Bite Golf Boot 2.5

A couple of background thoughts:

A couple of years ago I bought a pair of Snake Eyes branded golf shoes manufactured by Bite Golf. They were on sale, and I liked the way they fit. And after wearing them on the course, I liked the way they felt when I walked the course, too. They’re made of a sort of neo-leather, however, and get a bit hot on the feet, so I mostly wear them in the spring.

Then there were the Adidas Mudskipper golf boots that I saw online a couple of years ago, but was never able to find at a retailer. They looked like the perfect thing for a Michigan spring. But

Then I accidentally ran across these Bite Golf boots when looking online for information about the new Callaway HX Bite balls.

These look like they might do the trick for that early spring league I’m playing in.  They’ve got a waterproof exterior and a waterproof liner. The collar and tongue are well padded—I could tuck my pants in when its muddy. And they’ve got all the usual golf shoe features, like FastTwist spikes, traction teeth and lateral support.

Just Junkie T Shirts
Grade: A
Teacher’s Comments: Cute, and well-made

Just Junkie is a new t shirt company that offers designs aimed at “junkies” of all sorts: poker, java, flip flop, football, love—and of course—golf.

As you can see from the photo, the graphics are cute and fun. What you can’t see is that the quality of the shirt is outstanding. They’re 100% cotton, heavyweight and pigment dyed. Right out of the package, they look and feel like an old favorite (minus the holes and the threadbare spots). Mrs. Golfblogger—who is quite the seamstress—gave the shirt construction and material two thumbs up.

There’s an awful lot to like about these shirts, and the price—$20—is just about right. Even better: Just Junkie now is offering 10% off to GolfBlogger readers. Just enter the code golfblogger08.

And a special thanks to the folks at Just Junkie for donating shirts to the South Arbor Academy charity auction.

Footjoy Classics Tour Golf Shoes

In a world where golf shoes are increasingly looking like those overblown and tacky basketball shoes from the 1990s, the Footjoy Classics Tour are a refreshing change. I like their classic European looks.

The shoes feature FootJoy’s Intellishield Extreme membrane, which is supposed to provide temperature responsive waterproof protection and breathability. When the in-shoe temperature rises, the pores of the Intellishield Extreme membrane open to allow heat and moisture vapor out. When in-shoe temperature falls, the pores close to insulate. All this temperature responsive action happens while remaining totally waterproof.

Cool.

Adidas ClimaCool Shadow Stripe

Some of my favorite golf shirts are Adidas models with the ClimaCool material. It’s very nice feeling and quite cool on warm days. For that matter, it’s quite comfortable on any day. I wear golf shirts year round—they’re what Mrs. GolfBlogger calls my “work uniform.” (No ties for this teacher; just golf shirts and Dockers).

Not only do I think this shirt is good looking, but its also got some high tech gadgetry built in (and I’m a sucker for gadgets): its designed with mesh ventilation in critical heat zones, and an anti-microbial coating.

In layman’s terms, that means you wont’ stink as much after a sweaty round lugging your clubs around.

Adidas Tour 360 Shoes

Adidas’ trademark three stripe logo comes from the original track shoe design of Adi (Adolph) Dassler, who founded Adidas in 1920. The stripes were a part of the shoe design which helped support the foot and offer stability.

Its not surprising, therefore, that the new Adidas Tour 360 shoes also feature a foot support system called the 360 wrap, which is supposed to promote a stable, tour-caliber hitting platform. The shoe’s high traction split outsole features tapered, kidney shaped lugs that are supposed to avoid clogging while still providing a strong grip on the turf.

Adidas continues the theme by including what it calls a “3D FitFoam” sock liner that has three densities of foam. The polyurethane base layer provides outstanding support from heel to toe. A cushioning layer in the heel absorbs shoes, while memory foam adapts to the contours of the forefoot.