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Posts from ‘December, 2009’

Golf Shoes Joke No. Whatever & Thoughts Of Tiger

You Can’t Read The Word “Golf” Today Without A Tiger Context
Well my idea of Tiger re-grouping away from the spotlight seems to have been taken on board… and I didn’t know that he read Golf Shoes Blog!
All the talk is about sponsorships as they start to fall away, though his golf shoe sponsor Nike is [...]

Ben Hogan Extra Spikes In Shoes

Golf Shoe Advantage – Especially for The 1 Iron…
Apparently Ben Hogan had extra spikes put in his golf shoes for extra grip. Famous for his big and accurate 1 irons,  he would have needed the extra purchase on the tee.  That make sense except in finding that out, I didn’t find out how many spikes the [...]

Other Uses For Golf Shoes #14: Blue Suede Shoes

Innovative Costume Designer
Briefly: I just read that a part in an audition demanded blue suede shoes but none were available, so a clever friendly costume designer painted a pair of golf shoes blue and hey presto.
Having looked up an image for blue suede shoes, there doesn’t seem to be a standard (when we were kids [...]

Stuburt Winter Golf Boot Too

Golf  Boots All The Rage – Have You Seen Them On The Course?
Having just seen the Adidas Mudrunner golf boot, wenw seethe Stuburt Winter Boot.  The same arguments about wet and dry apply.
Golf Shoes Tech & Spec: EVA/Rubber outsole for less weight and comfort/Velcro strap fastening system for ease use/Stuburt brand cleats/synthetic leather upper/1 year [...]

Buried In Her Golf Shoes

Duleth Minnesota Woman Lived Hard, Played Hard
The Duleth News Tribune ran an obituary and quite calmy dropped in the following paragraph.  A great bit of sang froid.
“She was so proud of her Irish heritage and instilled strong values in her children (and they in theirs) who all know from Mom the importance of living life [...]

William Hunt Golf Shoes Including Slippers

Saville Row Or Chalk Farm Designer
These golf shoes come from William Hunt, English designer, subtitled “Saville Row” but resident in Chalk farm, NW London (At least the on-line shop is).  SoI don’t know as I don’t shop in Saville Row.
The Only Golf Slip On?
Anyway they have three styles of golf shoes: Arnie with kiltie (in white [...]

Tiger Woods: Golf Shoes Blog Meanderings…

What Would I like To See From Here…
There’ll be enough talk everywhere about Tiger Woods and a lot of it will be in reference to his sponsorships and advertising. I want to look at it a different way, following a sage commentator on the radio this morning who was stressing the hope that it’s not an [...]

More Golf Shoe Boots: This Time From Adidas

Adidas MudRunner Golf Shoes: Makes Sense

We’ve seen a few pairs of golf shoes/boots recently. To be honest it makes sense:  However good and water-proof or water-resistant or water-tight your golf shoes are, if you don’t have leather socks on and the grass is longer than two or three inches then you can still get wet!
The [...]

Dutch Duiv Shoes – Golf Made To Measure

Great Looking Shoes – But Less So The Golf Shoes…
Maybe this guy will make you one of his other great looking shoes into a golf shoe if you prefer and he does makes great looking shoes. It’s just a shame that the golf shoe is a bit less pointy and attractive than just about every [...]