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Dan Parker rounds up the best golf shoes on the market in 2025. Whatever you're looking for, this video has you covered!
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00:00what is the right golf shoe for you in 2025 well i've tested over 20 different pairs of shoes from
00:05over 12 brands to help you decide i've got six categories and stick around to the end for one
00:10overall winner let's get started so over 20 pairs of shoes on test today if you want to pick up a
00:18pair for yourselves i've put some handy links down the description where you can find the best price
00:22for any of these models in your location i'm going to start with spike shoes again this year because
00:27this is if you're buying one shoe this year i would recommend going spike yes they're not as
00:32versatile as spike the shoes but you'll be able to wear them all year round i think you get a little
00:36bit more performance out of them that's my recommendation i'm going to tell you for why
00:40now so some of the best options this year we'll start with a foot joy hyperflex this is
00:46one came out two years ago they've sort of refined it ever so slightly the looks are fairly similar
00:50they don't set my world alight they're not the most exciting golf shoe on the planet they're
00:54pretty bog standard but the performance is unbelievable these are so comfortable my foot
00:59sat so beautifully in this it's got a great insole it's a new heel support around here which is
01:04unbelievably comfortable so if you've got a problematic heel area this is the shoe to go for
01:09great grip great performance just doesn't set my world alive from a looks point of view but if that's
01:13not your thing and you do like the looks that's a great performance shoe two models than last year
01:18that's still well worth considering this year first is the under armour drive pro this is the new
01:23colourway for 2025 beautiful grey blue and gold which i think is fantastic and my baton anidas tour
01:313624 this is my golf shoe of the year last year i've worn it all of last year the bit of this year
01:37before i started testing these as you can see it's an unbelievable golf shoe um and you might be
01:42speaking of a little bit cheaper now it's a year old so don't forget those two guys even though they're
01:46not brand new this year uh we've got some interesting options from puma and sunday red i'm going to come
01:51on to in a minute as well as a brand new g4 but my winner in this category is this is the painter 87 sc
01:59now this was designed with uh jason day very very close you'll see him wearing these on tour
02:04and for me what it's done is marry what was an excellent performance shoe golf branded painter
02:09every painted shoe i've tested excels in performance in grip in traction in support
02:15they've just not looked great in my opinion there's funky heel designs and funky colorways
02:19what this shoe has done is taken all that performance and put it in a beautifully refined
02:23silhouette there's great touches of detail all over it the comforts there it's a little bit of a strange
02:30shape shoe you'll see there's not much of a heel step like you get in something like the foot joint
02:33or the under armour once you get used to that it's an incredibly comfortable supportive shoe
02:38that i think looks brilliant and it's something a little bit different as well which i think a lot
02:42of people will like that's a well done painter and jason day for putting that all together
02:46and this is my best bike shoe for training okay i'm spiked golf shoes and not to be with debbie downer
02:54about them but it's a bit of a less opinion lineup this year in my opinion versus the spike golf shoes
02:58there's still some excellent models to talk about uh coming to a winner in a minute but echo come back
03:03this year with the biome h5 inspired by the norwegian fjords and scottish islands don't you know um you
03:09can see that here it's pretty drastic it's a bit different as with every echo shoe it's really
03:13comfortable uh outsole didn't wow me it's not got a heck of a lot of grip versus some of the others
03:18we're gonna see in a second but if you've got wide feet this is the shoe to go for it's already a bit
03:23of a wide fit in its standard uh width but you can take the insole out get the same amount of comfort
03:29under your feet and get a bit more room for them as well so if you're wide footed that's the one for you
03:33uh under armor this is last year's model to start the drive pro sl now that's one of the best outsoles
03:40compare it to the echo it's night and day in my opinion grip all year round in any kind of
03:45conditions laterally while you're swinging and while you're walking that's the performance
03:49spikeless shoe um there's still really good this year they've also brought out the fantom 4 which is
03:54more of an on off course shoe which we'll come on to talk about in more detail a little later on but
04:00my winner um is a performance spikers shoe and it's this it's the adidas adizero zg this is effectively
04:07silhouette wise the zg 23 that came out two years ago but with a brilliant spikers outside on you can
04:13see just how drastic the lugs around the perimeter of the shoe are and that's great to support you
04:18through the swing laterally plenty of grip while you're walking as well and the fit on this is superb
