Finding comfortable, foot-cradling golf shoes is a cinch these days, thanks to technological advances and intense competition among manufacturers to deliver the latest and greatest. But what about golfers with “problem feet” who are plagued by ailments like tendinitis, trauma or plantar fasciitis? These unlucky souls must turn to orthopedic shoes, of which few are […]

Footwear technology has become so uniformly excellent across golf shoe brands that, really, you’ll get great performance and comfort in most any one you pick. Taking price out of the equation, choosing the right shoe for you is mainly a matter of style. Before shopping, ask yourself: What golf shoe best suits my tastes and […]

The best way to stand out on the golf course is with a sound, smooth swing. This will immediately set you apart from the masses making their lurching, unsightly efforts to get the ball airborne. If you’re not blessed with the grace of an Ernie Els or Sam Snead, you can always resort to an […]

To be sure, other inventions have progressed more impressively than the golf shoe. Airplanes and automobiles, for instance, or the modern computer. That said, be grateful the golf boot is an extinct species. You can thank Field and Flint for that. In 1923, the company took William Park’s patented, 1917 version of the golf boot, […]

Turns out our last installment left a few unanswered questions. This Q&A covers a bit more ground… What are golf shoes made of? A whole host of natural and synthetic materials make up an ordinary golf shoe. Aside from leather – real or faux – the short list includes thermoplastic urethane (TPU), ethyl vinyl acetate […]

Just a few decades ago, ladies golf shoes came in two styles: ugly and uglier. This only made sense as back in those days the vast majority of shoes produced were produced for men. Very few manufacturers spend any time or money designing and producing shoes for the female golfer. Well, those days are over! […]

Everything you always wanted to know about golf footwear, but were afraid to ask… Q: Aren’t golf shoes for old fuddy-duddies? A: If you consider guys likes Jason Day, Camilo Villegas, Anthony Kim and Rickie Fowler old fuddy-duddies, then yes. True, for them golf shoes are technically work shoes, but there’s a dazzling array of […]

Why should you buy golf shoes? Why should you even wear golf shoes while playing? Is it mandatory or is it up to you? Here are some answers to these questions. First, many courses require you to wear golf shoes when playing. This is not a rule that is set in stone, and you can […]

Golf shoes seem simple enough. Just your standard wingtip or tennis-style shoe with some fancy plastic spikes stuck to the bottom, right? From the outside looking in, that about sums it up. But there’s more to the modern golf shoe than meets the eye. In fact, shopping for proper golf footwear can get downright confusing […]

Skeptics say golf shoes are a pointless extra designed not to help you play better, but to make you spend more in the pro shop. A pair of everyday athletic shoes, they argue, can do the job just as well. There’s no question golfers will drop a pretty penny on a pair of high-end golf […]