Golf shoe usage question

Now this may certainly seem to be a silly question but I dont know and I would like an answer from you knowledgeable golfers here.

My question is about when to dawn your golf shoes. Both at the range and on the course.

Firstly, when at the range, do you go in and pay, come back out and get your clubs and take your shoes in with you and put them on when you select a lane? Or do you put them on as soon as you arrive at the range and walk in wearing them.

I dont want to ruin the spikes by walking on pavement or concrete (if they are that fragile).

Same thing applies to the course.

Walk in, pay, then go back out to your car and grab your shoes and get your clubs? Or wear them once you arrive?

My hunch tells me it doesnt hurt them to walk on concrete or pavement but I would prefer to use them correctly.

I bring mine to the range and change my shoes there as the parking lot is a decent walk from the stalls.  Plus there are benches at the range to sit on rather than leaning on your car.

At the course it depends on the club - some clubs don't allow golf shoes inside while others don't allow sneakers so it all depends on the rules of the club you're going to and if you plan to go inside the club house or right to the starters areas.

I change my spikes at least once a year and also have two pairs of shoes so I've yet to fully wear down a set of spikes though I'm sure some guys here who play more often have.

I put mine on at home and drive to the range in them... I guess I should note that I wear a "spikeless" golf shoe (True Tours).

How do you like the spikeless shoes?  Do you feel they keep your footing as well as the plastic spiked shoes?

I've only slipped in my Trues once: hard pan with a small amount of sand on top. Not sure my old spikes would have held on that surface.

I switched to the ECCO shoes Freddie Couples wears and they are excellent.  The arch support is surprisingly good and the footing is no different (to me) than the plastic spike type shoe.  You can wear them just about anywhere since the sole is a rubber like compound.

Now I prefer this type shoe to spikes both for comfort and footing.

I've got a pair of Ecco Street Premier's (referenced above as Freddie's shoes) and love them.  Most comfortable shoes I've ever worn on the course.  No complaints or issues with regard to footing/stability.  The only slip I recall was an early morning (grass was still pretty wet) from some deep rough.  I recommend them.

I arrive at the range, grab my bag on one arm and shoes in the other hand and then go in to pay.

I go to the bays and get a bucket of balls. My shoes go on top of the balls in the bucket.

I go find a bay and then change into my shoes in the bay.

Then when I'm done I change back into normal shoes and carry my clubs and shoes back to the car.

Range - Carry the shoes in a bag along with clubs to the range, change at one of the benches behind the stalls.

Course - Pay first with street shoes then go to car change shoes and carry clubs to driving range for warm up then onto course, the little bit of blacktop I walk on to the drving range appears to not be anissue for the softspikes.

I wear regular soft-spike golf shoes.  Either I change shoes in my garage before I drive to the range/course or I change in the parking lot before I go check in and pay.

I always change when I get there in the lot.  I haven't had to change out my spikes for 3 years, maybe I should anyways?  They are still sharp and grip like crazy, although the shoe upper is starting to go.  Does weight have anything to do with how fast they wear?

Same for me, I wear the ECCO Street to play in and have a pair of Footjoy spikeless that I wear at the range.

Thanks guys I might have to try out a pair of spikeless shoes next season.

I put mine on at the range booth or near where grass is.  I found with softspikes, Black widow classics (cheapest) dont last long at all even on on grass, though when they are new they feel like you knee is going to snap off because of the grip whereas the Pulsar soft spikes last much longer but have less grip (I prefer these though)

reference:

http://www.softspikes.com/index.php?s=golfcleats&phpMyAdmin;=2eb5a8d8d6faca274316c22de99ec413

Just wondering, how long has those soft sole hybrid shoes lasted and how much do you use them?  I keep thinking about them because they look like shoes you don't need to change out of and very comfortable, but I would want a long lasting shoe.

Without a doubt they are the best shoes (not just golf shoes) I've ever worn... I don't find myself loosing any traction, but keep in mind I live in the Palm Springs area in California and we really don't have to deal with rain or anything like that so I don't play in wet conditions usually.  However, I've played on wet grass (after the sprinklers had been on) and I had no issues.  The TRUEs are a bit on the pricey side (for me, at least) but well worth the money.

To the question about how long do the Ecco type shoes last, I actually think the soles (and shoes) may out last the plastic spike type shoes,  I say that because I do like Footjoys, for example, but both my FootJoys and Ecco's with plastic spikes wind up having broken spines on the spikes after a few months (I play almost every day) and the rubber soled Ecco shoes I am currently wearing show almost no wear at all at a time when either of the plastic spike type shoes would have needed spike replacement.  So, they wear very well and last a long time.