04:24maybe it just suits my feet really well but i feel really locked in especially around the heel where
04:28there's a bit of extra support to your swing but i barely noticed these when they were on
04:32um and i've worn them in wet and dry conditions and i think if you don't like the look in the
04:36spiked shoes excuse me want something for all year round performance shoe uh this is really impressive
04:46right my next category are the best golf shoes under 100 pound now i think there is a lot of value
04:51still to be had in golf shoes i think under 100 pound is now considered value so don't have a go at me
04:56if you think it's still too expensive i'm not setting the market here but i think this is where
05:00the best value is i'm going to talk about some old shoes and some shoes that released this year you can
05:04get for under 100 pounds uh now as i said i'll put some most handy links down in the description so
05:09though i'm quoting all of these in pound sterling if in the us australia wherever you are in the world
05:14those things will take you to retailers in your area and you'll find the best price right all the
05:18logistics out the way uh let's talk about adidas s2g this is my best value shoe of last year it was
05:2689 pounds at retail i believe when it launched last year these can now be picked up for about 65
05:31quid uh a great shoe for on and off the course at the driving range and you're basically getting
05:37two or three pairs of shoes in one now for less than 70 quid so that's still a great option uh nike
05:45the air max pegasus 89 gorgeous shoe these were retailing at 110 these are now under 100 in certain
05:52places maybe not in this colorway but again another great shoe you can wear to play golf in
05:57to the driving range to go out and whatever it is they've got many different uses and that's where
06:01the kind of value comes from shoes like this same with the under armor phantom four now this is brand
06:06new for this year retailing at 99 pound uh immediately so you might be able to get a bit cheaper now
06:10depending on when you're watching this video proper sort of gym sneaker trainer style isn't it um i quite
06:17like it again you can wear it to the gym if you fancy but still brilliant for golf a great outsole
06:21they look fantastic and there's just a lot of shoe to be had there for under 100 pounds another new
06:27shoe for 2025 that's under 100 pound the puma ignite elevate x uh the pimo royale which we briefly looked
06:32at earlier we'll look at a bit in a minute that's really inspired me this year looks wise this isn't
06:37quite as good but the comfort the performance you get from a puma shoe is still all there again 100 pounds
06:43a lot of shoe for your money there but my winner this year we can get the most bang for your buck
06:47is this it's the under armor drive fade now excuse the mud i tested these last week uh but for 99
06:53pound retail it's a brilliant performance spike shoe i think it looks fantastic not too similar to
06:59drive pro in my opinion there's a little bit less tech in there mind you but it's quite a lot cheaper
07:03than it as well uh now the retail at 99 but i've already seen these in my local pro shop for about 90
07:08quid and there is a lot of shoe there for 90 pounds like i said performs well comfortable looks great
07:14so hopefully you realize there is decent value to be had as i said i've created that figure of 100
07:20pounds value but that's about where it is but whether it's spiked spikedless performance or
07:25something a bit casual for on and off the course loads of value to be had in 2025.
07:33okay my next category is the best looking golf shoe you might see a bit of theme emerging here
07:37basically every talk about the best brogue style classic looking shoes in this segment i know looks
07:41are subjective but my word is final so get over it here's last year's winner still available now g4
07:47galavant tour it's not aged a day i've kept it in decent condition i think and again it's just gorgeous
07:53and there's all g4 shoes are incredibly comfortable so something really classy there from g4 who do that
07:59well the pains i spoke about earlier it's not quite a brogue style but i think sort of holds its own in
08:04this category here um looks great i've already said that haven't i sunday red tiger woods's brand now
08:10when when this brand first launched i think we were all a bit confused about this here
08:15the logo um it all looked a bit cheap but i can say wholeheartedly having tested these shoes and
08:20seeing some of the apparel the quality is through the roof they're unbelievably comfortable as they
08:25would have to be for tiger with his injury issues uh it's a spiked spiked platform um quite a high
08:32performance shoe as well um loads of rebound i could feel through the foot loads of support in
08:36the heel and they are gorgeous aren't they tiger was wearing premier series before he moved into these
08:42so he obviously really likes that styling the middle of the curveball from cuba i was not quite expecting
08:47this is the royale taking a page out of g4's book i think on this specific colorway but brilliant
08:52looking nonetheless 120 quid pretty good value some beautiful touches with it i love the piping around
08:57the outside the perforations in here a few bits like whatever this is at the back make it look and
