Waterproof shoes. Myth or fact?

[wrighty1874]

I've tried Nike ,Stubert, Callaway and none do a second winter preventing water getting in.Got my refund on the Callaway shoes and after several people told me to get Footjoys I thought I'd be on to a winner.Played first round with them yesterday and blow me, damp all around the instep.Bloody give up!!

 

[Hendy]

sweaty feet?


my feet be damp as well but I notice a big difference when I pull on my old foot joys as the left shoe has gone. You could ring out my sock. At the end of the round

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Sealskinz socks, you can stand in puddles in these and your feet are dry, 100% waterproof.
These plus a decent shoe, most shoes that let in water gets in over the top.

 

[wrighty1874]

My feet don't sweat walking round a golf course.The rough isn't that long at the minute. I'll try them next weekend and if no improvement they're going back.Is a £75 shoe not going to be fit for purpose and do I have to spend nearer £200 to keep my feet dry?

 

[spongebob59]

No, just buy a tin of dubbin and a bit of elbow grease.

 

[wrighty1874]

First thing I do.

 

[patricks148]

Ecco Gortex.

 

[backwoodsman]

FJ Dryjoys have always worked for me.

 

[Beezerk]

Sealskinz socks, you can stand in puddles in these and your feet are dry, 100% waterproof.
These plus a decent shoe, most shoes that let in water gets in over the top.

I tried those but found my feet were swimming in sweat by the end of the round. Had to throw away my shoes as well, they were as stinky as hell after water got in.
FJ boots from now on until probably spring for me now, dry and warm feet all winter 👌

 

[freddielong]

Hit the ball on the fairway it's the only way to keep your feet dry, if you walk in long grass it wets the bottom of your pants and your socks around your ankle and down into your shoe.

 

[patricks148]

Hit the ball on the fairway it's the only way to keep your feet dry, if you walk in long grass it wets the bottom of your pants and your socks around your ankle and down into your shoe.

not if you have shorts on

 

[IanM]

I would normally be on here shouting get "FJ Dryjoys!!!" New pair of DNAs on yesterday morning, first time out the box. Dry sunny morning, but very damp ground. Feet were soaking within a few holes....

Going back to the shop this morning for a refund/replacement

 

[Farmergeddon]

FJ boots for me too, wear them and throw them in the garage, polish them once every blue moon they are now into their 4th winter and still look like new.. still with the same studs in too..

 

[pogle]

Sealskinz socks, you can stand in puddles in these and your feet are dry, 100% waterproof.
These plus a decent shoe, most shoes that let in water gets in over the top.

This.

Please note - no seals are harmed in the making of these socks

 

[Tashyboy]

FJ boots, they are a thing of beauty on my trotters

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I've had 2 x FJ, 3 x Stuburt fail on me in the last 3 years. I'm now on a pair of Puma's with a 2yr warantee. Not 100% sure about them either so far. All a bit disappointing. My first pair of FJ lasted 3 yrs and were brilliant. Never had a pair as good as them since. I may also try a pair of the Sealskinz socks to see if they work for me.

 

[Ross61]

In the nineties I had a pair of rubber golf shoes. They were slip-ons with a lace for show. Comfortable and never ever had wet feet, even from the long grass.
Only reason I binned them after many years was because the metal spikes wore right down an rusted in the screw holes.
Why don't they make them any more?
Silly question I suppose.

 

[GB72]

I am starting to think that the days of the waterproof golf shoe are fast disappearing. This seems to have happened as golf shoes changed from being a practical piece of footwear as its predominate function into a fashion item. Add to the fact that they are designed for a global market where much less golf is played in the rain and you have the current batch of shoes that are nowhere near as waterproof as they used to be.

 

[dewsweeper]

I like this comment, was awake all night thinking of the poor seals.
I love my w/proof socks, use them more for rough walking with my dogs.
For golf I always have a thin pair of wool socks on first.
Works a treat.

 

[delc]

Hit the ball on the fairway it's the only way to keep your feet dry, if you walk in long grass it wets the bottom of your pants and your socks around your ankle and down into your shoe.

Water seems to get in through the lace holes when you walk in deep wet rough (looking for other players' balls of course!). Once up on a time golf shoes used to come with frilly leather kilties which helped stop this. Such is progress!