Golf Shoes
Need info about golf shoes and gloves?
Do you need to buy "golf shoes" to play golf? Could you play golf with any other type of shoe? I've heard that the glove is a must have. Is this true?
neither are necessary, really.
Most courses don't allow metal spikes anymore, and as long as your regular shoes have good traction, you'll be OK (as long as the ground isn't too wet). Baseball/football shoes with plastic cleats are too big, and would damage the greens.
Gloves can be OK, but there are a few PGA Tour pros that don't even use them. Fred Couples is the biggest name that comes to mind... no glove, still drives it around 300 yards.
Tommy Gainey is nicknamed "two gloves" cause he wears gloves on each hand- like a baseball thing, I assume.
My friend, a +1 handicap, uses a glove on full shots but takes it off when he gets into pitching and chipping range. So really, to each their own- whatever makes you comfortable. You can have a glove and still have a poor grip, you can have no glove and have a proper grip. No biggie.
If you want to be a "serious" (term loosely used- I'm still figuring out what that means) golfer, save your money and buy some shoes first. It isn't for show, but the stability in your swing is a bonus. But again, it isn't vital to have either accessory.
Adidas Tour 360 3.0 Golf Shoes - Golfonline