09:02feel like 120 quid but the comforts there it's got the same spike system as you saw on the nitro cat
09:09last year which i think is brilliant and a really classy shoe for 120 quid well done puma similar bit
09:15of a curveball from sketches this year to go gold prestige 120 pound as well didn't expect sketches to bring
09:21a shoe out quite like this i've not tested it yet it's not with me but i suspect these sketches got
09:26slipping technology it's gonna be really comfortable there's another great option if you like the
09:30broke style shoe but the winner and there can only be one winner in this category this year is this
09:36it's the footjoy premier series packard lx and just look at it and enjoy it it's a classic golf shoe
09:42footjoy nailed a brief on this and i feel they've really bought some extra added detail to it this year
09:48forgive me it's nubuck leather which is this sort of velvety material it might not come up great on
09:54camera but if you give a person it's a as i said velvety material adds a bit of softness it has been
10:00treated with some waterproof things so it doesn't get too messy or or stay wet don't worry about that
10:06and there's some bison texturing they've called it on the um on the upper which basically makes
10:10it look a little bit creased and a little bit warm but it's just incredibly classy um i think they've
10:16upgraded the comfort slightly the insult was a little bit soft from the last premier series i wore
10:20a couple of years ago now but take performance out of it it's the best looking golf shoe i've seen
10:24for a long long time and if you're in the market for a shoe like this if this is the kind of golf
10:30shoe you like you like keeping it classy the footjoy is the only shoe to go for the next category most
10:39comfortable now i know this is subjective and everyone's foot is shaped a bit different you might
10:43prefer different things to what i do but i want to highlight some shoes that just have i think universal
10:47features that are comfortable for everybody right uh first of all from g4 this is their new mg4 plus
10:54o2g lock yes i know um terrible name beautiful golf shoe though a new spike version for this year
11:01and as with every g4 shoe it comes with um a little bit of a party piece which is this uh insole which
11:08i pulled out of the shoe it's got these sort of knobs on it that hopefully you're picking up now on
11:11the camera to basically massage your foot as you go along so is it sort of you know to move a lot
11:16in the shoe but when it moves a little bit as it always does you get a foot massage as you're
11:20walking along and who doesn't love that and that is in every g4 shoe it's sort of their parting
11:25piece as i said um and that makes a great comfort uh echo as i said they always make a comfortable
11:32golf shoe they're good at it and if you have wide feet this is a shoe i'm really pointing the direction
11:36of that extra width in its standard variety when you take the insole out there is extra width with the
11:42same comfort support on your foot so like that touch from echo a zero zg i gave his best bike
11:49this year it's not traditionally comfortable in the sense of being soft and malleable but the fit is
11:54so good your my foot anyway mine specifically fits so snug in it that you barely notice the shoe um and
12:01that's comfort in my opinion for a golf shoe might be the softest on the planet but it just fits really
12:05well so worth trying that on um to see what that feels like for you obviously everyone's a bit different
12:11underarm a phantom 4 and you can see how much midsole cushioning there is in this and the insole
12:15is really soft as well this is one of the more lightweight spiker shoes you can get at the minute
12:20and again a lightweight shoe helps with foot fatigue as you're walking over 18 holes so if you do find
12:25your legs and feet getting a little bit heavy after 18 picking up a lightweight shoe like this um could
12:30be something that helps you feel more comfort across 18 holes but much like the last category it's a
12:36foot joy again this is a standout shoe i've not worn a golf shoe more comfortable than this in my four
12:41years of testing golf shoes now this is the foot joy quantum now it's not going to win any beauty
12:46contests i understand that don't i'm not crazy but this is the single most comfortable golf shoe i've
12:52ever tested it's for a few reasons the upper is super soft you can see actually how much it creases
12:58because it's so soft i've not looked after it too well by a horseshoe
13:01but this is incredibly soft and then it's the ortholite impressions insole which i've got here
13:08that is the single comfiest thing i've ever slid my foot into maybe it's the way my foot fits it but
13:13you can see how much cushioning is underneath there and just supports it really really well there's a
13:17decent bit of arch support in there as well i'm a bit flat footed so that helps but you combine that
13:23with the soft upper and you can see how much bounce you're getting through the midsole here how much
13:27sort of response i was feeling through my foot it's just really comfortable it's not the best
13:32looking it's not even got the best outsole you can only really wear this in dry conditions but it's
13:37so comfortable i had to give it the winner for this category actually came out last year but still
