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Posts from ‘October, 2008’

Etonic Golf Shoes supports Golf Retirees

Etonic makers of golf shores and gloves makes further committment to support GRP (Founded in 1997, Golf Retirement Plus is a supplemental retirement program for PGA Professionals and apprentices, GCSAA Superintendents, and CMAA Club Managers, which allows them to make their own contributions or have their employers contribute to their Golf Retirement Plus account on [...]

Golf Shoes to help you hit further: Part 5

Hi-Tec CDT Power Golf Shoe also claims extra performance
When I wrote a series of posts earlier, I missd the Hi-Tec CDT (custom directional traction) power which was hailed as the shoe that helped Padraig Harrington win big. It is said that Padraig Harrington set Hi-Tec a challenge – to develop a shoe which would [...]

Other uses for golf shoes No.1!

Golf shoe spikes good for wood shingle rooves!
From a US blog about seasonal roof maintenance!  If you’re up on the roof you don’t want to fall off (they quote the number of Autumnal accidents) and there are golf shoe-like shoes for the job.  But why not just don those old spiked golf shoes  especially as [...]

PS Bob Hope's Golf Shoes Sold…

…in auction that raised $601,000!

The total added up to $601k but I don’t know what the shoes went for.
Incidentally they were enscribed “Made for Bob Hope” which must add to the provenance. See the shoes in the earlier post.

Blog promotes Pro's in FootJoy

FootJoy promotes it’s shoe-wearing pro’s on it’s own blog…
“This week at the Castello Masters near Valencia, Camilo Villegas is making a rare appearance wearing a gleaming white pair of shield-tip Classics (Dry Premiere) as seen here.
Henrik Stenson, collected two new pairs of Classic Tour BOA. He is a regular wearer of orthotics and wears ReelFits exclusively. This [...]

Hopalong golf shoe tip

Right golf shoe – right length now!
“One leg shorter then the other, anyone else consider this an an issue? I always knew my right leg was a half inch shorter. But, when I put a cushioned sole ( 1.99 drug store kid ) in my right golf shoe I am hitting the ball much more [...]

Lookie-likie golf shoes from China & Copenhagen

Black & white golf shoe comparison…
Golf shoe #1
GS-001 yet to be branded
I saw these available from a wholesaler Golf Shoes(GS-001) from China… In leather and your logo can be added – but I couldn’t find a price – so I’m guesssing at about £15 wholesale (?) 
Compare to Golf Shoe #2
the Copenahgen LAX golf shoe at £120
The [...]

"Funky" golf shoes

More golf shoes from China
I’m sure that buyers for golf shoes traders – both branded and un-branded know all about shoes from China and you do see a lot available wholesale… but I haven’t seen them much for sale retail… Where do they get sold?
These were seen on Alibaba if you’re interested (but I think they’re old [...]

Amazon Selling Golf Shoes

Why Not?! Golf shoes like everything else…
Why should I be so amazed that Amazon sell golf shoes when they seem to just about sell just about everything in the world!
The lowest price shoes today were the pictured Junior Golf Shoe by Dunlop at just £13.99 with the adult one sold out (at that sort of price; [...]

Golf Shoes hand made by John Lobb

Golf Shoes at the other end of the scale!
John Lobb of St James London (regular leather shoes £2,290; crocodile £6,271 – why the £1?!) will make you hand-made,custom made shoes for the golf course – though it’s hard to find them on their website(link above).  They do have a more “standard” Norwegian Navy cut golf [...]