what's your opinions on shoes? your recommendations.

"Thomopac"  wrote in message 
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> what's your opinions on shoes? your recommendations.
>

Simple:

Ecco

"Thomopac"  wrote in message 
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> what's your opinions on shoes? your recommendations.

pop 'em on yer feet all will be well. Anywhere else is asking for trouble. 
Also waterproof & comfy. If you want to spend money posing that's fine but 
your game will not improve.

Psychman

Thomopac wrote:
> what's your opinions on shoes? your recommendations. 
> 
> 
You walk a long way in them on a golf course so comfort is important.

I like ecco , but stuburt do some much cheaper and very comfortable 
shoes - I have been most impressed with them.
Despite all the hype I dont find footjoys particularly comfortable.

On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:11:23 GMT, mike short said...
> Thomopac wrote:
> > what's your opinions on shoes? your recommendations. 
> > 
> > 
> You walk a long way in them on a golf course so comfort is important.
> 
> I like ecco , but stuburt do some much cheaper and very comfortable 
> shoes - I have been most impressed with them.
> Despite all the hype I dont find footjoys particularly comfortable.
> 

Footjoys work for me so long as I go to the trouble of getting a wide 
fitting. Though they are a bit expensive. The plus with them is that 
they take no time to wear in. Some of the other shoes I've tried give me 
blisters until they soften up a bit through wear. I've never tried Ecco 
though.

-- 
Mark Myers
usenet2 at mcm2002 dot f9 dot co dot uk
I call that a radical interpretation of the text.

Mark Myers  writes:

> On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:11:23 GMT, mike short said...
> > Thomopac wrote:
> > > what's your opinions on shoes? your recommendations. 
> > > 
> > > 
> > You walk a long way in them on a golf course so comfort is important.
> > 
> > I like ecco , but stuburt do some much cheaper and very comfortable 
> > shoes - I have been most impressed with them.
> > Despite all the hype I dont find footjoys particularly comfortable.
> > 
> 
> Footjoys work for me so long as I go to the trouble of getting a wide 
> fitting. Though they are a bit expensive. The plus with them is that 
> they take no time to wear in. Some of the other shoes I've tried give me 
> blisters until they soften up a bit through wear. I've never tried Ecco 
> though.

I have a pair of Eccos and a pair of FootJoys (plus some old ones
for play on very muddy days when I really should stay inside).

The Eccos feel like 'magic' when I put them on; my feet are
wrapped in buttery soft leather.  The FootJoys feel as stiff
as they look when I put them on.

But, after walking 18 or 36 holes, my feet are MUCH happier 
with the FootJoys.

YMMV, of course.

-- 
             Leon Chamae
             Directeur du Personnel
             Bureau de Change

"Thomopac"  wrote in message
> what's your opinions on shoes? your recommendations.

Adidas always fit me well as 1/2 sizes are available. No breaking in and 
seem to last a long time. Just bought another pair last week (£60) The last 
pair (Which are still servicable) lasted three years playing 2 - 3 times 
weekly, April - October.

Oh and plain black ones take the least amount of looking after, you know it 
makes sense.

-- 
John

JC wrote:

> Oh and plain black ones take the least amount of looking after, you know it 
> makes sense.
> 

Brown hide the mud better for winter wear without the need to clean them!!

"mike short"  wrote in message

> Brown hide the mud better for winter wear without the need to clean them!!

Indeed but its a while since Adidas have made plain brown jobbies. I used to 
have a pair in a brown/oxblood/mostly mud stained colour which were great.

-- 
John

"JC" <tullyhubbert@ (Spam Trap) yahoo.com> in
:

>Adidas always fit me well as 1/2 sizes are available. No breaking in and 
>seem to last a long time.

Yes - bought a pair in Scotland recently ;->
(the corporate headquarters of Adidas plus factory outlet being 10 miles
from my home over here)

They are quite stiff yet comfortable. The only complaint is that the soft
spikes (circular ribs) wear pretty fast. I had to replace them after three
months.

>Oh and plain black ones take the least amount of looking after, you know it 
>makes sense.

<sigh>
My new _white_ Adidas are waterproof while the old black Footjoys aren't...

The best golf shoes I ever had were Footjoy sandals (?Light Joys?), with
Black Widow soft spikes and a good foot anchorage. Just perfect in summer!
Unfortunately, they wore off in only one year and I got no replacement from
the pro shop but only my money back. I suppose that the production was
stopped.

Ciao,

Paul

In article , Thomopac 
 writes
>what's your opinions on shoes? your recommendations.
>
>
Well I have tried Adidas which I liked and lasted quite well.
Hitec which started well where very comfy then leaked... So not so keen 
on them.
Now on footjoy  AQL... No Leaks and they feel like slippers (To my feet) 
and the same feeling at the end of the round as the start.. These are 
good for me but you may not find them so for your feet..
Regards
SMB
-- 
Steve Bolam   Harrogate.N Yorks.

