After some further browsing on Ecco’s site (golf product porn), I discovered that one of the shoe styles I had my eye on has a spikeless sole. I don’t know how I feel about that.
Ecco uses Stinger spikes (I love that they match the color of the shoe) and I imagine they have a lot to do with the performance and feeling of stability.
What can the benefit be of a spikeless sole? How are they different from regular sneakers?
The spikeless sole pictured below is pretty, but how would it perform? It’s not completely flat – maybe those little protrusions act like spikes? Aren’t spikes a key element of a shoe being a golf shoe?
November 12, 2007 at 3:06 pm
Damn, that spikeless sole is hot! Oh excuse me, I guess the golf product porn got to me.
d:D
November 12, 2007 at 4:18 pm
As one of your “older” readers (pushing 60)I wanted to make you aware of the benefits of spikeless shoes. As I have become more arthritic over the years, I have found that the positioning of spikes on some shoes really makes my feet sore at the end of a round. Looking forward to playing several times a week when I hopefully retire in a few years, I have tried a number of spikeless shoes. Etonic makes a good spikeless shoe that holds as well as any spiked shoe I have used over the years. I think you would be pleasantly surprised at how well these work. Give them a try.
November 12, 2007 at 8:31 pm
Patricia – I knew you’d relate to my porn addiction. 😉
Fred – thanks for the insight. I figured there must be something to them I just didn’t understand. I might give ’em a try.
November 20, 2007 at 2:40 pm
From what I can make out (Ecco website) they don’t do ‘spikeless’ in the mens range…seems strange!?!
November 20, 2007 at 9:06 pm
Paul – That does seem odd. If spikeless works, how is it good enough for a woman but not a man? From Fred’s comment above, it looks like Etonic makes them for men. Maybe Ecco just hasn’t seen the demand to build a design like that?