![]() I told him to make whatever he wanted to make,” says Hiland. Not that Hiland or Armour planned it that way. If you’re thinking the new Sub 70 TAIII wedges sound like they’d slot right in the middle between the company’s straightforward 286 wedges and the more versatile Seve/Phil-like JB wedges, you’re thinking correctly. And there are times he will want to manipulate the face, so he wants a wedge he can do all that with.” Sub 70 TAIII Wedges – Middle of the Road? “He’ll hit the bump and run, he’ll hit flops and he’ll hit those Steve Stricker-type no-manipulation shots. “If you play golf with Tommy, he hits all kinds of shots,” adds Hiland. “I think really good wedge players don’t need a lot of bounce They do need some so that’s why the bounce is kind of narrowed on these.” Lee Trevino started me on those back in my late teens and early 20s when I’d practice with him a lot.”Īrmour says he’s always liked a little offset in his wedges with a little bit of a thinner bounce. “I like the old Wilson Fluid Feel wedges and that’s where my eye has always gone. “I was looking to make a wedge that I liked, more than anything else,” Armour tells MyGolfSpy. And Hiland decided to give Armour free rein to do what he wanted. “He had full autonomy.”Īfter the success of the TAIII blades, it was only natural to extend the family to include wedges. “The natural thing for us was to take advantage of all those years of experience Tommy has and do a wedge with no preconceived notions,” says Hiland. Oh, yeah, and his namesake grandfather-the Silver Scot himself-was a legendary golfer whose name is on two of the biggest-selling irons of all time. And Tommy Armour III is a longtime Tour veteran who held the PGA TOUR four-round scoring record for 14 years. ![]() You know Hiland as the maverick golf entrepreneur who turned Sub 70 from an online curiosity into a direct-to-consumer paradigm buster. And if the early returns are any indication, the TAIII forged wedges will definitely be worthy of your attention. The duo nailed it last year with their TAIII forged blades. Sub 70 founder Jason Hiland and Tommy Armour III have teamed up again. The new Sub 70 TAIII wedges are a modern answer to that age-old question that you probably never asked: What would happen if an innovative club designer/direct-to-consumer pioneer gives a gearhead PGA TOUR veteran/grandson of a golf legend free rein to make a set of wedges?Ĭ’mon, you mean you’ve never asked that question? Shaft, grip and ferrule upgrades available Tour Satin, Tour Raw and Black Diamond-Like Carbon finishes.Milled sole with modest bounce for versatility.New forged wedges designed by Tommy Armour III.
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