Do you remember that we talked about Ryan Moore quite a lot on Golf Shoes Blog ~ at first for being “unbranded” and then for rather cleverly throwing in his lot with makers in which he got a share of the whole kaboodle.  Clever boy…  Then I also wrote about the TRUE Linkswear Golf Shoes and then I had an email from the CEO of the company offering me a pair to test when they’re ready…

He said… ” Hi… we only have a dozen or so pairs of shoes on the ground in the US – Ryan has most of them and a couple of other product testers – including yours truly – have the others. I will definitely keep you in touch (I paraphrase slightly) and let you know when we have some more that can be sent out for review”. 

So of course I was quite excited about seeing and reviewing a pair of  these new and special golf shoes – for all the reasons mentioned in the introduction above and the fact that I admire Ryan Moore for this move. And the golf shoes look great.

Golf Shoes Blog received this note and if it’s genuine, it’s terrible!*

“I bought a pair of walter hagen golf shoes in Sept. last year I have only worn a about 12 times and the whole sole has come unglued I took them back to Dicks they said contact the manufacturer and they would send me a new pair my problem is I can not find a contact thru all my searches”

“I hope you can help, thanks” So wrote Mark from somewhere in the ether…

Well as far as we’re concerned at Golf Shoes Blog, all Walter Hagen shoes are made for and sold by Dick’s and therefore you’re never going to find the manufacturer.  It’s what we called eother OEM (original equipment manufacturer, “own brand” or badged! (When I was in retail.)

So unless you work for Dicks you’re not going to get to the manufacturer.  Good luck.

*Being cynical, I wonder if the comment is from a rival: In which case apologies all round.

We just had the following email “Dear Tate, I don’t know if you have done this kind of thing in the past, but I recently saw a MasterCard commercial with Boo Weekly and Arnold Palmer (you couldn’t miss the spot it if you saw the US Open this past weekend). Arnold Palmer is wearing some really unique looking black and white golf shoes in the ad and I can’t seem to find them anywhere on the internet, or even identify what make they are”.

The ad/commercial is on You Tube if you missed it – some of us didn’t see the US open – shame on our heads). At the moment we don’t know what golf shoes they are either but will have a look around. First thoughts [1] they’re not golf shoes as such, or [2] they’re made especially for AP and we’ll never know or maybe [3] they’re unusual or older Michael Toschi golf shoes – as their golf shoes most have this look, shape-wise – or similar make of old…

Arnold Palmer has associations with Callaway, but I don’t think that includes golf shoes (Callaway don’t seem to include their own golf shoes – either on their main websites or at trade/golf shows).  None of thier golf shoes look quite like this.

We’re still thinking…

Golf Shoes Blog mentioned this site yesterday when begged for help by someone who could not find extra wide golf shoes.  This was for a ladies’ golf shoe in size 6 in triple EEE fitting. 

But they do men’s golf shoes too and some we don’t recognise.  Maybe they’re made especially?

There’s these dri-tech – though they only go to 2E.  Others go to 8E! Have  look at the site.

The golf shoes pictured are £99.99 as follows

Wide and comfortable shoes with removavble insole to make the shoe wider, also can be used for your own orthopedic insole.

Premium full grain leather upper/Soft leather lining /Sympatex HIGH2OUT membrane/TPU saddle wrap /TPU reinforcement fingers on vamp /1 year waterproof guarantee (2 years in the US) /Power sockliner with Poliyou /Stabila-flex lasting board /CMEVA midsole with powerbridge /TPU Power chassis /CDT Super Power TPU sole unit with swing dams, rollbars, traction bars, flex groove & CDT cleats

We first mentioned these new golf shoes, the prototype of which Ryan Moore has been testing this year a few days ago – see Linkswear Golf Shoes on Golf Shoes Blog

TheTRUE golf shoes  that they are showing on the True Linkswear website look slightly different to those we showed. 

Nevertheless, there’s a philosophical and subjective dicussion to be had here.  TRUE says that the “believe that traditional golf shoes that try to “nail you to the ground” are severely over engineered with features that actually put you in a position to fail every time you swing a club”. That puts the cat amogst the pigeons - but I know where they are coming from with the over-engineered bit.  Have you read the bumbf and acronyms and trademark info for some shoes.  SoI guess these are refreshing in that sense.  But…

Will it work when you golf in these golf shoes? That’s the $164 question.  They work for Ryan Moore and he plays golf better than I do in any golf shoe.  They say “We want to change the way millions of golfers enjoy the game by giving them products that work naturally with their bodies and provide true technological benefits. No unnecessary features, added weight, false claims, or empty promises. Just the closest thing to a barefoot golfing experience as possible”.

And we’ve seen barefoot golfers before extolling the virtues…

And now, astute business man that he is, Ryan Moore has taken a share in another company - True Linkswear - and is now getting publicity for them (and him) in a very different kind of golf shoe. Search Golf Shoes Blog for Ryan Moore to see previous stories.

Ryan was seen wearing a  pair of the new golf shoe prototypes in, Texas recently.  But he’s been wearing a new golf shoe quite a bit this year – as our picture shows. 

 Ryan says “I’m wearing them (the golf shoes) because they’re the lightest, most comfortable shoes I’ve ever worn… I’m a feel player, and every part of the way I experience the game of golf – from the tee box to the green – depends on having a solid connection with the ground.”

 The True linkswear golf shoe is a soft-spike hybrid which is lighter than usual traditional golf shoe and sits closer to the ground. There are four versions of the golf shoe prototype which Moore helped to design and is trialing.

 ”Both (True Linkswear and Scratch Golf – who Ryan has a share in already) are parallel in the fact they love Ryan for his uniqueness and his ability to be different,” Jeremy Moore, Ryan’s brother said.

To me they don’tlook like the golf shoes on the True Linkswear site – to which I will return…

Here’s a good example of of Golf Shoes Blog’s new golf shoe shop (this one in the UK).  It’s a golf shoe that we haven’t seen before but we found it at just £37 – though they hae the same marque golf shoes from just £22.

See the range of Longridge Golf Shoes, where you cana also get the whole spec&tech.  Normally we’d review in more detail, but today we’re just pleased that our new golf hoe stores on-line are working properly!

The customer reviews for this particular golf shoe are mxed.

Another curious email from Joan at Pescador – who make dress shoes and golf shoes – as seen before on Golf Shoes Blog.

This time the message may be asking me to test their new golf shoes… I think because I don’t think English is Joan’s first language.  Great looking golf shoes with a twist, so I hope that we can communicate to the point of a test drive.  Look at these

A recent comment received by Golf Shoes Blog read “I love the Parker McClain golf shoes, but can not find any where to buy them. Please advise. The web site http://parkermcclainltd.com/ shows all of the shoes but no place to buy them”.

Well I’m afraid that I can’t add to this.  The web site shows nothing else but the shoes – not even a contact number!  Maybe I’ll investigate further through top secret sources*… Watch this space…

*One of them failed:  The website registration is not available either…

I’m not sure whether Slazenger are taking golf shoes seriously.  I had a lot of trouble finding out anything about them from all their various websites. I’d seen some of their golf  shoes that looked like a decent (though inexpensive) sports pair – as seen here… and at only £13.11 (I loved the 11pence.)

These “pro-carbon” mens golf shoes can be seen here. Another link I had has gone dead and another seemed to attack my computer!

Soare they in the business of making and selling golf shoes – or not?