Choosing the correct golf shoe size sounds straightforward. Try a few pairs on and buy the ones that fit best.
But many golfers may well unknowingly be wearing shoes that are too big, too narrow or simply the wrong shape for their feet.
According to Under Armour’s Head of Footwear Optimisation, Chris Murtagh, wearing the wrong size can affect the way you move, the way you transfer pressure during the swing and, ultimately, your performance on the course.
It’s not just about comfort and it’s not a simple task.
Murtagh believes there should be far more care taken into selecting a golf shoe.
“Ultimately, it’s difficult,” he said. “I think you’ve obviously got gauges that you can measure feet. I think the most important thing when looking at the size of a shoe is to have someone’s foot in a neutral position before you start sizing it.”
A golfer’s foot shape can create the illusion that they need a longer shoe than they actually do. Measuring a foot that isn’t properly supported can lead to inaccurate sizing and a poor fit.
“If someone has a very flat foot, as we’ve seen, the toes can get quite long and you could fit for something which is just simply because of the shape of the foot.
“So, my view would always be to put the foot into a neutral position with a nice arch and measure from that point, because I think often that’s overlooked.”
For most of us, the first thing that comes to mind when looking for a new pair of shoes is the length. If a shoe feels tight, the natural reaction is to move up a size.
That too could have a negative effect to the overall fit beyond blisters and sore feet.
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“I think that the other piece that people get wrong is the width,” Murtagh added. “I think the width is also a factor.
“Some people have typically much longer shoes, because the width of them is wrong. If you get the wrong width size, you often buy two sizes too big, and then that can have an effect on the way you move as well.”
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