THE ULTIMATE LOB WEDGE JUST GOT BETTER - TAYLORMADE HI-TOE BIGFOOT!

THE ULTIMATE LOB WEDGE JUST GOT BETTER - TAYLORMADE HI-TOE BIGFOOT! TAYLORMADE are well known for releasing pretty iconic golf clubs, mainly in the metal woods category ie drivers and fairway woods. but now they are focusing more on and around the greens, to complete the hi toe wedge family we now have the taylormade hi-toe Bigfoot wedge. is this the ultimate lob wedge? that's how rick shiels described the initial hi toe lob wedge, so could this be a step further? how can you get out of bunkers more often, how can you chip better? stop duffing chips? play lob shots like a pro? play pitch shots like a pro, chip like a pro? a lot of it could be down to the wedge your using, this could potentially be the easiest wedge to use ever... lets find out... and lets do It now!

[@kimhannemann]

Thanks for playing off Alex. I love that interaction between channels, for guys like me who follow all sorts of funny and interesting golf content,.

[@kevinklise7036]

James, would enjoy seeing a video comparing all the major lob wedges.

[@julia-6195]

I have a Cleveland Smart Sole S (58 degrees) and it's real easy getting out of bunkers and out of nasty lies around the green. $99 USD new. I ditched my Vokey for it.

[@NicLewis]

Ordered =) That'll be my 5th Hi-Toe. I'm going to sell my existing 60* and 64* to cover the cost a bit.

[@timnewman6357]

Alex etches is hilarious. Love seeing both you guys doing a course vlog.

[@JamesRobinsonGolf]

Just booked my flights Tim. Can’t wait.

[@paulsmith2855]

Question are you going to put it in your bag? Great video.

[@jimorr3252]

Can you do a segment on playing from poor kept bunkers, little to no sand or chunky bunkers or very firmly packed bunkers, please.

[@toddbyrne4297]

Another great review James, I find it kind of funny to see the big companies starting to seemingly copy some of the one off "gimmick" clubs. Maybe my thought process is wrong but I carry a 54 and 60 and would be more interested in this tech in my 54 so that when I need to come up fast I can open up my 60 but then could use the 54 for more distance from sand and easier chips from thick rough. Your mid handicap bunker lesson video has made a night and day difference in my ability and confidence to get out so thanks for that as well.

[@richardsdiaz1]

Great video! Something about this wedge reminds me of the golf informercials you see about the “perfect wedge for people who hate their wedges!” It does everything: Sand! Dirt! Cart paths! Cactus! Tall rough! Lol! Seriously though, it looks like a great product for people who struggle with around the greens. AND, there are a lot of people like that out there! Don’t think I could game a lob wedge I couldn’t open up, though! So it’s likely not for me! Besides I’m LEFT HANDED and they don’t make it in lefty! On another note: I’ve just recently put a 58* TM HIGH-Toe wedge in the bag and I’m loving it! What really stands out is that I have more control with it than with anything else I’ve ever tried. Not sure if it’s the KBS hi-rev shaft, the head or more likely, combination of both but I’ve never had more confidence hitting all types of shots with a lob wedge before! This one is staying in the bag!

[@dciccoritti]

Curious how it works for full, 3/4 and 1/2 shots out of the fairway. Good review 👍

[@craigmoyer6916]

Please answer that question. Full, half and short shots from fairway, etc...

[@MXJEFF94]

I play off of a 4 and I have this wedge. It’s phenomenal on full- 3/4 shots and extremely consistent. Great feel too. I highly recommend it...

[@timbarker4927]

David Ciccoritti I have one too. There is nothing it can’t do.

[@TboneWertman]

In other videos guys were getting 10.4K rpm from 51 yrds out with this so yeah pretty damn good 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@goamber2162]

Fun shots

[@tommiethatcher7265]

What a fantastic club well done taylormade, I would definitely enjoy watching Mark test it out 🤞

[@gordon4761]

Just got my 58 big foot. Custom fitted. looking forward to playing with it when the rain stops up here. Great review.

[@MrAndrewThompson]

@james I watch your vids religiously everyday. I was going to buy a set of taylormade hi toe wedges today because I’ve been struggling just outside the greens. And green side bunkers. I ended up getting Titleist sm7’s but I would have changed my mind had I seen this 10 hours later haha

[@Buckdax]

Ok, time to buy yet another club =)

[@oldguyrulesweyerman6955]

That sounds good 64° for those rock face bunkers seeing I'm not a ten yards backwards kind of golfer lol

[@OZIPUG1970]

This is going in my bag along with the TM 56 mill grind 2.i also have the Callaway 64 sure out which is amazing out of bunkers, deep rough and even when the ball is completely covered by the water the sure out is amazing.

[@pekkalaaksonen8384]

Excellent review - thanks James! Sold!

