127 - New Clogs...

I’ve come to the conclusion that my lack of ability is all psychological and that by looking like a decent golfer I might actually play like a decent golfer. With this little nugget rattling around my brain I decided that a new pair of shoes would be just the thing to compliment my new enthusiasm for the most irritating sport on the planet.

There isn’t anything actually wrong with my current shoes, they have served me well over the last 18 months or so, but I’m convinced that new shoes would help propel me up the ladder from the much vaunted ‘muni-hacker extraordinaire’ to the heady heights of ‘utter golfing clown’ (you have got to have a dream, haven’t you?)

With my mind made up to buy a new pair of shoes I bought the best I could (within reason – I’m not buying a pair of personalised Footjoys for £150 or some leather soled, handcrafted clogs from a company that provided the first Open winner with shoes in 1422). After much internet perusing I’m now the proud owner of a pair of Adidas Tour 360 3.0 in glorious white/silver/green (below).

Normally retailing at £120 a pair, the new shoes were £68 delivered which is pretty good in my book. I was also able to select a wider fitting to ensure they were even more comfortable while I’m playing army golf on my local municipal.

The swanky new Adidas shoes join my swanky not-quite-as-new-but-still-in-the-box-because-I-haven’t-worn-them-yet Stuburt Oxy Pro shoes I bought just before the weather turned to shit. The Oxy Pro’s are big, clunky shoes famed for their comfort (it is down to some clever ’liquicell’ inserts apparently that control shear forces and friction zones within the shoe).

I could be ahead of the curve in the trend stakes here as Golf Whine Monthly recently reported that Stuburt will be making a big push this year to try and increase their market share. Their new range of clothing and shoes is more contemporary than ever before as they look to move away from being bought just by fans to being a more recognised brand.

One consequence of buying these shoes is that I now need to buy some fetching luminous green polo shirts to ensure I’m suitably coordinated as both the Adidas and the Stuburt feature the colour on the sole. Pretty soon you could see me (from some distance no doubt) prancing up and down the fairways like a dandy...or like a bloke wandering around wearing a Marks and Spencer carrier bag for a shirt.