Hello! I am Ian Hardesty. I am a -4.1 Handicap Index. I play in a lot of ammeter tournaments around Ohio. My wife and I travel for golf as well.
By day, we are wedding photographers and videographers. We also do websites for small businesses. Windmill Golf Center was our first client 6 years ago!
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I'm pretty sure they're not zero drop. They're low drop, but not zero drop. The shoe itself has like 4mm of drop and the insole has extra cushioning in the heel adding a couple extra mm. The outside slab looks zero drop but the footbed itself isn't.
I tried on some of their Lae‘ahi Lī ‘Ili basically they’re identical to these but for regular wear. Those squeaked when I would walk around, have you had that issue? Not a big deal just kind of annoying.
In my opinion, I feel like zero drop golf shoes might not be the best bet for everyone, especially if they aren't coming from barefoot/zero drop regular shoes; going from shoes with a lot of cushioning and a heel drop, to one without, may cause problems out walking the entire 18 all day. Personally, I use vivobarefoot shoes, but use the footboy premiers in extra wide because the olukais weren't wide enough. However, I fully agree that if someone can make the transition over to a zero drop/barefoot-esque golf shoe, their ability to use and feel the ground would definitely increase as well.
I didn’t know this was a common issue until now. I played a round in some Nike infinity golf shoes and I could not strike a ball well. I had to feel like I was sitting on my heels. I always play in my olukai’s now and I wear them pretty much everywhere too.
I have irregular feet and need a wide toe box. Olukai is one of the few shoes I can wear. I’m also a fan of zero drop shoes in walking and playing golf. I can’t wait to try these.
Great video and review. I have been looking for a similar shoe. Not sure if you have ever tried playing in converse sneakers at the ranger or in a sim, but that is the feeling I have been looking for. I feel substantially more comfortable over the ball in my converse because it is a zero drop shoe. Anyway, thanks for the review - I will be picking up a couple of pairs. Cheers.
I create a lot of twist in my foot, so I need something with good grip as well. These shoes are actually 6mm of heel drop, but they don't feel like that much.
@@ianhardestygolf I have no idea from the quality of the video. What I do know is that ballooning is caused by using a shaft that isn't stiff enough. Go to a club fitter with a machine to find out I'll guess though .. it's a senior shaft and the club head speed is over 90 mph. This is stock shaft on most drivers in a pro shop.
I play a tensie 1k orange 70 Tour Extra Stiff. It is a premium 80 gram aftermarket shaft. It's a shaft that doesn't balloon. The arc you're seeing is probably a tracer error. It was my first time making tracers. Thanks for commenting, though!
