Spiked shoes or Spikeless?

[Imurg]

I'm using Ecco H4 Spikeless.
Ours is a fairly hill course, plenty of raised greens and slopes.
The Hr does have a fairly aggressive spikeless sole but I've not slipped once while wearing them....worn them all winter

 

[Crow]

I like to wear steel spikes for special occasion rounds, but quite a few backward looking clubs have banned them.

 

[Tashyboy]

Typo?

 

[tsped83]

I'm using Ecco H4 Spikeless.
Ours is a fairly hill course, plenty of raised greens and slopes.
The Hr does have a fairly aggressive spikeless sole but I've not slipped once while wearing them....worn them all winter

I’ve been looking at these. Do they fit true to your normal size? Cheers

 

[Imurg]

I’ve been looking at these. Do they fit true to your normal size? Cheers

They seem to...size 43 in them and Skechers....both fit nicely.

 

[IanM]

I got a pair of black Pro SLs for thus winter... I haven't gone spikeless in the winter before. They were absolutely fine and half the weight of the Dryjoys I usually wear.

 

[KenL]

As we begin to move into the golf season proper, come April, I wonder whether spiked or spikeless shoes are most popular and why?

I am going to buy a new pair of shoes and think I will go with spikeless…can’t see an advantage in spiked unless it’s very wet / muddy (and if it is, i will have my old spiked pair as backup)

With the course I play, I doubt I will buy shoes with spikes again.

 

[Bratty]

I got a pair of black Pro SLs for thus winter... I haven't gone spikeless in the winter before. They were absolutely fine and half the weight of the Dryjoys I usually wear.

I really wish I could wear Pro SLs, but they don't fit my feet properly. The heel was really uncomfortable and they rubbed on ankle quite badly too. Shame.

 

[IanM]

I really wish I could wear Pro SLs, but they don't fit my feet properly. The heel was really uncomfortable and they rubbed on ankle quite badly too. Shame.

It's weird.. I've always liked the look of Ecco, never found any that fit!

 

[need_my_wedge]

Spikes when muddy, but spikeless the rest of the time. Since moving to Scotland it’s been spikeless all the time, not even getting a splash of mud on my trousers….

 

[Jigger]

I got plantar fasciitis off my spikes and been spikeless all year around for the last 4 years. The only time I ever have a problem is on courses that should be closed, i’ll slip walking downhill on the muddiest of patches.

FJ pro sl are good but buy some superglue for the soles as the grip part always starts to peel away for me. UA feel really dynamic under foot which is nice. I find FJs alway feel like I’m reliving my school sports day where I forgot my trainers all over again.

 

[D-S]

I find spikeless better in damp conditions than soft spikes which tend to clog up with grass so you end up walking on a mat of grass. I used to be steel spikes if conditions were really bad and spikeless the rest of the time. Now if I need to wear steel spikes I just don’t play.

 

[Mandofred]

My course has lots of big slopes and spikeless are useless in winter.
i ended up on my back winded a few weeks ago because my spikeless just skidded down the slope.
so spikes in winter ,spikeless in summer or dry conditions.
it’s very course dependent imo.

This is my policy.

 

[Captain_Black.]

Soft spikes when the ground is soft or rain is expected, but when it warms up & the ground hardens I use lightweight bubble shoes.
So much more comfortable on the feet & legs.

 

[TigerBear]

Spiked in the winter, spikeless in the summer.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

I don’t have any spiked shoes now. All of my shoes are Ecco spineless, and if the ground is that sloppy wouldn’t play and I know spikes wouldn’t be any better. You definitely notice less spike damage to greens nowadays.

 

[Slab]

Spikeless all year even in heavy rain but i don't have the extremes of weather to deal with

pet gripe = spikeless 'tread' wearing down when the shoes' upper is still in great condition. Not much use for them even at the range

 

[Orikoru]

The answers tend to confirm my thoughts…spikeless unless it’s muddy

Basically this for me. I have two pair of Gore-tex Eccos for winter, one spikeless with a thick tread, the other with spikes - but I only wear the spikes if it's been raining recently and the course is very soft. My summer shoes are certainly spikeless as well.

 

[Dando]

I really wish I could wear Pro SLs, but they don't fit my feet properly. The heel was really uncomfortable and they rubbed on ankle quite badly too. Shame.

You’re a delicate little flower aren’t you?

 

[Bratty]

You’re a delicate little flower aren’t you?

I really am. I'm off for a cry now.