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Why We Like It
- The fourth generation of TaylorMade’s Milled Grind wedges continues the consistency benefits of the machined-sole shaping of its predecessors with three new options at the higher lofts for seven total.
- The grooves are supported by laser-etched diagonals on the flat area between each scoreline to increase spin on partial shots and prevent spin loss in wet conditions.
- By increasing the thickness of the flange in an area more in line with the center of the face, TaylorMade was able to improve the sound.
- The stock shaft—True Temper’s Dynamic Gold Tour Issue—is 115 grams or about 15 grams lighter than a standard steel shaft.
- Fifteen paint fills, personalized lettering and logos, and additional finishes are available through TaylorMade’s custom-wedge program.
- Top 5 in Performance, low- and high-handicaps.
- 23 options (46-60 degrees), 7 grinds, 1 finish
what our testers said
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Matt
52, Handicap 11
3 years testing
Offers a helping hand around the green. Intuitive out of the sand—just splash the sand and let the clubhead do the work. Crisp contact produces predictable spin and makes distance control easy on greenside shots.
Wayne
60, Handicap 6
2 years testing
Head felt a little heavier compared to other wedges, which was good in that it allowed the clubhead to move more easily through the turf. Mis-hits also seemed to lose little distance. More grooves than your standard wedge. Easy to get underneath the ball and hit it high and soft with some spin from the sand.
Robert
28, Handicap 2
1 year testing
I like the contrast on the face; it frames the ball well. I would prefer to have more heft in my wedges around the green. This is lighter, and I struggled getting a feel for where the head was on sand shots.
Megan
39, Handicap 0
1 year testing
I really like the matted chrome finish; doesn't glare in the sun. Reliable distance control on full shots. When struck correctly on short shots, it has a nice potato chip-cracking sound.
Alan
30, Handicap 1
1 year testing
The milled finish on the bottom is like a rudder through the turf, guiding me home. One of the higher-spinning wedges out there. If you like to spin and stop a wedge, this thing can really put the accelerator down and brake as well.
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Matt
52, Handicap 11
3 years testing
Offers a helping hand around the green. Intuitive out of the sand—just splash the sand and let the clubhead do the work. Crisp contact produces predictable spin and makes distance control easy on greenside shots.
Wayne
60, Handicap 6
2 years testing
Head felt a little heavier compared to other wedges, which was good in that it allowed the clubhead to move more easily through the turf. Mis-hits also seemed to lose little distance. More grooves than your standard wedge. Easy to get underneath the ball and hit it high and soft with some spin from the sand.
Robert
28, Handicap 2
1 year testing
I like the contrast on the face; it frames the ball well. I would prefer to have more heft in my wedges around the green. This is lighter, and I struggled getting a feel for where the head was on sand shots.
Megan
39, Handicap 0
1 year testing
I really like the matted chrome finish; doesn't glare in the sun. Reliable distance control on full shots. When struck correctly on short shots, it has a nice potato chip-cracking sound.
Alan
30, Handicap 1
1 year testing
The milled finish on the bottom is like a rudder through the turf, guiding me home. One of the higher-spinning wedges out there. If you like to spin and stop a wedge, this thing can really put the accelerator down and brake as well.
Jin
30, Handicap 13
1 year testing
I was able to generate enough spin to get short pitch shots to spin and stop. Plenty of feedback in the hands at impact, which helps me understand my strike. Ball could be very hot off the face.
Alex
40, Handicap 11
6 years testing
Better-than-average performance on all shots, but nothing exceptional. I was able to get out of the sand but I had a hard time spinning it. Similar on bump and runs—the club wouldn't dig but it wouldn't spin, either. Consistent distances and trajectories on full shots.
John
55, Handicap 11
1 year testing
Classic, simple look. Sounds and feels professional. Really soft and controlled off the face, especially around the greens. I don't usually generate a ton of spin out of the sand, but these got the ball out and stopped it fast. I was all over the hole on chip shots.
Ricky
46, Handicap +3
10+ years testing
It’s almost like being on auto-pilot with this bad boy. You don’t have to do too much, as the club does all the work for you. I like the matted silver finish. Face sits nice and square at address.
Thomas
60, Handicap 7
10+ years testing
Really like the tightness between the grooves. You can feel the surface texture, which creates a ton of spin. Very easy to open up and hit high-spinning bunker shots and flop shots.
Peter
57, Handicap 7
10+ years testing
Full shots had a nice feel to them at impact. They didn't feel too soft, or too hard, just right in the middle where you want them. Above-average distance with medium-to-high spin rate. Pretty forgiving, too. Mis-hits are not penalized too much.
Paul
63, Handicap 4
10+ years testing
Lightness was a huge benefit, as I was able to generate more clubhead speed and an extra 10 yards' distance on full swing shots. Good turf interaction on greenside and sand shots. Every shot felt the same.
