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  1. 1. WHAT GOLF SHOES DO YOU WEAR AND WHY?

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I just bought a pair of the new ADDIDAS 360 TOUR 3.0 POWERBANDS and I like them alot. They are very comfortable and I can feel the support of the powerband.

In My Limited Edition "Sir Isaac Newton Caricature" Big Bertha Tour Bag:
Driver: Big Bertha Fusion Ft-3
Hybrid: Big Bertha Heavenwood 3h
Irons And Wedges: Big Bertha X-12 3-Sw And
60* Vokey Spin Milled Oil-Can Lob-WedgePutter: White Hot Xg Sabertooth and a Futura Phantom Balls: Hx Hot Bite...

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Can I select multiple choices?

I have 4 pairs of Adidas, 2-3 pairs of Nike, a pair of Callaway, and like 8-9 pairs of FootJoy.

I have a pretty standard size/shaped foot, so I'm fortunate that I can wear pretty much any brand/style without an issue. So I basically get shoes that I like the look of, rather than trying to get ones that feel good.

907D2 9.5* Mitsubishi Diamana Blue 63g Stiff
905R 9.5* Accra SC75 Stiff
HiBore 15* 3 Wood Aldila NV85 Stiff
20* Pro Gold Hybrid Mitsubishi Rayon JAVLN FX
AP2 4-P,W ProjectX 5.5 Vokey Spin Mill 54.10 & 60.04 Studio Design #3 Cut to 32.5" ProV1x All #6's

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Footjoys, because they fit me well. Looking at Nike for next season.

In my Cart Bag:
Driver: R7 Draw 9*
3W: Ovation 15*
Hybrid Halo 19* 2H, Halo 22* 3H
Irons: i/3 O-Size 4-PWSW: Vokey SM 56*Putter: Anser

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I used to wear Adidas but got the new Dryjoy Pods for XMAS last year and love them. They fir great and are very stable. I still wear my Adidas but they aren't quite as comfortable as the Dryjoys.

Ping G 410 10.5 ˚ Driver Ping Tour Stiff Shaft
Ping G 410 14.5˚ 3 Ping Tour Stiff Shaft
Ping G 410 19˚ Ping Tour Stiff Shaft
i 500 irons 4-UW 1/2 inch over, blue dot, NS Pro Modus 105 Stiff Shafts
Ping Stealth Wedges Wedges  54˚ 58˚

Scotty Cameron Studio Select Newport 2 34" 

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I had been wearing CALLAWAYS and FOOTJOYS. The one pair of CALLAWAYS are like fancy dress shoes, they look great, however they kill me feet only wore them twice. I have another pair of CALLAWAYS that are more like a sporting style shoe, they are OK. Lastly, I have a pair of saddle shoe style FOOTJOYS, I like those, but I love the ADDIDAS POWERBANDS alot better.

In My Limited Edition "Sir Isaac Newton Caricature" Big Bertha Tour Bag:
Driver: Big Bertha Fusion Ft-3
Hybrid: Big Bertha Heavenwood 3h
Irons And Wedges: Big Bertha X-12 3-Sw And
60* Vokey Spin Milled Oil-Can Lob-WedgePutter: White Hot Xg Sabertooth and a Futura Phantom Balls: Hx Hot Bite...

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I had been wearing CALLAWAYS and FOOTJOYS. The one pair of CALLAWAYS are like fancy dress shoes, they look great, however they kill me feet only wore them twice. I have another pair of CALLAWAYS that are more like a sporting style shoe, they are OK. Lastly, I have a pair of saddle shoe style FOOTJOYS, I like those, but I love the ADDIDAS POWERBANDS alot better.

I think we have the same pair of Callaways. I have a brown pair that are great looking shoes, but like you I've only worn them twice because they're so uncomfortable. If anything I wear them to hit balls in and nothing else.

907D2 9.5* Mitsubishi Diamana Blue 63g Stiff
905R 9.5* Accra SC75 Stiff
HiBore 15* 3 Wood Aldila NV85 Stiff
20* Pro Gold Hybrid Mitsubishi Rayon JAVLN FX
AP2 4-P,W ProjectX 5.5 Vokey Spin Mill 54.10 & 60.04 Studio Design #3 Cut to 32.5" ProV1x All #6's

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adidas 360 3.0s and powerbands. i only use the 3.0s in tournaments but both are extremely comfortable and good for walking (i.e. 36-54 hole tournaments)

In my Hoofer Vantage

Driver: 907D2 9.5*
Wood: 906F4 15.5* 3 wood
Hybrid: 585H 19*Irons: i10 3-pwWedges: tp black z 52* & 58*Putter: tracy II

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I don't care about brand when it comes to shoes, I try them all on(if I like the look) and see which is most comfortable. Currently it's Adidas, last time it was Nike, before that Callaway.

Where I play: Mission Viejo CC and
long Beach Skylinks

In My Red Cleveland Club Count Bag Today;
Hibore XLS 11.5* w/ Diamana Redboard Flowerband 63 S 2009 Launcher 3WD HT 17* w/ Graffalloy Epic 87g S Hibore XLS Hybrid 22* w/ Graffalloy Epic S and 25* w/ Project X 6.0 CG2 4-PW w/ Project X 6.0 HL...

