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Polished shoes!

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bluewolf said:
You're joking right??
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No, really... I am being serious:rolleyes:...

Nothing to do with being smart... Whatever I do or wear I am always going to be #1 scruffbag...

It's more to do with "look after your tools and they'll look after you"... I have a bucket of warm soapy water to clean my clubs so why not take a few extra minutes to clean the shoes...
 
I will not play in good shoes at this time of the year, no point in ruining good leather so I got some greenjoys, plastic but they clean up in seconds with a damp cloth. Not bad comfort wise and do not make your feet hum. I will always wear these in winter from now on.
I've got the superb Lambda's for summer.
 
Leather will last for tens of years if looked after properly, not wearing leather shoes in the winter is only worth while if you can't be bothered looking after them properly. Clean them, let them dry naturally, use good polish and shoes trees, and the shoes will last longer then your feet.

Not looking after shoes is 1) false economy and 2) sending out a message that you're a lazy scruffy oik who has zero respect for anyone you're meeting that day

.... and breath
 
I only wear shoes when i go out on the ale but i always make sure they're polished before i go out.

I usually wipe over my golf shoes when i take them off after a round, it only takes a few seconds like.
 
colint said:
Not looking after shoes is 1) false economy and 2) sending out a message that you're a lazy scruffy oik who has zero respect for anyone you're meeting that day

.... and breath
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Incorrect on both counts.

I bought Footjoy Dryjoys over two years ago. I've cleaned them once. They're still brilliant shoes that perform as well as the first time of use.

I'm neither lazy or scruffy and I most certainly am not an oik. I also have respect for people.

I do wonder how people come up with these absurd assumptions. They're golf shoes! You're not getting married in them! You're not attending an interview! You're about to trek roughly five miles around a field! When you do the gardening, do you make sure your wellies are clean and polished?
 
I actually like polishing my golf shoes. There I have said it.:mmm: In my defense I loathe breaking in new shoes, and once they are comfortable wear them till they fall apart. Have always looked after all my sports equipment, and try and get the longest life I can out of it.
 
As we're on the subject of shoes I've just bought some fj contours and was wondering the best way to look after them as someone earlier said they shouldn't be polished?
 
I will give my shoes a good whack to get the hard mud off the soles, and occasionally I look at them and think they need a wipe down - but it really is an after thought.

My work shoes will get a dab of polish every now and again - but that's only because they rarely look dirt - if you avoid walking on grass, through puddles in them etc, then they don't need much attention.

I'll judge people more on what they have to say as a human being, then on their appearance. Appearance only matters for me at your place of work, and for an interview.
 
I would never (ever) set foot onto a golf course with unclean shoes. A creased up jumper that has been lying crumpled up (damp) in my bag for a couple of weeks yes. But a dirty pair of shoes?????? Never.
 
I try o keep my shoes clean, but as mentioned, it's difficult in the current conditions!

Once I gt my new shoes though... they'll be kept in good nick!!
 
Evesdad said:
As we're on the subject of shoes I've just bought some fj contours and was wondering the best way to look after them as someone earlier said they shouldn't be polished?
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If I remember correctly the advice sheet that came with my dryjoys advised a regular wipe over with a damp cloth was sufficient to keep shoes in good order... I believe applying polish would effect waterproofness of the shoe... HTH
 
those of you who know me will know how much I am loving this thread!

One tip on cleaning white golf shoes (Auburn you can stop reading now and go an feed your rabbits) from one of the top guys at FJ is to wipe them throughly with a baby wipe IMMEDIATELY after play paying particualr attention to the dirt that gets into the creases. If you leave any dirt on them, even for a few hours but particualrly more than 24 hrs, you will NEVER get it out.

I now have a pack of baby wipes in each shoe bag I own and as result my white FJ Icons that I got in Jan 2011 look pretty much brand new even though I have worn them for circa 40 rounds and in conditions where white shoes were not the sensible choice.

I'm incredibly lucky that I dont have to pay for my golf shoes but if I did I'd be making every effort to prolong thier lifespan and performance. Cleaning them properly is the obvious thing to do to help them last as long as possible and perform as well they can.

For every other pair of shoes I own that I do have to spend my cash on I'm equally careful in how I look after them. I love brown suede loafers which can get battered very easily and hate the slightest drop of water on them. As a result I spend a bit of time taking care of them.

To my mind you look after your kit and it will look after you.

In golfing terms I think it also shows that you take pride in your appearance and have prepared properly prior to play.

As I think I have said before, if I played soemone on matchplay and they turned up on the 1st tee with dirty shoes it would give me a psychologiocal boost as I'd think they were pretty slap dash in their attitude to the match.
 
If I am shelling out £100 for a pair of shoes then being a Scotsman I wan them to work and last as long as possible. I also polish my work shoes regularly as I like to look smart and tidy. I was told as a kid to look after my stuff and its that kind of discipline that is lacking today.
 
MikeH said:
One tip on cleaning white golf shoes from one of the top guys at FJ is to wipe them throughly with a baby wipe IMMEDIATELY after play paying particualr attention to the dirt that gets into the creases. If you leave any dirt on them, even for a few hours but particualrly more than 24 hrs, you will NEVER get it out.
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Thankyou Mike for this excellent tip:thup:... Made a mental note of it for when I next treat myself to a new pair of white golf shoes...
 
I'm a regular shoe cleaner.
Tend to knock the bulk of crap off them while they're wet and muddy.
Leave them in the garage to dry then give the soles a good stiff brushing, then give the uppers a good polish with Kiwi. Does that mean I will ruin my FJ's?

Also own a pair of black and white FJ's. As MikeH stated, a good wipe over with a baby wipe normally brings them up champion!

Not particularly keen on seeing mucked up golf shoes, but hey, that's up to the individual. Personally, I prefer to set out with clean 'uns.
 
Why spend lots of pennies on a decent pair of shoes then not look after them? Are people's lives that full they can't find 10mins to 'feed' the leather?

I can find lots of things I'd prefer to do but one of them isn't finding another £100+ too soon for golf shoes.
 
My dad always said that shoes make the man. Clean shoes is attention to detail as they take a bit more effort to look good than brushing your hair. I think it is a matter of personal pride. I like to good on the course. I spend money of my clothing to look good and feel good. I do not just go down Matalan and kit myself out for a fiver. So to then go on the course in dirty shoes would just be stupid. My clothes are perfectly pressed and clean when I play so why should I not clean my shoes. Would you go out in the trousers you wore last time that are covered in mud as clean will only be dirty within 2 holes?
 
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