TaylorMade · Wedge · 2021
Milled Grind 3
CaddyIndex™ breakdown: what our research found across each of the six performance dimensions, with cited sources.
You're a better player who wants the highest-spinning, most accurate tour wedge with a soft, solid milled feel and a beautiful teardrop shape.
You need forgiveness from a bigger head, or you want a loud, clicky impact - this is a compact, quiet, tour-spec wedge.
Pros
- MyGolfSpy 2022 Most Wanted Wedge - the only back-to-back winner, best for accuracy and spin
- Elite spin - a micro-ribbed raw face, around 7,600 rpm on 40-45 yard shots
- Soft, solid milled feel with precise feedback - like a strong, gentle hand picking up the ball
- A beautiful compact teardrop shape, in Chrome or Black
Cons
- Not a forgiving wedge - aimed at the better player
- The raw face rusts over time - it needs a little maintenance
- A quiet, thud-like sound won't suit players who want a louder click
By dimension
Forgiveness
Better than the MG2, still a players' wedge - these are not forgiving clubs, aimed at the better player, though the milled construction and a third (high) bounce option, plus smooth feedback gradation away from center, make it more usable than the MG2. Modest miss-tolerance for a compact tour wedge.
Distance
Best in class - named the best for accuracy and spin in 2022, the only back-to-back Most Wanted winner that ran away and hid from the field, with high, consistent spin around 7,600 rpm on 40-45 yard shots and a consistent mid-flight through the loft range. Elite, repeatable distance control.
Workability
Versatile for a tour blade - three bounce configurations (Standard, Low and High) across the loft range and a compact teardrop built for shot-making, with a milled sole that glides through turf for shaping shots. Strong shot-making control for a better player.
Feel
Soft and solid - a soft and solid feel on center, like a strong, gentle hand picking up the ball, with precise feedback and a smooth gradation away from center, the milled 8620 carbon steel giving an extremely soft feel that glides with no digging. Among the better milled-wedge feels.
Sound
Quiet and refined - a very quiet impact on pure shots, closer to a thud than a click, the milled construction giving a soft, understated note. A premium, low-volume acoustic.
Looks at address
Beautiful and compact - a slightly compact teardrop with a fairly straight leading edge and a beautiful back with a smooth depression, with clean Chrome or Black finishes. A big aesthetic step up from the boxy MG2.
Sources
Some of the reviews, lab tests and head-to-head comparisons we read while grading this club.