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Multiple choice button would be nice -- I've got 2 addidas, 2 nike, 2 footjoy, and 2 etonic right now, and am always looking for new shoes. I have the powerbands and like them, but I pick my shoes primarily on what I'm going to wear them with, since I don't really think there are recognizable, performance enhancing characteristics between which type of soft-spike you use. Thus, my Nike shoes look like running shoes, and I wear them with shorts; my callaways are a little dressier, and go with khaki, or almost white pants; my etonics are two different kinds of white, and I don't really wear them that much since the white shoe thing is a bit much for me (I don't really like the whole white shoes, white pants, white belt look) -- they look good with real light dressy khakis or blue; and my addidas are black, and pretty much go with black, blue, or gray pants.

There you have it. I'm basically a golf shoe *****, though not of Imelda Marcos (or even some of the guys here) proportions. I'd rather buy golf shoes than business shoes -- shows you where my head's at.

In my C-130 Cart Bag:

Driver: Titleist D2 10.5° Aldila R.I.P. 60
Woods Exotics CB4 15° Aldila R.I.P. 70
Hybrids Exotics CB4 17°, 22° Aldila R.I.P. 80 

Irons 4-PW MP-57 Project X 6.0, MP-29 PW

Wedges  Eidolon 52°, 60° Rifle Spinner 6.5

Putter Bettinardi BB12

Ball One Black

Rangefinder Nikon Laser 500"Golf...

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As a few others have said multiple choice would have been nice. But...

I have a pair of adidas, 1 pair of Nike's, 1 pair of Callaway's and one pair of FootJoy's. My favorites are the adidas and FootJoy's. The adidas are Tour 360 II's and they are extremely comfortable and are great for walking. The FootJoy's are the DryJoy's and those, like the adidas, are comfortable for walking and waterproof.

Here's what I play:

Titleist 907 D2 10.5* UST ProForce V2 76-S | Titleist 906F4 18.5* Aldila VS Proto "By You" 80-S | Titleist 585H 21* Aldila VS Proto "By You" 80-S | Titleist ZB 4-PW TTDG S300 | Bob Vokey Spin Milled Oil Can 54.10 | Bob Vokey Spin Milled Oil Can 60.08 | Scotty Cameron Red X5 33" |

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Ecco.

They're European & in my view Footjoys' main competitor. Very comfortable, excellent quality, waterproof (lined with goretex). Pros such as Baddeley, Appleby, Montgomerie are wearing them & a few others also.

http://www.ecco.com/int/en/collectio...golf/index.jsp

Well worth a look. (no, I don't have any connection with the company)
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I usually sport Nikes. I currently wear some TW version and they seem to fit me well. Nice comfortable arches in them. However, when I buy, I give all the brands a shot. I think shoes is probably one of the items that will keep you the most comfy on the course.
I did find some Etonics G-Sok shoe on sale a while back and bought them just to cut back wear and tear on my Nikes and I have been really impressed with them.

EDGE stand bag
S9-1 PRO S - Matrix XCON 6
Rapture 14 degree Aldila VS
DWS Baffler 2 Hybrid Adila stiff
A7 4 hybrid USTAXIVAP1 710 5-GW KBS StiffCG14 - 54.1262.07 Vokey Spin MilledWhite Ice BladeGolf BallsBlack TP & Pro V1x

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Wow! some of you have lots of shoes... My wife has been looking at me funny because I have 3 pair Nike, Footjoy, and Etonic... oh yeah, and some Bite golf sandals.

X-460 9.5* tour Driver/Fujikura stiff
X-15* tour 3 wood/Fujikura stiff
3DX 18.5* Hybrid/Aldila stiff
681 3-PW/Project X 6.0 (now in bag)
X-16 Pro Series Irons/Dynamic Gold S300 54* and 58* wedges Anser Sn putter

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I wear Footjoys because I find them to be really, really comfortable.

Whats in my :sunmountain: C-130 cart bag?

Woods: :mizuno: JPX 850 9.5*, :mizuno: JPX 850 15*, :mizuno: JPX-850 19*, :mizuno: JPX Fli-Hi #4, :mizuno: JPX 800 Pro 5-PW, :mizuno: MP T-4 50-06, 54-09 58-10, :cleveland: Smart Square Blade and :bridgestone: B330-S

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I have tough feet--mutiiple surgeries and enough metal that I have to carry a card to get through airport security. The only two brands I can wear are Ecco and Footjoy. Footjoys cost $100 less than Eccos, so it's an easy choice.

I've seen Sandbaggers and they look adorable, but never in a store where they had my size to try on. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I can wear them.
WITB
Driver--PING Rhapsody, 16*
Fairway Wood--PING Rhapsody 22*
Hybrids--Cobra Bafflers, 3 (23*), 6 (32*)
Irons--Callaway X-20, 7-AW SW--Wilson ProstaffLW--Nancy LopezPutter--Bettinardi HawkBalls--Pinnacle Gold DistanceBags--Datrek IDS (cart), Sun Mountain 3.5 (carry)
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