Spikes

[Lord Tyrion]

You have been very fortunate that you haven't slipped whilst wearing plastic spikes ,I slipped once and spent 17months signed off work because of it

The reality is you will never know if that would have happened with metal spikes as well. It may have been a perfect storm that created the circumstances for the slip.

We can all only go off our own experiences, mine have been fine, yours not so. Hope all is okay now 👍

 

[Norrin Radd]

The reality is you will never know if that would have happened with metal spikes as well. It may have been a perfect storm that created the circumstances for the slip.

We can all only go off our own experiences, mine have been fine, yours not so. Hope all is okay now 👍

Metal spikes would not have slipped in my case as I stepped on a railway sleeper. The spikes would have gripped, the plastics just slipped.

 

[Jensen]

Two years ago. Does it really matter?

So, did you get the chance to try them out today Homer

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Metal spikes would not have slipped in my case as I stepped on a railway sleeper. The spikes would have gripped, the plastics just slipped.

Okay. Bit harsh to blame the spikes mind. Golf shoes aren't really designed for railway sleepers to be fair. I'm tempted to ask why you were on a railway sleeper but perhaps we will just let that go 😄

Thankfully there are no railway sleepers on my course, phew 😁

 

[patricks148]

Its recommended by the club we wear metal spikes during frosty weather.

Mainly due to higher likelyhood of slipping on pathways.

Rest of the time its spikeless due to links turf.

i find that the metal spikes ice up really quickly so have switched to spikeless, which just don't ice up at all

 

[Deleted member 3432]

i find that the metal spikes ice up really quickly so have switched to spikeless, which just don't ice up at all

Metal definately better round ours, artifical turf paths around teeing areas freeze over and some of the paths are a decent gradient which can be lethal when its frozen.

Plasitic type spikes not so good in those conditions, metals give decent grip.

 

[Imurg]

i find that the metal spikes ice up really quickly so have switched to spikeless, which just don't ice up at all

Last winter I found spikeless ok on grass but if we had a bare patch - and most places had a lot of bare patches after the summer - I could barely stand up in spikeless, let alone make a swing.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

So, did you get the chance to try them out today Homer

No. Didn't play as had dodgy guts but put a set in a pair ready for tomorrow. It may well be in my head but I can only go on personal experience and have always felt more stable in spikes when playing in wet, muddy conditions

 

[Norrin Radd]

Okay. Bit harsh to blame the spikes mind. Golf shoes aren't really designed for railway sleepers to be fair. I'm tempted to ask why you were on a railway sleeper but perhaps we will just let that go 😄

Thankfully there are no railway sleepers on my course, phew 😁

The sleepers were used as path edging