[@jakekovac3737]

Well I think you just sold me a bigfoot wedge James !! Cheers James

[@chrisbaker1967]

Good review James, thanks. You deffo grounded it on your takeaway in the sand though!

[@JamesRobinsonGolf]

😂🙈

[@andrewbentley2593]

Need a compare with the Cleveland CBX 2. Similar design and idea.

[@sodthong]

And CBX are cheaper.

[@fretless05]

If you can't play it open, then why do you need the hi-toe design? Isn't the whole point of the grooves high on the toe to get spin when you play it wide open?

[@shaneducholke364]

Most forgiving sand wedge is the Giant Niblick Sand Wedge by Wishon Golf. It is 3 times the size of a standard wedge. I knew a guy who had one, it looked ridiculous but no denying how good he was out of the bunker and really deep rough.

[@compa4929]

I think it could benefit high handicap players because they don't need to change their technique for one type of shot. But for better players who are used to opening the face in the bunker I think would struggle because they would have to change their stroke on bunker shots.

[@carpykeith]

You need to watch the TXG video on the Glide 3.0 wedge and then put it up against the Ping glide 3.0 60 deg wide sole 14 deg bounce wedge!

[@markntexas8265]

carpykeith playing glide forged right now love them.

[@carpykeith]

Mark, I have the Glide stealth in 54 and 58 deg! I will be getting the 3.0’s when I wear the Stealths out! Brilliant wedges!😍

[@adriancox-thesantjordigolf3646]

Just bought one for son. Great review James.

[@stevebarker3836]

Interesting and well worth a look at Big Foot.

[@TimC887]

Love my Callaway Sure Out 56 with the wide sole and full face grooves. I use it everywhere for all short shots. It a wizard's tool! I think TM has a winner here....but the name? Ugh!

[@chrisbackhouse7267]

Great video James! I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on how this compares to the Cleveland CBX 2 and Ping Glide 3 wedges, as others have already said! I will be chatting to Alex K about these at my lesson on Friday too!

[@JamesRobinsonGolf]

Cheers Chris, not seen the Cleveland but different animal to the Glide. Happy to let you have a go if you want mate, I’m back Wednesday

[@chrisbackhouse7267]

@@JamesRobinsonGolf I think I'll have to take you up on that, cheers mate!

[@JamesRobinsonGolf]

Get Alex to remind me Thursday mate

[@chrisbackhouse7267]

@@JamesRobinsonGolf Will do, enjoy the rest of your holiday!

[@BeachBow]

I have a 54/14 Volkey that just never worked well for anything. Finally went with a RTX-3 54/11 which for me, was much more versatile. My RTX-3 60/9 does a good job too. I'm going to take the 54/14 back out and try just squaring the face and see how it gets along. JM2C

[@simonhobbs9097]

SM7 in danger of going out of your bag? Looks like a good option for muddy winter conditions; would be good to see it tested again in UK winter conditions.

[@alexetchesgolf]

😂🤷‍♂️ Look I’m really sorry!

[@kimhannemann]

James couldn't possibly wear that costume as well as you, Alex ...

[@victorrodriguezsr6081]

James- How bout a go from the fairway with a full swing? Or bring it back to the bay for a looksie at the spin rate?

[@markntexas8265]

Looks great for certain courses. Wonder how it will work with Texas tight lies. Like to see u on a links type course in the summer. You call mark a mid-handicap golfer. What do you call mid handicap? I don't see him breaking 85 at my course from the blue 6700 yds mostly due to distance but the greens are hard and usually around 1o.5-11 they can get real fast when it's hot and crusty. He hits the ball pretty good I am just trying for a frame and f reference? As usual love your stuff.

[@MurphyGreg]

James, love your content bro :)

[@markturriff994]

I love the colour and finish of it

[@chrisrobinson7415]

It’s your Dad Who says I am crap out of bunkers 🧐

[@JamesRobinsonGolf]

Hahahaha Mum did!

[@taylorduff8739]

Great vid keep the work up

[@rickoshay8288]

Always excellent videos, James.

[@josephdubiel7129]

Great review James. It would be interesting to try one. Spider Dubiel

[@theoutdoorvibe8137]

James, did you ever do a vid with Mark and this wedge? I've just ordered one and it's on its way down to Arg now but I'd be interested to see what Mark thought of it

[@ianchisholm9215]

Hi James great review... Question... In a bunker do you need to still keep weight on left hand side and hit two inches of sand before the ball? Or is it as you say a chipping technique?

[@Colindaly123]

Great video! More more more please

[@DougNielsen]

Why don't all irons have grooves to the toe? Never understood that. Just got a Mack Daddy PM grind and love it.

[@dmax169]

This was awesome!! Great review. Question: how is the spin on them? And how do you think it would go out of deep bunkers without opening the face?

