The most comfortable, supportive, and effective golf shoes I have ever worn. I put them on in the pro shop and truly had the "wow" effect. Now I admit that I like Nike shoes, and have always preferred Nike basketball, running, and tennis shoes to all others. However, until now I have avoided Nike golf shoes, because they looked and felt like pieces of crud. They reminded me of the soccer shoes Nike sold when they first started making soccer shoes (junk). However, I must say that I think Nike has finally figured out golf. I took the size 12 shoes out of the box, removed the cardboard inserts, put them on, and knew that I had to have them. I was already on the way to the t-box when I purchased them. I put my FootJoy Dry Ice 11.5 W's in the Nike box and proceeded to walk 18 holes of a very hilly Oregon course. It was warm and humid, as it had just rained everyday for the past week, and the turf conditions were very very soft, though not muddy. Our course drains well. Anyway, the Nike shoes held my feet to the soft turf better that any shoe I have ever worn (and I have trouble with my left foot sliding out on me--not with these shoes). My feet did not get hot and sweaty. My feet were not even remotely sore after the round, which says a lot, because I usually can't wait to get my feet out of my golf shoes and into some dry socks and sneakers after a round. Lateral support was great (my feet did not move sideways within the shoe). The leather feels supple and of good quality. They are not leather lined and are more like a basketball or cross-trainer in that regard. I was initially concerned about that, but not anymore. These shoes breathed very well. These shoes have a second Air bladder under the balls of the feet and cost about $ 10.00 more than a similar-looking Nike shoe that is leather lined but which has no second Air bladder. If that second Air bladder is even remotely responsible for my feet feeling so pain-free after the round, then that's about the best $ 10.00 I've ever spent. I know there's one other review of these shoes from a guy who doesn't like these shoes. It sounds like he bought a pair a FootJoys in a proshop, because he left his Nikes at home. May I suggest that the difference between he and me is that I got the correct size and he bought a pair of Nikes that was too small. I've worn FootJoys, and they are great. This particular Nike shoe runs circles around the best FootJoys in my estimation as far as comfort, traction, and lateral support. The problem with Nikes, as most people know, is that their sizing is all screwed up and inconsistent. I wear a size 11.5 W FootJoy, and 11.5 E Allen Edmonds, a size 11.5 E Wright, and a size 11.5 E Johnston & Murphy. In a Nike, I will always wear a 12 or a 12.5. I wear a 12.5 Nike basketball shoe, a 12.5 ACG light hiker, but a 12 running shoe. I bought a size 12 in these golf shoes. They may have been a 12 W. The box said 12 W, but the shoes said 12. I add all that size comparison to help someone who might want to buy these online. I'd recommend going to a proshop and getting properly fitted. Ebay and other sites are great for some stuff, but properly fitting shoes are pretty darn important. I also recommend buying them from a merchant. You might pay a little more, but you're buying the custom fitting, and if you ever have sore feet after a long hot 18-hole walk, it's worth every penny.

Customer Service

I assume it's the usual Nike great customer service, they'll stand behind their products for any reason or any defect for as long as you own the shoe, at least that's been my experience with Nike.

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Foot DryJoys DFX (great shoes, but I think the Nike's are more comfortable), Florsheim Saddle (just o.k.), Cutter & Buck (pretty shoes, but ultimately stiff and fell apart), Adidas (unknown model, don't care, I didn't like them, I gave them to Goodwill after a couple of rounds--they weren't the higher end Adidas that some of my friends have and rave about.

These are my first pair of golf shoes. I didn't realize how bad they were until yesterday - when I showed up for my tee time at Torrey Pines and realized I'd left my Nike golf shoes at home. So, I went to the pro shop and asked for a pair of their cheapest golf shoes - just to get me through the round. They had their FootJoy eClassics on sale for $55 which I bought. At half the price - they are better than the Nike's in every respect - they are much, much more comfortable than the Nike's in every way. With the Nike I'd usually feel some stress in my feet after walking 10-12 holes - but with the footjoys I felt fine throughout the game. The footjoys are also much lighter. If the Nike's are worth $100 - I'd gladly pay $200 fot the footjoy shoes - not to mention that I got them $55. So I'll give the Nike's one star.

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