. It’s a reality with the 2023 crop, and we have the data to back it up.

If your common miss is high on the toe, the 5 fairway woods below are worth testing consideration. (Note: The smaller the number, the less distance dropoff you’ll see on mishits at 95 mph.)

Tour Edge C523 (-4.8 yards carry distance delta between high-toe and geometric center)

tour edge c523 fairway wood

Tour Edge C523

$169.99
Check out Tour Edge’s homepage for more information on the C523 fairway wood.

Cobra Aerojet LS (-5.7 yds)

Cobra Aerojet LS fairway wood
Cobra Aerojet LS fairway wood at address
Cobra Aerojet LS fairway wood face

Cobra Aerojet LS

$329
Click through to purchase a new Cobra Aerojet fairway wood from Fairway Jockey today.

Ping G430 Max (-8 yds)

Ping G430 Max fairway wood
Ping G430 Max fairway wood face
Ping G430 Max fairway wood address

Ping G430 Max

$385
Click through to purchase a new Ping G430 fairway wood from Fairway Jockey today.

TaylorMade Stealth 2 HD (-8.2 yards)

TaylorMade Stealth 2 HD fairway wood
TaylorMade Stealth 2 HD fairway wood at address
TaylorMade Stealth 2 HD fairway wood face
TaylorMade Stealth 2 HD fairway wood toe

TaylorMade Stealth 2 HD

$350-450
Click through to purchase a new TaylorMade Stealth 2 fairway wood from Fairway Jockey today.

Ping G430 SFT (-9 yds)

Ping G430 SFT fairway wood
Ping G430 SFT fairway wood face
Ping G430 SFT fairway wood at address

Ping G430 SFT

$385
Click through to purchase a new Ping G430 fairway wood from Fairway Jockey today.

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Jonathan Wall

Jonathan Wall is GOLF Magazine and GOLF.com’s Managing Editor for Equipment. Prior to joining the staff at the end of 2018, he spent 6 years covering equipment for the PGA Tour. He can be reached at jonathan.wall@golf.com.