"Thomopac"  wrote in news:8cKdna_GP-
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> what's your opinions on shoes? your recommendations. 
> 
> 
> 

Best put on feet.  Two, preferably, unless surname "Silver" or "The Peg".

NB

"psychman"  wrote in
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> "Thomopac"  wrote in message 
> news:8cKdna_GP-Aq6EnbnZ2dnUVZ8qijnZ2d@eclipse.net.uk...
>> what's your opinions on shoes? your recommendations.
> 
> pop 'em on yer feet all will be well. Anywhere else is asking for
> trouble. Also waterproof & comfy. If you want to spend money posing
> that's fine but your game will not improve.
> 
> Psychman 
> 
> 
> 

Footjoy Reelfit - blimming expensive, but the MOST comfortable and, 
critically, very easily adjustable during a round.  

NB

Leon Chamae wrote:

> 
> But, after walking 18 or 36 holes, my feet are MUCH happier 
> with the FootJoys.
> 
> YMMV, of course.
> 

Heartily agree re Footjoys. Have just retired a pair which I have been 
wearing for well over five years, and that was only because a spike 
anchor ripped out when trying to removes a particularly stubborn 
spike....otherwise they have been extremely comfortable, and never let 
in one skerrick of moisture! These were dark brown and responded with a 
fine sparkle to a bit of elbow polish backed up with good old Nugget! 
Have now replaced them with a beautiful brown/white pair of Footjoy 
'Comforts', wore them in with just one hole and played the rest of the 
round in supreme comfort!

cheers
david

On 1 Sep, 15:40, david s-a  wrote:
otherwise they have been extremely comfortable, and never let
> in one skerrick of moisture!

David, during my visit to Melbourne, when we met, I bought a pair of
footjoys.  While discussing the shoes with the salesman I enquired
about their resistance to water ingress due to rain, etc.  He didn't
understand why I would be concerned about rain on the sandbelt in
Victoria.......

So, with tongue in cheek, I question your comments about water
resistance ;-)

Incidentally, those shoes of mine have suffered the rigours of
Scottish weather and the undulating ground of my golf course and are
only now approaching the end of their useful life.  So, yes, I would
recommend Footjoy.

Regards
Kev

> Have now replaced them with a beautiful brown/white pair of Footjoy
> 'Comforts', wore them in with just one hole and played the rest of the 
> round in supreme comfort!
>
David do you mean "Contours" instead of "Cömforts" ? I ask this because the 
latter are  ( in Europe ) summer shoes that are not water resistant.

Greetz Jan

Kev Nurse wrote:
> On 1 Sep, 15:40, david s-a  wrote:
> otherwise they have been extremely comfortable, and never let
>> in one skerrick of moisture!
> 
> David, during my visit to Melbourne, when we met, I bought a pair of
> footjoys.  While discussing the shoes with the salesman I enquired
> about their resistance to water ingress due to rain, etc.  He didn't
> understand why I would be concerned about rain on the sandbelt in
> Victoria.......
> 
> So, with tongue in cheek, I question your comments about water
> resistance ;-)
> 
> Incidentally, those shoes of mine have suffered the rigours of
> Scottish weather and the undulating ground of my golf course and are
> only now approaching the end of their useful life.  So, yes, I would
> recommend Footjoy.


How long ago was that Kev...? I recall the Avalon airshow, wasn't 
it....and that is every two years. We had one earlier this year, so I'm 
guessing it is possibly six years ago, or is it just four? Hopefully 
Colin's memory hasn't collapsed like mine...and he could tell us for sure!

Anyway, given your apparent almost Scots heritage you obviously didn't 
pay enough for your shoes....I think I might have paid over $200 (approx 
£80) at the time for mine......and definitely no moisture, but then, 
there ain't any moisture in Australia any more! Can you remember where 
you bought them, possibly 'House of Golf' in the City? I purchased my 
beautiful new ones from my Club Pro Shop, $145 (approx £58), discounted 
below usual RRP ($195 - £78).

regards
david

Jan(Bouli)Van Gerwen wrote:
>> Have now replaced them with a beautiful brown/white pair of Footjoy
>> 'Comforts', wore them in with just one hole and played the rest of the 
>> round in supreme comfort!
>>
> David do you mean "Contours" instead of "Cömforts" ? I ask this because the 
> latter are  ( in Europe ) summer shoes that are not water resistant.
> 
> Greetz Jan 
> 
> 


Nah!...definitely 'Comforts', and waterproof, go look at:-

> https://www.golfcircuit.com/FootJoy-eComfort-Golf-Shoes/__690.html

where I note the US 'online' price is considerably less than I paid!

cheers
david

david s-a wrote:

> How long ago was that Kev...? I recall the Avalon airshow, wasn't 
> it....and that is every two years. We had one earlier this year, so I'm 
> guessing it is possibly six years ago, or is it just four?

