Quickie: Golf Shoes Blog Advice
I keep reading about golf shoes giving support and if I’m 100% honest (that would make me a remarkable man) I don’t know fully what this means. I can imagine that your foot needs support and to be held all round but that’s what we’d normally call stability.
So is it arch support? That would come from the sole design and the right insoles with a little extra support about 2/3rds of the way back towards the heel. (Quoting from Golf Shoes Blog earlier post on golf shoe comfort “The mid-section of the golf shoe should be slightly raised where the arch of your foot is, in effect providing a resting place for the length of your sole. ) Most shoes have that and I know that when you wear very thin plimsoles with no definition that you do notice the difference.
Or is it the slightly raised heel which we are told is better for your feet and better for your golf. (See same earlier post as above.)
Perhaps our foot expert friend from Austarlia would tell us?
Meantime conventional wisdom says that you must choose the right golf shoes for your feet with good support and ones that fit. This makes the whole round of golf that much better (despite your actual golf) and in the long run will help you avoid any knee, hip and lower back pain or damage.
Picture courtesy of Excelsior Chiropractic – get in touch with them if you’d like to know more about your aching bones. Maybe they can tell me what exactly “support” is in a golf shoe!
