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Golf Monthly Verdict

A sporty shoe that can be worn on and off the course. Light and flexible with a triple density foam cushion footbed massage is a delight to wear for 18-holes. This sawtooth traction pattern sole replaces soft spikes without losing grip. A good looking shoe that is more classically cute over the usually quirky G/Fore style. At a crowded price point this shoe over performs and is only held back by the slightly snug sizing.

Reasons to buy

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Light and flexible on the foot
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Built in massager
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Stood up to the puddles

Reasons to avoid

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Need to buy a size up

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By Genelle Aldred

published 20 May 2024

I'm not normally a bright color shoe person. I tend to go for black, white or navy, which is extremely boring. But I loved stepping out of my comfort zone on the course and bouncing around in these.

It was a bounce as the massaging sole in the shoe was absolute heaven to me, just like G/FORE’s G.112 model. I really did find them comfortable to wear straight away, however they did start to feel a bit tight around my feet towards the end. No new shoe blisters with these though and I wore them again no issues - I did read after that you should go half a size up!

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I am a forever fan of soft spikes. I did enjoy wearing these spikeless shoes as they felt grounded whilst also being light on my foot. The G/FORE’s have a full rubber outsole with sawtooth traction pattern sole and it provided the promised flexibility and grip. I didn't miss the spikes and it didn't feel like I couldn't play in the shoes.

The moulded back has an almost slip in feel, but the laces make it look closer to the kind of shoe I like. The rain had just stopped falling before I played and despite a couple of muddy puddles being unavoidable the shoes were unaffected and unstained. This is one of the reasons I usually buy dark shoes. But, this shoe’s upper is made of water and stain resistant engineered stretch knit fused with an internal waterproof lining and it stood up to one of the wettest British springs, so I’ll take that.

As a young woman I was definitely oversold on how much I’d be wearing day to night clothing. I can happily say that these golf shoes are truly multi-occasion wear. They can be worn to, on and off the course. Wearing it wherever you’re going next too is possible as they simply look like trainers. I really enjoyed these spikeless golf shoes.

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Genelle Aldred has dived head first into the world of golf after starting on the greens in February 2022. She has two missions to get her handicap right down using PXG Gen 6 clubs and a Cleveland putter, and to get as many of her family and friends as possible to take up the sport. For over 15 years Genelle has worked as a Newsreader and Broadcast Journalist and is currently Deputy Chair of Women in Journalism. Now she gets to combine her passion with her work. Genelle was born in Birmingham, but her family quickly moved to Kent, Oxford and Sheffield before returning to the Midlands aged 13. For the past 20 years Genelle has lived between Birmingham and London before settling in north London where there are plenty of golf courses all around her!

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