Softening up new shoes

[Deleted Member 1156]

After some advice please, bought a new pair of Footjoy Dryjoy Tours the other week and the left shoe is fine but the right shoe nearly crippled me. Any good tips on how to soften them up and break them in please?

Many thanks.......

Hopalong

 

[SAPCOR1]

Wear them around the house even when sitting.

Must have not matched the leather between pairs, which I thought FJ always did?

 

[williamalex1]

Wear them around the house even when sitting.

Must have not matched the leather between pairs, which I thought FJ always did?

Maybe he has one foot bigger than the other

 

[SAPCOR1]

Maybe he has one foot bigger than the other

Don’t we all 👀

 

[clubchamp98]

Maybe he has one foot bigger than the other

I have this
right 9 wide
left 10.5 X wide.
Had a pair made to measure through the myjoys on footjoy.com.
Most people have one foot bigger than the other I used to wear Thousand Mile socks or just wear two pair of socks as it's usually your foot moving in the shoe that causes blisters

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I have the same issue. Left foot fits shoes perfectly, right always causes an issue, always. Depending on what the problem is for you, I've started putting a heel gel pad in my right shoe to help the fit. I did it with one shoe, it worked and now I have them in all of my shoes. No rubbing since then.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Both shoes fit well enough but the right shoe is rubbing on the top at the base of my toes and also at the top of the tongue whereas the left shoe is absolutely fine. I've rubbed in some vaseline as per suggestions on here so fingers crossed......thanks guys :thup:

 

[El Diablo]

Band Aid Friction Block is absolutely amazing - not cheap but lasts a long time (years).

You rub it onto the friction areas and no blisters, no rubbing and shoes soon worn in.

Highly recommend it.

 

[palindromicbob]

Amazing the difference in feet. My biggest regret with shoes was not taking full advantage when I got my Myjoys and getting measured and individual sizing.

Right foot likely to take more breaking in for a right handed golfer given the movement of the foot in the swing. Hopefully the tips work.

 

[clubchamp98]

Both shoes fit well enough but the right shoe is rubbing on the top at the base of my toes and also at the top of the tongue whereas the left shoe is absolutely fine. I've rubbed in some vaseline as per suggestions on here so fingers crossed......thanks guys :thup:

Footjoy .com has a section that explains the problems with shoes I.e. The creases tell you what the problem is , it's very good.

 

[ruff-driver]

 

[ArnoldArmChewer]

Try putting a cedar shoe tree in one (or both) if you don't possess shoe trees then stuff the I'll fitting one with newspaper, don't put them near a radiator, finally a coat of mink oil or dubbin might help.

 

[patricks148]

aren't you supposed to pee on leather to soften it??

 

[ArnoldArmChewer]

aren't you supposed to pee on leather to soften it??

Isnt that 'antiques' to make them look more antiqueish

 

[patricks148]

Isnt that 'antiques' to make them look more antiqueish

no, its what they use in a tannery to make leather soft and treat it in the first place.

 

[Orikoru]

aren't you supposed to pee on leather to soften it??

I can't imagine buying a lovely new pair of golf shoes then immediately taking a Jimmy Riddle all over them. :rofl:

 

[williamalex1]

I can't imagine buying a lovely new pair of golf shoes then immediately taking a Jimmy Riddle all over them. :rofl:

The smell won't be noticed in the seniors, pmsl, see what i did there lol

 

[ArnoldArmChewer]

no, its what they use in a tannery to make leather soft and treat it in the first place.

Every days a school day, however I am sure that peeing on stonework attracts algae and the like to grow giving said stonework a more aged look.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Going back to Roman times they used to pay you for your urine for this purpose. They would have sections of towns that specialised in certain skills and the leather area always gets a mention in books because of the smell.

 

[clubchamp98]

Put masking tape over affected area under socks it helps with friction until leather softens, it really works.