13:43available for this year under 100 pounds as well could have been in my best value category uh so if
13:48comfort is like your absolute number one you're just fed up with aching feet of your legs screaming
13:52you after 18 holes give this a try i promise you you won't be disappointed
14:00right my final can't squeeze from the best golf shoe you can wear on and off the course a hybrid
14:04shoe if you will it's a trend we've seen emerging over at least the last five years now i'm much
14:08stressed with these shoes especially ones like the nike here where it looks like the normal street shoe
14:13this is still packed with golf technology the outsole the heel area the midsole the insole
14:18it's the same with alidas the same new balance same with under armor these are still golf specific
14:23shoes right so that's sort of caveat uh nike makes brilliant ones where he looks at the paces there
14:27the jordan lows brilliant as well very popular both also decent value about under 100 quid um how
14:34about with the curveball pluto pretty new brand uh this is the p1 sneaker listen this ain't gonna be
14:40winning any awards for grip it has got a golf outsole on it but this is very much a fashion style golf
14:47shoe slash trainer great for the driving range great for a really dry day on the course but
14:52something a bit different love the colorway that is really trendy off the course it's brilliant
14:57anywhere else but you can go and play golfing as well and gas as well i've got my stan smith golf
15:03shoes on now so i can't get them off on the table but they've got stan smith superstar samba by the time
15:09this video goes out there'll probably be another one of their great iconic shoes made into a golf shoe
15:14if you like an adidas trainer there is an adidas golf shoe out there for you as well so that's one
15:18to bear in mind i'm the adidas fan so that works for me really well give you the curveball the pluto
15:24under armor mentioned a couple times the phantom four but the winner excuse me again how battered this
15:29is but this is a real curveball that came out at the end of last year is the echo street 720
15:36i was a bit underwhelmed when i first saw it i was like yeah it's fine it's got some sort of air force
15:41one looks there if you just look at the toe of the shoe someone said like croc to me with all these
15:45holes in it i ignored that um uh hate for this shoe because it's unbelievable i've worn it off the
15:52course more than i've worn it on it it's got that classic echo comfort but it doesn't scream an echo
15:57shoe apart from like the little e down there someone spots that they look really smart if you're going out
16:03for dinner or somewhere quite nice they're comfortable they're fully waterproof and to play golfing
16:08they're pretty good as well it's got a decent out style on it but these blend in so well they're a
16:13bit less flashy and garish than the nikes and the adidas trainer styles that we're talking about
16:18and if you like that style go for that i'm just really impressed by what echo have done here to put
16:22a off course shoe together that isn't a gym trainer or a classic street sneaker trainer it's something a
16:30bit more classy that blends in brilliantly off the course if you go straight to the bar afterward
16:36or just want to wear them out they're brilliant so i like playing golf with them they're great to go
16:40out in and there's two shoes in one really and you can get them now i know they retailed about 170
16:46quid but they're a lot cheaper now so weld and echo felt really impressing me a bit of a curveball
16:51and something for the smarter classier golfer out there who wants an off course shoe i think it's a great option
16:57well then there you have it uh those are my category winners and i did promise you an overall
17:04winner here are all the category leaders here and it was very very close this year as you can probably
17:09tell i'm going to go spiked um because i think that's where most of the best golf shoes sit this
17:14year and it was very very close i could have gone for the premier series you see how much i liked that
17:18the adi zero zg surprised me didn't love the look so then you put it on and you kind of forget about
17:24them pretty quickly but i'm going to give the winner overall this year to the painter the 87 sc
17:30as i said about this it's taken all the great performance um aspects of pain issues i've tested
17:34previously and put it in a really premium gorgeous package that's kind of bought the whole brand of
17:41the whole shoe together for me it's comfortable the performance is out of this world the grip is
17:45excellent and it's a little bit different and that's what i want to give my win to this year but
17:50let me know what you think am i talking a load of nonsense have i missed one of your favorite
17:53shoes out entirely should it have been one of these should it have been something else i talked
17:56about earlier let me know down in the comments uh i do actually want to hear what you have to say
18:00about shoes as boring as that may sound i'm into that so um do let me know uh if you want to pick
18:04up any issues for yourself again those links are down in the description uh but for now thank you for
18:08watching hope you enjoyed it we'll see you next time
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