Connect with us

Equipment

Adidas to release asymmetrical golf shoes

Published

on

Left-handed and right-handed golfers swing from opposite sides of the ball, so why would they wear the same shoes? Adidas is making the case that they shouldn’t with its new Asym Energy Boost golf shoes, which are sold in both left- and right-handed models.

The Asym Energy Boost is golf’s first fully asymmetrical design, Adidas says, and for $300 per pair, golfers can experience what it’s like to wear a pair of shoes specifically designed for their side of the ball.

image005

 

[quote_box_center]“The great thing about asymmetrical technology is that it is intuitive, meaning whenever we tell someone why we developed the asym energy boost and explain that our feet work differently during the golf swing, people get it,” said Masun Denison, Director of Global Product Marketing, Footwear at adidas Golf. “It is complex to make a shoe like this, but easy to understand the benefit it provides.”[/quote_box_center]

Using biomechanical equipment, heat maps and force plate pressure studies, Adidas engineers found differences in horizontal and vertical forces between the way a golfer’s right foot and left foot worked — for both right-handed and left-handed golfers. With this information, Adidas was able to develop shoes that maximized stability, power and energy transfer by strategically placing boost foam and gripmore spikes in certain areas.

image003

Gripmore spike configurations use different size spikes that are placed in different areas for each foot.

Dissimilar spike configurations between the shoes benefit particular needs of each foot throughout the swing, leading to more stability and traction, Adidas says. The shoes also use a full-length energy foam sole, and asymmetrical outsoles and uppers, which are designed to harness energy.

Your Reaction?
  • 142
  • LEGIT35
  • WOW21
  • LOL27
  • IDHT6
  • FLOP17
  • OB8
  • SHANK51

He played on the Hawaii Pacific University Men's Golf team and earned a Masters degree in Communications. He also played college golf at Rutgers University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.

23 Comments

23 Comments

  1. Mat

    May 6, 2016 at 7:48 am

    I have spikes that have two settings, and I set them asymmetrically now. This is just another way to do that. It does work, but I can easily say I won’t spend that amount.

  2. John McGinn

    Apr 30, 2015 at 6:34 am

    These golf shoes have intrigued me. As a Podiatrist, I am always eager to look into the ethos of design when it comes to helping foot function. Looking at the biomechanical research data will pretty much confirm that these shoes will influence foot function. My question is; will they influence your game? Hmm? The proof is in the pudding but if your golf form is off, don’t expect $300 to set it right. You’ll need to look at your whole game. For me, these shoes look the part. I appreciate the design research which adds to the professional brand but I see many cheaper alternatives in the same class. Will I buy a pair? Not ruling them out till I try them on.

  3. zoots

    Apr 6, 2015 at 2:19 am

    Put $300 towards lessons and golf bare foot like Snead

  4. Golfraven

    Apr 2, 2015 at 5:31 pm

    Guess those will not stop hackers from slicing the ball. price too high and poor looks. A NO from me.

  5. Tanner

    Apr 2, 2015 at 7:37 am

    Do these shoes prevent a sway? There should be shoes for amateurs, that help improve the game. This way we don’t have to worry, about hip bumps, dplane etc making the game more fun.

  6. Bruce

    Apr 2, 2015 at 6:05 am

    guess this is why the workers in Vietnam are striking.
    they found out their $8 shoes are selling for $300.

  7. Mike Chong

    Apr 1, 2015 at 11:36 pm

    $300 is way expensive. hard to convince myself to get a pair

  8. Steve P

    Apr 1, 2015 at 6:17 pm

    Etonic Stabilites used to be offered in RH and LH versions. Etonic was also the company that invented waterproof golf shoes.

  9. Carlos Danger

    Apr 1, 2015 at 1:41 pm

    Not a horrible idea. I dont think people will bite on the $300, if it started under $200 I think they would get some good sales.

    I look at these as less of a performance benefit and potentially more of a durability factor. I personally wear out the toe on my right foot and the outside of my left foot. If these shoes had extra support, padding, rubber, etc…in the places that golfers typically wear out…that would be pretty cool, i guess.

  10. Nellaad

    Apr 1, 2015 at 11:16 am

    I saw these shoes being worn by a player just this past weekend on the European Tour event shown on the Golf Channel. I thought they were pretty sharp looking for Addidas shoes. I did not know what the deal was with them but Low and behold here they are. $300 bucks huh, those are Ecco prices and they is the reason I don’t like Ecco’s!! Perhaps I will catch them later in the year on sale at Golf Locker!!

  11. HeftyLefty

    Apr 1, 2015 at 7:01 am

    This is not a “new” idea. Puma released asymmetrical golf shoes a number of years ago when their smart quill technology debuted. Not necessarily hating on the tech, just poiting out that this is rehash of a similar concept that obviously didn’t gain much traction in the industry. Any one remember the particular model of Puma shoes? What was your experience, positive / negative / unnoticeable / indifferent?

