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Tiger Woods Puts New TaylorMade MG2 Wedge in Play
Playoffs.
It’s the time of year when most players hunker down, stick to their guns, and use what got them there…but not Tiger Woods. We spotted Tiger with a new wedge in the bag for the first event of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, the new unreleased TaylorMade MG2 (Milled Grind) wedge.
We haven’t gotten official word on the new MG2’s but we did speculate about them about a month ago when they first hit the tour for testing – WRX Spotted: TaylorMade MG 2 Wedges
Tiger has always been EXTREMELY picky when it comes to his clubs, especially his wedges, and to see a quick switch like this must mean whatever they are doing for him in Carlsbad is working nicely.
The huge benefit to the Milled Grind technology is the ability to recreate clubs time after time – almost no hand finishing to cause variables. This way you get new technology in a trusted profile from address, and with a personal sole grind.
Since this is Tiger, and he’s particular – his MG2 wedge looks a little different than the ones we have already seen out on tour:
- For one, they appear to be shorter heel to toe – its not easy to spot but when compared to a wedge with a similar loft (see below) the toe of his wedges comes in a LOT closer to the insert in the cavity.
- The wedges also appear to be a bit more rounded in overall profile – like is previous ones. The tell tale sign of this is the radius at the highest point of the toe, and how the topline looks to be more rounded as it get to the crotch (yes thats the actual name) where the topline meets the hosel.
Either way, Mr. Woods is rocking some fresh wedges at Liberty National!
Neal Shipley was the first to admit that he enjoyed his food while in college. But since his days at Ohio State, he’s slimmed down and earned a PGA Tour Card.
That hasn’t stopped him from having fun with his wedge stampings, though it’s led to some misunderstandings.
On the 54 (degree), we have ‘Big Fudge,'” Shipley told GolfWRX. “It was supposed to be ‘Big Fridge,’ so this happened a little while ago. ‘Big Fridge’ was a nickname between my college teammates and I, with ‘fridge’ meaning stomach, a big stomach.
“We told the Ping guys to put … ‘Big Fridge’ on it, and I think maybe some bad cell service or something, and they thought I said ‘fudge,’ so they put fudge on it.”
On Shipley’s 50-degree he also continues the food theme, this time with his go-to order at the “Golden Arches,” and his stamping “DONS 7.”
“The number 7 meal, the two cheeseburger meal, that was my McDonald’s order, back when I would have McDonald’s frequently,” Shipley shared.
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matt
Aug 13, 2019 at 3:24 pm
it’s certainly possible they’re shorter toe to heel but it also looks like the toe-side of the sole might just be milled sort of diagonally back a bit, which would make that line you’re referring to look closer to the insert without the actual toe-heel length having changed. could also be what you’re saying but it kind of looks like an angular grind in the pic above
HKO
Aug 8, 2019 at 5:22 pm
kinda explains why he had the worst short game ever today. and hope it was just a wedge issue so he can address—aka. going back to the old wedges…