Six and a half. It was 14th February 2001. Seems like yesterday, but 
here's the report: http://tinyurl.com/36osd4

Given that I picked up Kev and Gordon from their hotel in the city and 
dropped them back again afterwards, the place Kev bought the shoes was 
most likely the Kingston Heath or Kingston Links pro-shop.

-- 
Cheers
Colin Wilson
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Barnbougle Dunes: http://publishing.kyneton.net.au/barnbougle
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Colin Wilson wrote:
> david s-a wrote:
> 
>> How long ago was that Kev...? I recall the Avalon airshow, wasn't 
>> it....and that is every two years. We had one earlier this year, so 
>> I'm guessing it is possibly six years ago, or is it just four?
> 
> Six and a half. It was 14th February 2001. Seems like yesterday, but 
> here's the report: http://tinyurl.com/36osd4
> 
> Given that I picked up Kev and Gordon from their hotel in the city and 
> dropped them back again afterwards, the place Kev bought the shoes was 
> most likely the Kingston Heath or Kingston Links pro-shop.
> 


Good grief...that long!

Kev would be interested to know that Kingston Heath GC is currently 
leading contender for the Presidents Cup (2011), others in the mix being 
Royal Melbourne GC and Metropolitan GC. My personal mail, and 
preference, is for Royal Melbourne GC who hosted the Cup in 1998.

The general feeling is that Kingston Heath members think they've got it, 
Metropolitan don't want it, and Royal Melbourne will most likely get it!

cheers
david

david s-a wrote:
> never let
> in one skerrick of moisture! 
> 

Thanks for 'skerrick', never heard of that one before, and it's a beauty 
- can't wait to use it to impress my Aussie pals!

-- 
Durram

"david s-a"  wrote in message 
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> Jan(Bouli)Van Gerwen wrote:
>>> Have now replaced them with a beautiful brown/white pair of Footjoy
>>> 'Comforts', wore them in with just one hole and played the rest of the 
>>> round in supreme comfort!
>>>
>> David do you mean "Contours" instead of "Cömforts" ? I ask this because 
>> the latter are  ( in Europe ) summer shoes that are not water resistant.
>>
>> Greetz Jan
>
>
> Nah!...definitely 'Comforts', and waterproof, go look at:-
>
>> https://www.golfcircuit.com/FootJoy-eComfort-Golf-Shoes/__690.html
>
> where I note the US 'online' price is considerably less than I paid!
>
Apparently the e-comforts have been upgraded, I also looked them up on the 
UK and German footjoy site. However the site you referred to has e-comforts 
on it that here in Holland were Aqualites this year, notice that the US site 
doesn't have Aqualites. http://www.footjoy.com/default.asp

Greetz Jan

On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 20:21:25 +0100, "Thomopac"
 wrote:

>what's your opinions on shoes? your recommendations. 
>
Footjoy...even better when bought in the States for a lot less than
they cost here!  Bought 2 pairs last year and I'll buy more later this
year...felt like I'd had them for years the first time I put them on.
Never had shoes fit like them.  Gloves very good too.

Dave

On 29 Aug 2007 08:40:24 -0400, Leon Chamae
 wrote:

> Mark Myers  writes:
> 
> > On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:11:23 GMT, mike short said...
> > > Thomopac wrote:
> > > > what's your opinions on shoes? your recommendations. 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > You walk a long way in them on a golf course so comfort is important.
> > > 
> > > I like ecco , but stuburt do some much cheaper and very comfortable 
> > > shoes - I have been most impressed with them.
> > > Despite all the hype I dont find footjoys particularly comfortable.
> > > 
> > 
> > Footjoys work for me so long as I go to the trouble of getting a wide 
> > fitting. Though they are a bit expensive. The plus with them is that 
> > they take no time to wear in. Some of the other shoes I've tried give me 
> > blisters until they soften up a bit through wear. I've never tried Ecco 
> > though.
> 
> I have a pair of Eccos and a pair of FootJoys (plus some old ones
> for play on very muddy days when I really should stay inside).
> 
> The Eccos feel like 'magic' when I put them on; my feet are
> wrapped in buttery soft leather.  The FootJoys feel as stiff
> as they look when I put them on.
> 
> But, after walking 18 or 36 holes, my feet are MUCH happier 
> with the FootJoys.
> 
I've been using Footjoy Contours for many years, and my feet are happy
feet after walking 18, and occasionally more.
They're pretty water-resistant, too...our course is always damp, and
my feet never are.
They're frequently on sale here stateside...don't know what the
pricing is over your way.  Check the web: do a google search on
Footjoy contours, and hopefully you'll find a deal somewhere.
Discontinued models are especially good bargains, as long as you don't
aspire to be a fashion plate.

p.