Hello party people, first time poster and new member of the group. I'm more soggy Bojangles than crispy KFC, but getting there. My question revolves around golf shoes. I recently purchased a pair of FJ shoes fairly similar to the shoes I have been wearing which are some Nike cross training shoes. The Nike soles are fairly wide, provide excellent traction and are superbly comfortable. I purchased the FJ shoes with the thought process being, shoes specifically for golf should be a good investment. I can say I played 9 this past weekend, have been to the range 3 times and cannot have hit the ball any worse. The only thing I can safely say that has changed are the shoes. One of the 3 range sessions I stopped, went home to change shoes and returned to the range. Again, not crispy KFC, but definitely semi rigid chicken nugget and far more consistent. Am I in my head thinking the shoes could potentially make that impact? To be clear, they do feel very different at all point of the golf swing. Last question would be, if the answer is yes, are there other shoes you all might recommend?
Thanks in advance,
Doug
@Doug - I've had several different golf shoes, and normally it takes a bit longer to break them in than your standard athletic shoe. I would suggest walking 9 or 18 and try to speed up the process. There is some merit in @Tom K comment about the height but at the end of they day, your shoes don't affect your swing unless you've somehow let that thought slip into your mind, a mental block if you will.
One good thing about switching to golf shoes is that you should definitely see a swing speed increase just because you have more traction.
Welcome to this great forum community, @Doug!
I've never seen this question before, so I honestly do not know. It may be worth your time to conduct some online research. Some golf shoes - such as the Athalonz that I wear - are designed to improve the golfer's interaction with the ground by the way they angle the feet and provide some distance gains as a result. I suppose that might feel different at first to someone who is new to golf shoes. Others are simply designed for comfort, traction, support, style, or some combination thereof.
Beyond that, let's get your ball striking into the deep fryer and crisp it up!!
The only thing I can think of that would change is your height. Either taller or shorter.