A GOOD PAIR OF GOLF SHOES might cost you $200. A bad pair might cost you 25 yards.
For the thousands of factors affecting the golf swing, feet—and, more pressingly, the shoes attached to them—frequently get overlooked. After all, our feet are our only point of contact with the ground throughout the golf swing. They are a source of power, speed and, in the wrong environment, even the source of injuries.
To test this, we conducted an experiment with our friend (and noted shoe aficionado) Joaquin Niemann. First, we had Joaquin swing barefoot. Next, in a pair of sandals, then sneakers, then snowboard boots (above) and then, finally, spiked golf shoes.
In golf shoes, Joaquin was his regular self—pumping drives 320 yards with ease through a narrow chute. While swinging…