Gary
37, Handicap 13
10+ years testing
Grabbed just enough turf through impact to get the right height and distance. Good spin and check behavior. Was able to use the sole grind and heel relief to slide the club under the ball.
RC
63, Handicap 7
2 years testing
Well-versed club around the green. Nice and spinny. Variable sole allows you to lay the face open and get some extra height on greenside shots.
Scott
37, Handicap 14
9 years testing
Good balance and heft through the swing. Great at picking the ball off the turf. Glides through the sand with little effort, making bunker shots easy.
Ryan
46, Handicap 14
2 years testing
Every shot did exactly what I intended. Struggled with turf interaction and inconsistent contact and distance on full swings, but when I buttoned it, it was good.
Matt
27, Handicap 5
1 year testing
Very spinny, but in the best way possible, as in it's going to hit the green and not go anywhere. Distance was the same every time. Effortless out of the sand. Every kind of shot, it's going to respond exactly how you want it to.
Shane
36, Handicap 15
5 years testing
Very spinny contact around the greens allowed me to be aggressive with my lines and targets. I could also control the distance by flighting the ball lower, creating a very reliable roll.
Wei
55, Handicap 13
9 years testing
Comfortable sound and feel to impact. Very responsive to opening the face and engaging the bounce to hit high shots out of the bunker.
David
66, Handicap 8
1 year testing
Love the crescent moon-shaped bounce with the ridges. A really nicely engineered club.
Performed extremely well from fluffy and hard sand; was able to get nice, high, spinny shots out of both. Great spin control greenside on both lofted and shallow shots.
Sean
53, Handicap 6
8 years testing
Easy to hit, great spin. I just could not hit it out of the sand consistently enough. I think it could use a little more weight in the head. I can get under the ball easy and flop it, or get the ball to check up around the green. It just didn't like the sand.
Anand
43, Handicap 6
10+ years testing
Sole grind, weighty topline allow club to cut through sand pretty well. Was able to control the distance on greenside shots whether I was hitting it high or low.
Jason
48, Handicap 0
10+ years testing
Crazy amount of spin out of the sand. I was backing balls up. The variability of the sole is awesome and makes it very versatile. On full shots, the sole saved fat shots from being too bad.
Alejandra
26, Handicap 5
4 years testing
Easy to hit full shots and replicate them. Able to make it do exactly what I wanted to around the green. Sounded soft, but in control the whole time.
BK
41, Handicap 1
9 years testing
Tremendous, almost unrivaled, spin and control around the greens. Able to flight the full-swing wedges nicely and put a lot of spin on them as well.
Jamie
51, Handicap 5
2 years testing
I like the milling pattern in between the grooves. It gives shots a lot of bite on half and full shots. Club's heft helps it get through thick lies in the grass and sand.
Molly
37, Handicap 0
4 years testing
You can do anything you want with this club. Versatile in the sand—can hit it high and let it float. Turf interaction is very smooth. Plenty of stopping power on the green.
Jack
35, Handicap 1
2 years testing
I really like the milled sole. I can't exactly say what it does, so I'll just assume it's magic. It's been cast with an anti-digging spell.
Daniel
33, Handicap 12
5 years testing
I really enjoyed this club's stopping power. Easy to manipulate the club and control the ball on a variety of shots. Smallish head outpunches its weight class in displacing sand and getting ball onto the green.
Jin
30, Handicap 13
1 year testing
I was able to generate enough spin to get short pitch shots to spin and stop. Plenty of feedback in the hands at impact, which helps me understand my strike. Ball could be very hot off the face.
Gary
37, Handicap 13
10+ years testing
Grabbed just enough turf through impact to get the right height and distance. Good spin and check behavior. Was able to use the sole grind and heel relief to slide the club under the ball.
Scott
37, Handicap 14
9 years testing
Good balance and heft through the swing. Great at picking the ball off the turf. Glides through the sand with little effort, making bunker shots easy.
Ryan
46, Handicap 14
2 years testing
Every shot did exactly what I intended. Struggled with turf interaction and inconsistent contact and distance on full swings, but when I buttoned it, it was good.
Shane
36, Handicap 15
5 years testing
Very spinny contact around the greens allowed me to be aggressive with my lines and targets. I could also control the distance by flighting the ball lower, creating a very reliable roll.
Wei
55, Handicap 13
9 years testing
Comfortable sound and feel to impact. Very responsive to opening the face and engaging the bounce to hit high shots out of the bunker.
Daniel
33, Handicap 12
5 years testing
I really enjoyed this club's stopping power. Easy to manipulate the club and control the ball on a variety of shots. Smallish head outpunches its weight class in displacing sand and getting ball onto the green.
Matt
52, Handicap 11
3 years testing
Offers a helping hand around the green. Intuitive out of the sand—just splash the sand and let the clubhead do the work. Crisp contact produces predictable spin and makes distance control easy on greenside shots.
