What you need to know: TaylorMade\u2019s latest wedge introduction\u2014the Hi-Toe 5\u2014is a fully forged wedge designed in the hallmark high-toe design the line has become known for. Available in five sole grinds in lofts ranging from 50 to 60 degrees, the wedges feature full-face, saw-milled grooves to produce optimum spin.<\/p>\n
Price\/Availability: Available for pre-order immediately, the Hi-Toe 5 will be at retail beginning Sept. 3. Price is $200 per wedge.<\/p>\n
Each wedge in the Hi-Toe 5 family is forged from soft carbon steel, a first for the Hi-Toe line. The forging process not only delivers a pleasing feel but allows for more precise aesthetics.<\/p>\n
“Hi-Toe has always been designed to be different,\u201d says Matt Bovee, senior director of product category for TaylorMade. \u201cThe expanded toe, the full-face grooves, the willingness to look different in the bag. Those are the unique features that drew players to this wedge line in the first place. The carbon steel construction delivers a softer, more responsive feel at impact, and the precision tolerances of a forged head produce the kind of consistent feedback that allows golfers to dial in distance and trajectory.”<\/p>\n
The Hi-Toe 5 uses the same saw-milled grooves found in the company\u2019s Milled Grind 5 wedges but extend from heel to toe across the entire clubface. This allows the ball to engage with the upper portions of the extended toe area of open-face shots. The saw-milling process allowed the company\u2019s engineers to manufacture grooves with steeper sidewalls and sharper internal radii than conventional milled grooves. The result is increased friction at impact for more spin and control.<\/p>\n
The raw face increases spin in both dry and wet conditions. To help retain spin in damp conditions, a series of laser-etched micro-channels integrated into the face directs moisture away from the impact, delivering consistent ball-to-face friction across all types of playing conditions.<\/p>\n
The Hi-Toe 5 is offered in five sole grind configurations, each engineered for a specific swing type, turf condition, and playing style. Four configurations are available in the standard line: ATS, ATV, ATX, and ATW. The ATC grind is offered for right-handed players only in both custom and in the My Hi-Toe 5 wedge personalization program.<\/p>\n
ATS fits a wide variety of swing types and playing styles. The four-way cambered sole delivers versatility on open and closed face positions. ATV is a grind that combines a concave sole shape with asymmetric bounce (mid-to-high in the square position and lower in the open position) and a beveled leading edge that minimizes turf interaction prior to impact.<\/p>\n
ATX is a mid-high bounce built on three independent sole ledges working in sequence. The leading edge provides forgiveness for steeper attack angles, the center ledge stabilizes through impact, and a narrowed trailing edge facilitates a quick exit from the turf. ATW is the widest, highest-effective-bounce sole in the family. It is engineered for maximum forgiveness, especially in soft conditions and out of bunkers, particularly for players who like to play with a square face.<\/p>\n
The low-bounce ATC features a reverse-C trailing edge and a narrower overall sole width. The design improves stability and contact quality on tight lies, particularly for players with shallow angles of attack.<\/p>\n
TaylorMade also is introducing My Hi-Toe 5, a fully personalized wedge configurator available exclusively through TaylorMadeGolf.com.<\/p>\n
Hi-Toe 5 is offered in four finishes: aged copper, charcoal black, satin chrome and tour raw. Personalization options include freestyle initials (up to two characters), two-line custom text (up to 11 characters per line), dancing text-and-logo combinations (up to 14characters), and freestyle logo selection from a library of more than 50 options. Players can also select paint fill color from 15 colorways, applied across the Hi-Toe logo, loft number, bounce number, and bottom groove, and choose from five two-tone ferrule combinations. Cost is $250 per wedge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What you need to know: TaylorMade\u2019s latest wedge introduction\u2014the Hi-Toe 5\u2014is a fully forged wedge designed in the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":50417,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3016],"tags":[82,2482,19541,3699],"class_list":["post-50416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-taylormade","tag-story","tag-taylormade","tag-taylormade-hi-toe-5-wedges-what-you-need-to-know","tag-wedges"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50416"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50416\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}