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Conference 7.286::golf

Title:Welcome to the Golf Notes Conference!
Notice:FOR SALE notes in Note 69 please! Intros in note 863 or 61.
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Created:Tue Feb 15 1994
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2129
Total number of notes:21499

278.0. "Take care of your Golf Shoes" by BIRKA::LITBY (...and he built a Crooked House) Fri May 27 1988 06:58


	 Ahh... finally  got hold of a new pair of Etonic Tour Classic shoes
	 -  I'd  used my old ones for 4 seasons now but they finally gave up
	 on  me.  World-class quality, if you ask me (how come you Americans
	 can  make such terrific shoes when you make such lousy cars... :-))
	 but  I  think they may have lasted a few more years if I'd been
	 more careful with the daily care.	 

	 Our course  can  be rather tough on shoes - lots of bunkers, thorns
	 in  the  rough,  quite  a bit of rain, etc - so I'd appreciate some
	 advice  on  how  to  best  take  care of golf shoes, apart from the
	 obvious things like using shoe trees and such.

	 -- Mr Litby
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278.1FUNBOX::RESKERFri May 27 1988 15:215
    Before you go out with your new shoes, take out all the spikes and
    grease them.  Then when you go to change them, you'll be able to
    get them out.
    
    tim
278.2don't step in that stuff...HOGAN::DEADYFri May 27 1988 23:5910
    
    Before you wear them use a good saddle soap on them to help seal
    them, and protect the leather. Let them air dry after getting wet.
    If possible have 2-3 pairs of shoes, cheaper ones for wet mornings,
    and a backup pair for alternate days. Wearing the same shoes
    continually is hard on them, they never get dry from foot perspiration
    and dew. -.1 makes a good point about using vaseline or grease on
    the spikes, it makes them much easier to change as they wear down.
    
    						Fred Deady
278.3I need to carry hipboots with me :*)NETWRK::GSMITHDouble Trouble Thu Jun 02 1988 17:047
    Don't go looking for the ones you hit in swamps, deep woods, heavy
    rocks, etc. That's the reason why my shoes never last :*)
    
    Walking on tar, parking lots etc. not only wear dowm the spikes,
    but this also weakens the bottom of the shoe.
    
    Smitty
278.4Foot Joy(s)USEM::VOUTSELASWed Oct 04 1989 17:2812
    
     I have 5 pairs of shoes. Early Spring, Spring, (2) Summer and one
    for the fall. By alternating , using older ones for early spring
    and fall, and the better for summer when I play a lot, I have gone
    9 years with no need of shoes, other than ego or fashion pushing
    me into buying them. One all white, one all black, one black
    and white saddle,one brown and white saddle, and one white
    SOFT FJ type.
    
    Vasoline on the spikes, saddle soap, and alternating use plus
    shoe trees and polish keep me in good shape and actually a
    lower cost "of walking".