Ever since seeing some MG prototype wedges arrive in the bag of TaylorMade’s staff professionals a few months back, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on what was to become the new MG5 wedges. A simplistic, yet premium aesthetic, is matched with a new forged head to offer a buttery-soft feel through impact. So, are the TaylorMade MG5’s in the conversation to become one of the best wedges of 2025? I took them out on the golf course and used my Foresight Sports GC3 launch monitor to gather data and analyze their performance.
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While I loved the TaylorMade MG4 wedges, there was one main thing I was hoping would be changed with the MG5 wedges. That is the shaping, specifically the leading edge. To hear this leading edge has been rounded out a little more was music to my ears.
On the MG4’s I just found it to be very straight, and while this was fine for shots played with the face square to the target, I felt a little uncomfortable when opening up the face to hit more creative shots. This leading edge now sits beautifully on the ground behind the ball and looks as though I can slide the club under the ball, whether I’m opening or closing the face. This curvature is also replicated on the top line, which now flows much better into the hosel, rather than the straighter top line that ran directly into the hosel with the MG4.
The TaylorMade MG5 wedge at address
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Of course, the main storyline with these wedges is the fact that they are softer than any of TaylorMade’s previous wedges, thanks to being forged from a billet of soft carbon steel. The R&D team at TaylorMade had spoken to their tour players and concluded that a wedge can never be soft enough. The softer the feeling, the more control, and ultimately, this leads to better scores. I noticed this feeling as soon as I started clipping shots away. The ball feels as though it stays on the face forever, which helped improve my distance control when chipping and pitching.
The MG5 wedges are forged from a single billet of carbon steel
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To combat the extremely soft feeling forged head, TaylorMade has also introduced new Saw-Milled grooves, which push the groove design as close as possible to their legal limit. These grooves have steeper walls and sharper radii to help grip the ball and produce high levels of spin. Using TaylorMade TP5 Golf balls and one of the best launch monitors on the…
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