[@pauldavid22212]

Have a hi toe and a milled grind but that looks so user friendly 🤔🤔🤔

[@Johnsouthshore]

Won't all that bounce make it pretty possible to hit thin shots with that club?

[@markhilton4920]

Any good out of tight lies?

[@ianmillington7198]

Is this better than a Callaway sure out with the same loft? I think it looks nicer is it heavier? I think they are designed to do the same thing?

[@admiburgosresortmanagement1367]

I have the 58 ordinary hi toe and that is pretty awesome, so easy to use it feels like cheating

[@richardsdiaz1]

ADMIBURGOS RESORT MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR I bought one a few weeks ago and it’s so good I’m not sure it’s ever coming out of the bag! Tempted to buy spares and hide them in the garage for when the grooves wear out.

[@hudsonrilke]

What’s it like from 50 yards off the fairway? My bunker shots used to be okay buy I struggle now with club digging in. But I use all the clubs in my bag.

[@aft2590]

Will this work in deep pot bunkers like those found on links courses? Seems to come out quite low

[@damienfarrell9475]

Problem with the wide sole is I won’t be able to do my once a month Phil Mickleson flop shot! Still make it my closer elsewhere

[@kasperm1648]

How does it compare to something like the Cleveland Smart Sole Sand Wedge?

[@julia-6195]

If you already have the Smart Sole, you don't need this.

[@thegingerstig7387]

would be great to see mark test it.

[@dmax169]

No no no don’t do it to me...oh you just did 🤦‍♂️ back to the golf shop 😂

[@peterdebondt2823]

So what happens if you're ball is buried deep in to the sand? Will you be able to dig in?

[@luzzionz]

i get the idea of bigfoot for bunkers and around the green how is it on full shots 80 yards out 100? i open the clubface to take yardage off.. that bigfoot would scare me into the forests!

[@jacobmccain8082]

Pretty sure my PM19 58 has 14* of bounce and its grinded to allow for opening the face. Like a fatter Vokey M grind. Like cheating out of the bunker. I played Vokey for many years but now have the PM19 in 54-58 and likely not going back. I tried the original Hi-Toe but didn't like it. Seemed too low bounce for my swing. May hit a few shots with it but doubt it beats out my current setup bc they're so similar.

[@petermolyneux9544]

Really fancy this, but.... why no left hand? Seems to be available in R/H only. Really p****s me off being a lefty!!

[@richardsdiaz1]

Peter Molyneux Because TM only does a so-so job of supporting lefties. It’s really frustrating. They’ve even stopped selling the GAPR LO for lefties too. I used to have one so I KNOW they used to sell it to lefties! It’s no longer in their catalog, though! That’s a new kind of insult I hadn’t experienced before.

[@petermolyneux9544]

@@richardsdiaz1 Actually, I may be doing TM a disservice. Their catalogue does list the 60 in LH. Just seems that local stockists don't have them, but that's fairly standard. When I went to one of the biggest for a putter, they had a huge choice in RH and ONE only in LH.

[@petermolyneux9544]

Correction. I'm not doing them a disservice. Available in LH in the US only! Obviously there aren't any left handers in the UK.

[@richardsdiaz1]

Peter Molyneux obviously! The only lefties in the world are in Australia ( isn’t everything backwards there?) and the US !! 😀😀

[@jeffstreelman1330]

Interesting wedge, where’s the blooper reel?

[@ruatoomey9107]

Doesn’t matter what wedge you use folks. Unless you assess the lie properly, pick your type of shot, pick your landing spot, use soft hands, set up properly and have confidence to play the shot, then nothing new is going to make much difference. I play with a 20 year old well worn MD lob wedge.

[@markhilton4920]

Yup just watched the rest😁 , is it that good?

[@Spaxcore]

Question; are you sponsored by Taylormade?

[@banditbaker1675]

Looking at how you were using this Wedge for Bunker shots, do you not need to hit in front of the Ball and take a cushion of sand, you looked as though you were picking the ball pretty clean?

[@kimhannemann]

I'd say he was shallow on those shots, not clean. Good technique for those lies. I'd like to see it on a fried egg.

[@richardsdiaz1]

He said he was “sort of” using a chipping technique...so definitely shallow!

[@banditbaker1675]

Hey Lefty! I really must listen to what people are saying lol I do have space in my Bag for a Lob Wedge and anything that helps my bunker play potentially could make a big impact on my Game.

[@rayturvey5868]

Can you test C3i speciality wedge 65 deg meant to make bunker play easy

[@iriandasusilo572]

Will get one, once available in Indo

[@twinkedits8095]

I'm getting one of those bad boys simplicity at its best

[@3150Scotty]

First love my TaylorMade hi toe

[@thecman26]

But can it hit out of concrete bunkers? I have yet to see a single sand bunker... Local courses all have hard nasty bunkers!

