More Golf Shoe Tips

I noticed more golf sandals this year. For me, it ain’t ever gonna happen.

The golf swing *can be* a violent action. Deep rough, in a divot, big tree in the way, ball buried in the face of a bunker, all types of situations where force might be needed. To me, those little leather straps across your toes don’t look like they provide enough support to hit it like a big dawg. Could be wrong, I guess.

If you have a slow, syrupy swing and never get in the hay, then you might give ‘em a try. I don’t really want to see your feet, so just don’t do it in my foursome. You’ve got to wear socks with them and when you do, you look like Mike Brady playing golf with Ward Cleaver.

They’re just a bad idea, for me, so I’ll let it go there.

When you go to try on a new pair of golf shoes, go late in the day when your feet are at their largest due to swelling. Better, for me, to have them be a tad large, than a tad small.

Someone recently said that they thought the quality of greens had improved due to soft spikes. Not where I play, they haven’t. The quality of the greens has to do with a greenskeeper with a little common sense about water, mowing heights and sand. But that’s for another post on a nother day.

Soft spikes are a little easier on the greens in some cases, but if you get a poorly designed…read into this a knock-off of a quality soft spike…..spike and you get someone who’s 6′2″ and 245 lbs., like me and I could leave imprints worse than any metal spike ever dreamed about.

I’ve recently switched over to Stinger’s, away from Black Widow’s and have been impressed with their grip when I have to power thru a swing. Easy to walk with and seem to leave less of a mark on the greens.

( I’ll try to do a post on them a bit later. )

Also, try to keep a whole set of extra spikes in your bag. Who know’s when you might need them and be in a position of having 30 minutes to wait before you can tee off. Why waste that time putting on a practice green that’s not anything like the greens out on the course. Again, another post for another day.

You might even be able to save a buddy who needs some replacements and doesn’t have access to any.

That’s all for today. I’ll wrap up our tips on golf shoes with one more post and we’ll move on to another area.

Go by and visit the sites of the major manufacturers and get some idea’s about your next shoe lust.