Some of the most under the radar wedges the past couple of release cycles have come from TaylorMade and their Milled Grind series. With what started as an innovative take on ensuring precision and repeatability in the sole grinds, this became a major part of their wedges, making them historically good performers.
This year the Milled Grind 3 is coming to market and TaylorMade looks to have focused on a tangible evolution to improve the overall look, feel, and spin while still featuring milled grind options which should offer something for everyone.
TaylorMade Milled Grind 3 Wedges
From the MG1 to the MG2, the company took a hardline focus to try and improve the sound/feel via a Thick-Thin design while also finding ways to increase friction and performance through their raw faced premise. This year, they are doubling down on such goals, while also quietly blending the weighting and balancing techniques in the most sleek and clean wedges we have seen from them in some time.
It has been interesting to follow the evolution of the Milled Grind wedges as well as the feedback that has come with them, particularly from some on the more traditionalist side of the spectrum. From the bore-thru hosel of the MG1 to the TPU insert of the MG2, there has seemingly always been something that just didn’t mesh with everyone. That is why it is a breath of fresh air to see these initial images of the Milled Grind 3 wedges which are, well, very clean and exist without the industrial and hard-edged feeling of its predecessors.
The Thick-Thin flange design is present and has again been altered to help improve the sound/feel of the 8620 Carbon Steel wedges, but this time it has also been softened and managed to allow that slick milled sole to pop along with a balanced and more traditional shape that some realize TaylorMade has in fact been producing. Minimal engraving is also being utilized and they no longer look like something out of NASCAR, these are a very modern yet sleek looking wedge.
The Raw Face design is also back on both the Satin Chrome and Satin Black and more attention has been paid to the toe section of the clubs with a more satin/scratched finish in order to protect against glare. The story of the raw face is still one on precision and how it allows the company to ensure the grooves are as sharp as possible, but those ZTP Raw Grooves are overall sharper, narrower, and deeper with focus on engineering them to the limits of the USGA rules. With the addition of “Raised Micro-Ribs” between the grooves texture is also increased to help on those shots closer to the green with increased friction and spin.
Three grind options will be available at retail, those being LB (Low Bounce) which now has increased camber and trailing edge relief, SB (Standard Bounce) offering a wider sole than on the MG2 for playability, and HB (High Bounce) with a wider sole as well as added trail relief for the steeper swinger who plays in softer conditions. Also, before you ask, yes, the TW grinds will be available via special order in the 56° and 60° lofts.
TaylorMade’s new Milled Grind 3 wedges will hit retail on 9/3/21 with a price of $180. They will come standard with True Temper DG Tour Issue S200 wedge shafts and Lamkin Crossline 360 grips.
What do you think about the new Milled Grind 3 wedges? Is it a revolution or an evolution from TaylorMade, is it something you plan to give a go? Jump into the fray with thousands of golfers just like you both in the comments below as well as directly on the THP Community.
I use apex pro Pw so I think 45
You’re wanting to consolidate those 3 into 2 MG3s?
Yes
thinking of going 45* / 52* / 56 or 58. Any advice?
I’m a big fan of that.
my low bounce W grind used to be that for me but lately something has changed and just needed to go in a different direction with short game. Hopefully the magic they’ve worked for you will show itself with mine.
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Beauties!!!
I guess I missed your post from a couple previous. Sorry. You still planning to get them in play this weekend?
100y to 17′ and 2 putt par (terrible swing)
83y to 2′, birdie
92y to 10′ lip out, par
32y to 3′, birdie
Tough short side to 10′, but go the putt for par
up and down from fringe for birdie
up and down greenside for easy par
109y to 15′ and birdie
up and down greenside for easy par
up and down greenside for easy birdie
That was the action my two MG3’s saw today. A lot of different positions and lies. They’re really good.
yep, Sunday morning 6:40. Might try and get a chipping session in tomorrow but depends on work load
@Tenputt @OldandStiff either of you go with stock TI S200 shafts? Feel rather light than normal TI s400
I play S200 in all my wedges, so that feels like home to me. Good match for DG 120 X100 imo, but I played them even prior to that. These are a little short for me since I play +1/4 and they’re already a little shorter than Vokey’s, T22, etc, at stock. So I move my 54 shaft to my 60 and cut one for the 54 (55 actual). Even that’s dicey though because the heads are heavy. SWs are already pretty heavy prior to that. Definitely gonna have a different feel than S400 though and be about 5g or so lighter overall.
I just have the stock shafts in both my MG3 47* and 52* and in my two Tiger Woods grinds. The stock shafts are S200 and S400, respectively. I didn’t know that, until I read your post and looked it up on the TaylorMade website. I cannot disceren a difference between the two. The website says that the S200 is 129 grams and the S400 is 130 grams, which has got to be negligible. According to True Temper, they are the same shaft, but simply sorted for weight tolerances.
