Soft Spikes or Metal Spikes?

[Khamelion]

As the subject say, soft or metal spies?

Reason I ask, is last time out on the course, we had a heavy frost and the soft spikes were collecting leaves and frost, so much so i had to keep stopping to clean the soles of my shoes.

So I checked my courses rule, regs and dress code and metal spikes are allowed, so I've bought a set and I've got them on my shoes ready for tomorrow. Hopefully the leaf collection will be a lot less.

 

[Foxholer]

Metal spikes will be slightly better in these conditions - but only slightly in my experience.

You'll still have to give the shoes a wallop occasionally. And you'll feel slightly taller too!

Just take care and don't take the game too seriously. The score is not the highest priority in these conditions imo!

 

[Khamelion]

Not the score I was worried about, more the slipping, falling and breaking something due to clogged up spikes.

 

[stevie_r]

Old fashioned nails for me in winter, primarily down to better purchase on frosty winter tee mats.

 

[Oddsocks]

Had a big problem with soft spikes collecting frost last week, stingers are at the top of the shopping list for next month, although new irons may have squeezed the budget ... Whoops

 

[Blue in Munich]

Khamelion, you didn't have a both/either option; I'll use either depending on conditions.

 

[Khamelion]

Khamelion, you didn't have a both/either option; I'll use either depending on conditions.

The Poll is multiple choice, you could've chosen both.

 

[Blue in Munich]

The Poll is multiple choice, you could've chosen both.

I still can as I haven't voted yet.

 

[CliveW]

Pro Stingers are best of both worlds.

 

[srixon 1]

I bet some of the younger players have never even seen a metal spike. Used to love the noise they made when you crunched down a gravel path.

 

[El Bandito]

I wear spikeless in all conditions, ie the little dimples. I find them no more or less slippy than metal or soft, both of which I have used in the past.

 

[Imurg]

I'm assuming now, but if a Course bans metal spikes and you turn up with Pro-Stingers (a mix of cleat and spike) you'll have to change them..?

 

[Blue in Munich]

I'm assuming now, but if a Course bans metal spikes and you turn up with Pro-Stingers (a mix of cleat and spike) you'll have to change them..?

I'd think so Imurg.

 

[CliveW]

I'm assuming now, but if a Course bans metal spikes and you turn up with Pro-Stingers (a mix of cleat and spike) you'll have to change them..?

I have never played a course in the UK where metal spikes are banned. On the continent and USA yes, but not here.

 

[Khamelion]

I have never played a course in the UK where metal spikes are banned. On the continent and USA yes, but not here.

The only one that I know of, is Ramside Hall in Durham.

 

[Garesfield ACE]

The only one that I know of, is Ramside Hall in Durham.

Sharpley don't allow them neither

 

[Garesfield ACE]

In soft winter conditions metal spikes wins hands down for me.Yesterday in my soft spikes I slipped on the tee with a drive on my upswing and it went left into the trees....

 

[dewsweeper]

Vale Royal Abbey,Cheshire.

 

[guest100718]

Just put a set of pro stingers in my FJs. They remind me of how golf used to sound

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Just put a set of pro stingers in my FJs. They remind me of how golf used to sound

Yep, another vote for Pro Stinger for winter golf.