metal spike golf shoe

[pshizz]

does anyone know where i can get some? I have always wanted some, ecause i tend to slip sometimes. I realize many courseds dont allow them, but to be honest....i could care less. Im not the idiot that screws up the greens by dragging their feet, i have excellent golf etiquette.

[I <3 Titleist]

I think part of having excellent golf ettiquete is always respecting the course rules.

[klaymon]

Well said.

[Spackler-esque]

... which you would throw out the window by breaking the rules of an establishment you would be visiting?

I understand the desire for metal spikes. I've never cared much for plastic spikes since I quit using them in baseball and realized metal was better. But house rules are, well, rules. Integrity of the game.

[David in FL]

Sorry, I can't help either. I agree with the others and would add one other point......metal spikes make a very loud and distinctive sound when you walk on any kind of hard surface. Even if you wanted to, you'd never be able to hide the fact that you were wearing them without an awful lot of effort!

FWIW.......I might be a minority, but I really think that good soft spikes are better than metal ever were, and yes, I'm dating myself here.........

The difference lies in the fact that soft spikes need to be replaced much more regularly to retain their functionality.

[photoballmarker]

I remember what greens were like before courses went to banning metal spikes. It was a mess around the cups, especially in the afternoon. I will gladly sacrifice a little grip so my putts will role online and I don't have to fix other people's spike marks.

Plus a challenge, chart your scores using metal and non-metal spikes. Won't even be 1/10th of a stroke difference a round. Additionally, your metal spikes will lead to more knee injuries, because your foot won't twist so your knee will.

Finally, you don't want to wear metal spikes on any golf course that does not allow them. Your spike shows will look like tracks through snow, on the greens.

[ChrisMc]

My own course here in the UK doesnt have a 'soft spike's only' rule, and a good few members, including myself, much prefer metal traditional spikes.

I find that in anything other than completely dry conditions, soft spikes just clog up and are a pain in the @ss.

Obey course rules, yes, but given a choice,.........

[pshizz]

does anyone know where i caan buy some??? or will metal spikes fit on the bottom of my foot joys already?

[I <3 Titleist]

does anyone know where i caan buy some??? or will metal spikes fit on the bottom of my foot joys already?

There's this incredible website called "Google." I know, funny name, right?

Our president even uses it to look at his ranch. It found this when I search for metal golf spikes. http://www.golfspikes.com/steelcermec.html Good luck.

[GaijinGolfer]

I realize many courseds dont allow them, but to be honest....i could care less.

Im not the idiot that screws up the greens by dragging their feet, i have excellent golf etiquette.

Those 2 statements are somewhat contradictary. Part of, "excellent golf etiquette" is following the rules.

[pshizz]

Those 2 statements are somewhat contradictary. Part of, "excellent golf etiquette" is following the rules.

and part of golf etiquette is following the rules and having respect for the course which i do. I pick up lose trash put it in garbage bins, replace my divots and others divots, rake the bunker when done and replace at least 3 ball marks on every green. I do enough for the courses i play on, and show the ultimate respect for them...plenty of golfers i play with have no etiquette, and it truly pisses me off!

I was wondering if i take the spikes off on my footjoy dryjoys, and try to replace them with metal spikes they will fit? are golf spike screws universal? or are there different sizes?

[GaijinGolfer]

and part of golf etiquette is following the rules and having respect for the course which i do. I pick up lose trash put it in garbage bins, replace my divots and others divots, rake the bunker when done and replace at least 3 ball marks on every green. I do enough for the courses i play on, and show the ultimate respect for them...plenty of golfers i play with have no etiquette, and it truly pisses me off!

Yet you say you realize that metal spikes arent allowed yet you couldnt care less.

[pshizz]

Yet you say you realize that metal spikes arent allowed yet you couldnt care less.

yes i did, but this isn't what the thread is asking... so please stop with an argument that you are losing.

Anyways, anyone know if spike sizes are universal and will metal spikes be able to fit in my dry joys.

[Jay-Bird]

I miss the sound of walking across a cartpath or around the clubhouse in the metal spikes. That was the best. I miss that sound.

[I KyotE I]

since no one else answered it. No, spike screws are not universal, adidas, footjoy, and nike have their own. I belive that other brands tend to use one of the three. But I could be mistaken.

[David in FL]

I miss the sound of walking across a cartpath or around the clubhouse in the metal spikes. That was the best. I miss that sound.

Gotta admit, me too.

[Spackler-esque]

yes i did, but this isn't what the thread is asking... so please stop with an argument that you are losing.

Truth be told, you're the one who's losing this argument because you've done nothing but contradict your own statement about having impeccable etiquette by continuing to ask the same question over and over again without addressing why disobeying the rules and wearing metal spikes on a soft-spike-only course is not only acceptable etiquette, but impeccable etiquette.

Are we failing to change your mind? It sure sounds like it. However, in this case, that just means that you're ignoring the argument, not that we're losing it. And yes, I would love to wear metal spikes and get my hands on some of those Stinger hybrids that came up earlier in the thread. But I'd change them out for regular Stingers if the course told me to.

[PiKapp23]

Honestly, I do not miss metal spikes at all. The only thing I dislike about rubber/plastic spikes is that most brands clog up too easily when ground is wet. I think they grip better when the ground is dry, though. I remember about 20 years ago that I was playing on a rainy day and was walking up a cart path with metal spikes and both feet slipped out from under me, causing me to fall hard on my kness and hands (with an old heavy bag on my back, that wasn't what I would call fun). I wasn't hurt badly, but I was worried about walking in metal spikes on wet pavement after that.