[@jaymegoode6037]

The spin numbers must be crazy high?

[@ashthomas3839]

Dam it looks so perfect Especially for me

[@johnbarry7577]

I know I’m very late with this comment but just bought one yesterday based on James’s video which was easy the best review of this wedge. Unfortunately no one at my pro shop has used one. Just wanted to know with regard to bunker play do you still need to put more weight on forward leg and stir hit an inch or so behind the ball to get best results or just literally play the ball like a chip shot? Thanks

[@vinnyfalzarano4911]

Do a review on the pat Simmons alien wedge. I bought one off a dude on the fb marketplace for 2 bucks. It's just an odd looking club I just had to. Want your opinion.

[@joeperez3520]

With 15* of bounce, it might still have to be opened a bit in soft bunkers. I noticed your sand shots came out pretty low and a tad short. My SW has 14* of bounce, so I keep the LW at the lowest bounce I can, 4-6 degrees, so I have one club for "soft" and one for "tight." This Big Foot design philosophy has been what PING has been doing for *decades* with the wedges that are matched to their iron sets (G2, G5, G20, etc.). As part of their "game-improvement" sets, the Sand and Lob wedges that mate with the irons have had very wide soles and enormous amounts of bounce. PING doesn't stamp this info on the club itself, so you have to go to their website to get the info. I believe that a G10 Lob Wedge that I picked up had EIGHTEEN degrees of bounce, and a very wide sole. Impossible to open the face, even in the sand. A PING G2 Gap wedge I owned had FIFTEEN degrees of bounce!

[@richardsdiaz1]

Joe Perez interesting info! Thanks for sharing!

[@keithvanbrunt6721]

I might try to ground down my 60 wedge.

[@gerry4451]

Better than a wedge in my shorts

[@peterharding7729]

No I’m not scared of bunkers, but my wife is scared of going to the shop!

[@robbiles]

Big Al beat you to the punch.

[@ML-wb5pj]

Err.. yes you can open it, it has a c grind, and it’s nowhere near 15 (effective bounce) with the camber...

[@Adrian-yv8sy]

so does the fact that you cannot open face mean you cant hit proper flop shot? i have callaway pm grind and absolutely love it - its a get out of jail club and brilliant out of bunker - dont feel i need to open face as much like this

[@richardsdiaz1]

Adrian I can’t see how you could ever hit a true flip shot with this club unless you were in a really, really fluffy lie with your ball sitting nice and high! You might be able to get away with it then!

[@Adrian-yv8sy]

@@richardsdiaz1 ya same

[@kbp341]

It’s heavy, that’s my only complaint so far

[@OZIPUG1970]

That wasn't a costume that was just Alex 😂

[@craigbrown9574]

£130 for a club thats not that versatile is steep but I guess if you do not need to open club face and the ease of use I guess it's a win win.

[@JamesRobinsonGolf]

Definitely won’t suit everyone. But for the guys it will it will be fantastic

[@gegh08]

Shut up and take my money..lol.

[@adriancox-thesantjordigolf3646]

Cleveland is better...?maybe not...?.?..?..interesting.

[@wilddog1985]

That'll make a man think...

[@sloebone7399]

Looks pretty gimmicky for Taylormade.

[@JamesRobinsonGolf]

Personally think it’s one of the least gimmicky things they have done. Minus the name obvs lol

[@sloebone7399]

James Robinson Golf - I don’t know, i think it would look perfectly at home on a golf channel infomercial.

[@Kylez1212]

Check out the c3i wedge infomercial... very similar technology lol

[@sloebone7399]

Reminds me of a Dunlop Bite Wedge.

[@rejaylalloo5264]

15 degrees of bounce!?!?! 🤢🤮

[@darrell3118]

Just a copy of the Phil Mickelson wedge from Callaway is all it is , nothing new . someone copying off someone else , and they call it new ...

[@marybetheby5184]

And Phils wedge is based on the old ping eye 2 lob wedge,,,what is old shall be new again!

[@richardsdiaz1]

Darrell you aren’t wrong! Sometimes, originality doesn’t really matter so much though! If it works, this version might be better for some!

[@darrell3118]

@@marybetheby5184 But the Eye2 did not have groves all the way to the end of the club . I miss my Eye2's as I sent them to Iraq for the military people 10 years ago .

[@marybetheby5184]

@@darrell3118 This is true..The pm grind is similar to the eye 2,while being much different at the same time..

[@harrysweetland8723]

Is there beef between u and Alex?

[@kimhannemann]

Well, I can suggest that Alex has most of the beef ... have you seen him?

[@richardsdiaz1]

Nah...they like to banter back and forth on Instagram. They’re more like “KZbin buddies” Seems pretty clear to me they like each other’s content!