Adidas Tour 360 SPort Golf Shoe Earns Supporters & Ladies
The last we heard of this golf shoe it was being damned by forum readers. Now we’re reading better reports. And they have added a ladies version as pictured here. Last time I wrote on this shoe, I promised more technical info and I now add this below. (A promise kept!)
Highly breathable upper – mesh-based upper construction with proprietary technology called 50/50 Protect/Tour 360 Wrap technology (see earlier posts in Adidas Category including this one)/THiNTech, a one-piece TPU sole that keeps the foot close to the/POWERBAND CHASSIS with 10-cleat TRAXION® for grip/3D FitFOAM inlay sole for lateral stability/adiPRENE® for added cushioning & “energy management”/X-STATIC® silver fibers with thermodynamic properties located in the collar & lining to regulate temperature. RRP $160
“Mesh shoes are not entirely new in golf footwear,”
… said Dave Ortley(remember him?), Global Senior Director of Footwear for Adidas Golf, “but historically they’ve been largely unsuccessful for the following reasons; Wet and muddy conditions pose a nuisance problem for non-waterproof textile based shoes; and Mesh shoes have lacked the stability required to support the foot fully throughout the golf swing… Our goal was to overcome these two significant hurdles in an effort to deliver the same type of benefits to the foot as our ClimaCool® apparel has for the body. Our 50/50 Protect technology has done just that by protecting the bottom half of the foot completely from moisture and debris while simultaneously stabilizing the upper through an innovative and waterproof TPU shield which surrounds the foot in full.”