  12. TheInfidel

    Apr 1, 2015 at 4:23 am

    #AprilFool

  13. Rosie

    Mar 31, 2015 at 8:13 pm

    I seem to remember that John Huston was penalized at the Masters for illegal shoes which were deemed to be building a stance. Are these shoes “conforming”?

    • Jusitn

      Apr 1, 2015 at 12:33 am

      Are you stupid? The shoe had nothing to do with building the stance. He moved the surroundings around him to build his stance.

      • Brian

        Apr 1, 2015 at 10:34 am

        Weight Rite shoes were banned in the middle of the Masters. He had to change shoes for the next round.

      • BD57

        Apr 1, 2015 at 12:06 pm

        Sorry, Justin, but you’re wrong about that – so Is Rosie (to some extent).

        Huston did indeed use “Weight Rite” shoes for a brief period of time. They were built with a “bias” toward the center of your stance – think of putting a wedge of wood (or a golf ball) under the outside of your right foot to keep you from swaying on the backswing, and a wedge under the front foot to keep you from swaying forward on the downswing.

        USGA decided they were non-conforming, Huston stopped wearing them & they went away.

        • Carlos Danger

          Apr 1, 2015 at 1:34 pm

          I would have guessed that Justin was correct being that he started his comment off with “are you stupid?”

          Typically someone who calls someone stupid for making a comment that is not correct, is 100% sure that they are correct themselves…

          I think I am just going to start all of my conversations with people like ol’ Justin. “Paper or Plastic sir?”
          “Are you stupid! Paper, please…thank you”

  14. Tom

    Mar 31, 2015 at 3:13 pm

    Awww give it a rest guys. Research and development cost $$$. By the end of the season you can p/u a used pair for $150.

  15. Shayne

    Mar 31, 2015 at 1:31 pm

    Very interesting idea, but $300!!!!

  16. Boo

    Mar 31, 2015 at 12:34 pm

    Yeah, they need to get real on the $300 price, its not as if the other shoes with good bottoms are getting it done. Not solving a problem just an added feature that might add something but probably not!

  17. AJ Jensen

    Mar 31, 2015 at 12:31 pm

    I not one inclined to believe in sport-shoe mumbo jumbo, especially because like club makers the shoe people would rather have us buying new products every season. This does make sense though, consider a golfer stresses his footprint differently for a right or a left handed player, and the stresses are similar from shot to shot

  18. Nolanski

    Mar 31, 2015 at 11:55 am

    Makes sense but $300 shoes is insulting. Plus there is no spike in the toes. Hogan would be rolling over in his grave.

    • Carlos Danger

      Apr 1, 2015 at 1:37 pm

      Your insulted by golf shoes? Just dont buy them…there problem solved

      I did not know Mr. Hogan personally…but I am going to take a wild guess that he would never have cared in any way how much a pair of golf shoes cost

Leave a Reply

Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Whats in the Bag

Richy Werenski WITB 2024 (May)

Published

on

  • Richy Werenski what’s in the bag accurate as of the CJ Cup Houston Open.

Driver: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana PD 60 TX

3-wood: Titleist TSR2 (15 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Red 8 X

Hybrid: Titleist TSR3 (19 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White Hybrid 90 TX

Irons: Titleist T100 (4-9)
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 105 S

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (46-10F, 50-12F), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks Proto (54-M, 58-L @60)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 Onyx (46-50), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 Onyx (54-60)

Putter: Scotty Cameron prototype

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x Left Dash

Grips: Golf Pride ZGrip Cord

Check out more in-hand photos of Richy Werenski’s clubs in the forums.

Your Reaction?
  • 0
  • LEGIT0
  • WOW0
  • LOL0
  • IDHT0
  • FLOP0
  • OB0
  • SHANK0

Continue Reading

Equipment

Adam Scott testing green “Masters Use Only” putter + 6 interesting equipment photos from the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson

Published

on

Welcome to the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson event at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas, which, for your geographical reference, is about 25 minutes from Dallas.

In early-week equipment news, we saw some interesting putter testing from Adam Scott, a Maxfli golf ball signing on the PGA Tour, a 16-year-old’s WITB, a PGA Tour player using another PGA Tour player’s backup putter, and Jordan Spieth weighed in on why he recently switched out just his 7-iron (and then made a hole-in-one with it).

With so much to report and so little time to waste on the intro, let’s get right into this week’s equipment rundown from the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.

See all of our photo galleries from the week here 

Adam Scott’s new L.A.B. putters

Before we get into a couple of the new prototypes Scott has been testing, above is a photo of the L.A.B. Golf Mezz.1 Max prototype putter that he’s been using, and will likely continue to use this week in Texas.

That being said, following the Masters, Scott was looking to try a couple putters with a slightly lighter weight to help with his feel on fast greens.