As per my prior post, it is interesting that the TaylorMade website only lists the weight difference as 1 gram. According to what else I have read, the weight difference would be anywhere between 3 and 5 grams, as you posted. I wonder if the TM website is wrong or if they are ordering in specified weights, since it all apparently is the same shaft, just sorted by weights. I also would still guess that most of us could not discern the difference. I know I can’t. I was surprised when I looked it up and found out that the TW grinds have a different shaft than the standard MG3.
They’re definitely more like 5 from my weighing them. They’re the exact same as the ones I buy. You can often find a TM labeled one mixed in on one my wedges, because I move them from wedge to wedge when the length is right for whatever hosel they have.
And yeah we’re all a little different. The TW ones jump out at me like crazy.
My set up is stock across the board
true temper TI s200 wedge and lamkin cross line 360 52g grip. The demo club I tried before was TI s400 with same grip and it’s a night and day difference. TM website states stock form should come in at D5 but I’m going to shop today to get them SW.
Either way I spent 45 minutes at the practice which resulted in 120 chips greenside varying from 5ft to 25 ft. Mixed in tp5x balls and CSX balls from 2019. Going high or bumping low was easy with 56 but better controlled with 52. Check wasn’t quite there but have a feeling hand speed or lack it played a part in that equation. Not giving up on them yet but definitely looking in to set up more before committing to them for rest of the year
See I notice a big difference between S400 and S200, but I didn’t want to poison anything for you. My setup definitely feels maybe more harsh to some, but also more responsive to me because of that. S400 always feels soft to me, and maybe just from the weight or butt, a little looser. Going from S400 T22 to MG3 S200 in testing was about as night and day on feel and feedback as it gets for me.
And the feel of these is definitely unique. MD5s are just firmish hard to me, T22s very soft, but these are just kind of their own feel. I think I mention it a bunch early in the thread that it’s a little different. Even from the MG2s. Lot of feedback, and some of it a little different. Crisp-ish, but a little odd. And it really brings it differences in balls. I know I mentioned that. It’s great for ball testing, and in my opinion it shines a massive light on what I consider to be a pretty clicky feeling/sounding previous version CSX. That ball off this wedge might be the worst combo I’ve ever hit. I couldn’t stand it. I didn’t really like those balls outside of these wedges anyway, so it wasn’t an issue for me. I played TP5x mostly with them early on. Sucks your first outing wasn’t quite what you were hoping.
Appreciate the detailed response and I’m definitely understanding more about these wedges as the day goes on.
That’s bizarre. Both my sets came in right around D5, and I’ve put a bunch on the scale in store the same. Scratch that. My 50 was like 3.2, but that’s pretty normal. Those heads are pretty heavy from the ones I’ve taken apart, so that’s really odd.
That is amazing. These wedges have always felt heavy to me, although I have never weighed them.
Yeah not too happy about it considering the demo wedges comes in D4.2 using same scale.
Either way round one is tomorrow and we’re going to make the best of it and go pin hunting
52 – only pulled once but came through when needed. Short sided but pin high in some moderate rough chipping to a pin 15 ft away with 5 feet of rough to be carried before runaway on green. Worked out perfectly and chipped to 5 ft and made the putt for par.
56 – pulled for 10 yard chip on 2nd hole / par 3 and got under it a bit due to hesitation and left myself a 12 ft putt for par.
-first bunker shot attempt on 5 from greenside bunker. Clean out from the bunker but lack of spin left me 8 fr away from the pin.
– Pulled for Chip attempt on par 3 7th. Caught it a little high on the face and came out dead and short.Left 25 ft putt
Won’t go over the rest of the round but so far it’s a good first round with new wedges and ball and definitely looking forward to more time/rounds with the combo
‘Cause they are! Had a chip in a few holes earlier too, but that was an eagle to finish.
Coming around to weight of the clubs now but still a little lighter than I prefer. Check/spin on clean shots was great as well as still getting moderate amount of spin out of rough (both wet and dry)
Sounds like a lot of things not set up for success. I couldn’t do the light weight. Still blows my mind yours were. Hopefully you get some better conditions to play them in soon. The bunker thing makes me sad.
yeah but that’s being taken care of soon. I’ll pull them apart and add tip weights keeping the stock shaft and be good. Yesterdays round was a cluster but it gave me a chance to see how the wedges could handle “bad days” while still trying to salvage a good round. I think the lack of specific grind (like I had on my jaws wedges 50w,54s,58w) is forcing me to focus on better shot making with these which has been good to go back to KISS course management
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From Golf Monthly and I am shocked to hear yet another publication, reviewer, fitter, player etc say the milling helps them get through ground elements better. And by shocked I obviously mean not surprised in any way whatsoever.
Really enjoyed that about these wedges.
Still playing these?
Nope. Wouldn’t hesitate at all too, but am playing the Jaws Raw right now. Enjoyed their X grind today because of a sole camber similar to these.