Wayne
60, Handicap 6
2 years testing
Head felt a little heavier compared to other wedges, which was good in that it allowed the clubhead to move more easily through the turf. Mis-hits also seemed to lose little distance. More grooves than your standard wedge. Easy to get underneath the ball and hit it high and soft with some spin from the sand.
Alex
40, Handicap 11
6 years testing
Better-than-average performance on all shots, but nothing exceptional. I was able to get out of the sand but I had a hard time spinning it. Similar on bump and runs—the club wouldn't dig but it wouldn't spin, either. Consistent distances and trajectories on full shots.
John
55, Handicap 11
1 year testing
Classic, simple look. Sounds and feels professional. Really soft and controlled off the face, especially around the greens. I don't usually generate a ton of spin out of the sand, but these got the ball out and stopped it fast. I was all over the hole on chip shots.
Thomas
60, Handicap 7
10+ years testing
Really like the tightness between the grooves. You can feel the surface texture, which creates a ton of spin. Very easy to open up and hit high-spinning bunker shots and flop shots.
Peter
57, Handicap 7
10+ years testing
Full shots had a nice feel to them at impact. They didn't feel too soft, or too hard, just right in the middle where you want them. Above-average distance with medium-to-high spin rate. Pretty forgiving, too. Mis-hits are not penalized too much.
RC
63, Handicap 7
2 years testing
Well-versed club around the green. Nice and spinny. Variable sole allows you to lay the face open and get some extra height on greenside shots.
David
66, Handicap 8
1 year testing
Love the crescent moon-shaped bounce with the ridges. A really nicely engineered club.
Performed extremely well from fluffy and hard sand; was able to get nice, high, spinny shots out of both. Great spin control greenside on both lofted and shallow shots.
Sean
53, Handicap 6
8 years testing
Easy to hit, great spin. I just could not hit it out of the sand consistently enough. I think it could use a little more weight in the head. I can get under the ball easy and flop it, or get the ball to check up around the green. It just didn't like the sand.
Anand
43, Handicap 6
10+ years testing
Sole grind, weighty topline allow club to cut through sand pretty well. Was able to control the distance on greenside shots whether I was hitting it high or low.
Robert
28, Handicap 2
1 year testing
I like the contrast on the face; it frames the ball well. I would prefer to have more heft in my wedges around the green. This is lighter, and I struggled getting a feel for where the head was on sand shots.
Megan
39, Handicap 0
1 year testing
I really like the matted chrome finish; doesn't glare in the sun. Reliable distance control on full shots. When struck correctly on short shots, it has a nice potato chip-cracking sound.
Alan
30, Handicap 1
1 year testing
The milled finish on the bottom is like a rudder through the turf, guiding me home. One of the higher-spinning wedges out there. If you like to spin and stop a wedge, this thing can really put the accelerator down and brake as well.
Ricky
46, Handicap +3
10+ years testing
It’s almost like being on auto-pilot with this bad boy. You don’t have to do too much, as the club does all the work for you. I like the matted silver finish. Face sits nice and square at address.
Paul
63, Handicap 4
10+ years testing
Lightness was a huge benefit, as I was able to generate more clubhead speed and an extra 10 yards' distance on full swing shots. Good turf interaction on greenside and sand shots. Every shot felt the same.
Matt
27, Handicap 5
1 year testing
Very spinny, but in the best way possible, as in it's going to hit the green and not go anywhere. Distance was the same every time. Effortless out of the sand. Every kind of shot, it's going to respond exactly how you want it to.
Jason
48, Handicap 0
10+ years testing
Crazy amount of spin out of the sand. I was backing balls up. The variability of the sole is awesome and makes it very versatile. On full shots, the sole saved fat shots from being too bad.
Alejandra
26, Handicap 5
4 years testing
Easy to hit full shots and replicate them. Able to make it do exactly what I wanted to around the green. Sounded soft, but in control the whole time.
BK
41, Handicap 1
9 years testing
Tremendous, almost unrivaled, spin and control around the greens. Able to flight the full-swing wedges nicely and put a lot of spin on them as well.
Jamie
51, Handicap 5
2 years testing
I like the milling pattern in between the grooves. It gives shots a lot of bite on half and full shots. Club's heft helps it get through thick lies in the grass and sand.
Molly
37, Handicap 0
4 years testing
You can do anything you want with this club. Versatile in the sand—can hit it high and let it float. Turf interaction is very smooth. Plenty of stopping power on the green.
Jack
35, Handicap 1
2 years testing
I really like the milled sole. I can't exactly say what it does, so I'll just assume it's magic. It's been cast with an anti-digging spell.
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TaylorMade Milled Grind 4
Milled Grind 4 utilizes laser etched Spin Tread and a raw face to provide better bite around the greens and superior spin in wet conditions. Refined shaping creates a smooth aesthetic that inspires creativity around the greens, while improved mass distribution provides a solid feel. This tour validated wedge is designed to provide players with spin around the green and confidence over any shot.
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