One of the new prototypes we spotted on Tuesday was a L.A.B. Golf DF3 “Proto 2.1”, custom-built with Scott’s preferred blue colorway, and an Australia-inspired Kangaroo laser engraving…

We also spotted him with a green-colored “For Masters Use Only” Mezz.1 Max prototype…

While it’s unlikely Scott will make a switch this week, it’s certainly something to keep an eye on going forward, especially on courses with faster greens.

We also got a peek into Scott’s full WITB this week, which consists of a super-mixed set of Srixon irons, including a ZX Utility 3-iron, a ZX-5 MkII 4-iron, ZX-7 MkII mid-irons (5-7) and Z Forged II short irons (8-9).

See Scott’s full WITB from the CJ Cup here

An update on Daniel Berger’s Odyssey Jailbird

Last week in New Orleans, we highlighted Daniel Berger’s Ai-One Jailbird Mini putter because of its unique sightlines.

Well, we have an update.

According to Callaway Tour Manager Joe Toulon, who spoke with GolfWRX.com this week, Berger’s Jailbird Mini is actually from fellow Tour player Tom Kim’s stash. Kim is a prolific putter tester, and the exact putter Berger is currently using was actually originally made for and tested by Kim. The putter didn’t make it into Kim’s starting lineup, however, so he gave the putter back to Odyssey, and it eventually made it’s way onto Berger’s gamer roster.

Jordan Spieth’s new 7-iron

As the story goes, Jordan Spieth changed out his Titleist T100 7-iron on Wednesday before the 2024 Valero Texas Open, and then on Thursday, he used the 7-iron to make a hole-in-one from 199 yards on the 16th hole.

Good timing on that switch, Jordan.

On Tuesday at the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson, GoflWRX.com caught up with Spieth to get the full story on why he switched just the 7-iron.

Our full story is over on PGATOUR.com’s Equipment Report, but here’s a snippet of what Spieth had to say:

“I hit my 7-iron a lot, especially on my own. The spin rates, relative to my 6-iron and my 8-iron, were lower, so it was going too far. I was trying to figure out why, if it was something in the makeup of the iron. I got the lies and the lofts checked, and everything was fine. So finally I was like, ‘Can I just get a new one and see if it fixes it?’

“Maybe there was one other time throughout my career where I changed just one iron, so it’s very unusual. I think it’s just because the grooves were worn down from hitting it too much.”

Ben Griffin signs with Maxfli to play the golf ball

At the beginning of the year, LPGA Tour star Lexi Thompson signed a deal with Maxfli to play the company’s golf ball, and now, Griffin has officially joined team Maxfli, as well, thus expanding the company’s Tour presence.

GolfWRX.com caught up with Griffin on Wednesday in Texas for a video interview about his new golf ball of choice, and how he marks it…

 

View this post on Instagram

 

A post shared by GolfWRX (@golfwrx)

A 16-year-old is playing on the PGA Tour this week, using a 2-iron!

Amateur golfer Kris Kim, at just 16 years of age, is making his PGA Tour debut this week after receiving a sponsors exemption into the event. In 2023, Kim won both the R&A Boys’ Amateur Championship and the European Boys’ International Championship.

On Tuesday in Texas, we got a look into Kim’s bag, which revealed that he’s currently playing a TaylorMade P-770 2-iron, and a bag full of TaylorMade clubs.

Check out Kim’s full WITB here

A smart golf ball stamping

I’m not going to sit here and pretend to be a big math guy, because I’m not. However, I do recognize David Nyfjall’s purple ball marking as a square root symbol.

While I don’t know the particular significance of the square root symbol for Nyfjall, I do know you have to be fairly intelligent to even consider using a marking like that. Pretty cool stuff from the Northwestern alum, and 2023 Byron Nelson Award winner.

And, with that, we say goodbye to Texas and TPC Craig Ranch. We’ll see you next week at the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte for more insider equipment news and storylines.

For now, don’t forget to check out all of our photos from the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson

Your Reaction?
  • 0
  • LEGIT0
  • WOW0
  • LOL0
  • IDHT0
  • FLOP0
  • OB0
  • SHANK0

Continue Reading

Whats in the Bag

Wesley Bryan WITB 2024 (May)

Published

on

  • Wesley Bryan what’s in the bag accurate as of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.

Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Max (9 degrees @10)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana GT 50 TX

3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth Plus (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana GT 60 X

Hybrid: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus Rescue (19.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus HB Blue 8 X

Irons: Titleist T200 (4), Takomo 101U (4), Takomo 101T (5), Takomo 301 CB (6-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (46-10F, 52-08F, 56-14F), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks Proto (58-A)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putter: L.A.B. Golf DF3

Grips: SuperStroke, Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

More photos of Wesley Bryan’s WITB in the forums.

Your Reaction?
  • 3
  • LEGIT1
  • WOW1
  • LOL1
  • IDHT0
  • FLOP0
  • OB0
  • SHANK0

Continue Reading

WITB

Facebook

Trending