Global Sports: Choosing Golf Shoes

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Choosing Golf Shoes

By Owen Jones


Your swing may change with time, your accuracy and distance will improve with practice and strength, and you will become deadly accurate with a putter in time, but you will always do these things while standing on your own two feet and they can get tired.

So, your feet need to be quite comfortable, haven't they! Have you ever got a blister while walking or running? It's all you can think about and it ruins your enjoyment of the experience of what you are doing. Don't let uncomfortable shoes ruin your game of golf too.

This is one time when you shouldn't let your natural tendency to save money make the wrong decision for you. You will be wearing these shoes many times over a long period of time and they should be thought of as a good investment in your game of golf.

Comfortability, not expense, should be your biggest concern when you are purchasing any shoes, not only golf shoes. Your foot should not move at all at the heel when you walk, but your toes shouldn't feel at all constrained. Be sure to have your shoes fitted professionally and walk around in them before you actually buy them.

Serious golf shoes should be waterproof so that your feet remain dry under damp conditions. Good socks are important too; they will take perspiration away from you feet, keeping your feet dry and comfortable.

All golf courses forbid the use of metal spikes on golf shoes in an effort to protect their vulnerable greens. Purchase shoes that allow you to change the rubber spikes easily, and while you're doing that, buy a few extra spikes as you never know when you might lose one. You should also replace the spikes when they become worn.

You have many things to worry about whilst playing your round of golf, but your feet shouldn't be one of them. When it comes to golf shoes, quality counts, honestly.




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