What We Tried:

FootJoy Pro/SLX BOA – the most recent variation of FootJoy’s flagship spikeless golf shoe.

Who Tried It:

Tony. Editorial Director at MyGolfSpy and a company follower that increases are the method.

Aesthetics

Because this is a BOA style, let’s get this out of the method initially.

Frankly, it’s ridiculous we need to discuss this things, considered that golf shoes serve a real function. (FYI, that function isn’t to make you seem like you’re stylish AF, Connor.) That stated, for those who are oft angered by the contemporary style and exceptional efficiency of BOA-enabled styles, I presume the FootJoy Pro/SLX will be amongst the least objectionable.

The Pro/SLX provides a single BOA dial and an easy style that looks more like laces than the flaps systems discovered in numerous current designs. Frankly, if FootJoy and BOA had actually chosen to thread the TX6 fabric lace beneath or perhaps even through a conventional lace, heel dial regardless of, not even Jacques Slade would likely see.

So, if you’re inclined to feign outrage over something, it shouldn’t be the design. If anything, get mad about the reality that the FootJoy Pro/SLX is readily available in simply a single colorway (white) while the laced variation is readily available in 4.

Let’s all time out to shake our fists in anger.

The Carbon variation (laces just) is readily available in 3 colorways.

Spikeless?

The other thing I presume some will quibble about is that while the Pro/SLX is technically a spikeless shoe, it’s simply hardly that. I expect that unlocks to a dispute about whether FootJoy is missing out on the point completely however the reality that Pro SL (and now SLX) doesn’t feel or carry out like the majority of other spikless shoes is precisely what I like about it.

So, yeah, Pro/SLX is going to be bulkier than the majority of spikeless styles however it’s likewise going to be more steady. You’re not going to hear anything about its capability to effortlessly shift from the workplace or craft brewery to the golf course however it will supply you with the type of structure that numerous golf players require from their shoes.

All of that being stated, regardless of my beneficial history with past Pro SL styles, I had some issues.

A little too spikeless?

Past versions of Pro SL have actually included a lot of brief narrow nubs that advised me a little bit of old-school metal spikes (in type, not a lot function). The brand-new Pro/SLX style is a fair bit various.

You can still discover a few of the nubs in the toe and heel location, however they’re now part of a brand-new PWR TRAX system.

There’s a lot to this so I’m simply going to copy it right from the FootJoy site.

“Pro/SLX is engineered with the PWR TRAX System, transforming golf footwear with its innovative 3D X-Wing, effectively redistributing energy during your swing for enhanced stability. The Race Trak outsole, featuring Radial Disc Traction, extends into the ground to optimize overall traction, addressing varied on-course conditions and walking needs.”

So initially, George Lucas might desire a word and, 2nd, where did the spikes go?

Seriously, all of the traction aspects are now at the border and speaking as a devout spiked shoe guy, I figured there was no other way this was going to work. That is to state I presumed the Pro/SLX would carry out no much better than the majority of other spikeless styles.

Off to the course

A couple of weeks earlier, we got struck with heavy rains prior to my weekly golf league. So I did what any creative golf enthusiast would do. I switched my T grind wedge for a V grind, got my spikeless FootJoys and headed to the course where I figured I’d move all over the location, struck some crisp wedge shots and show to myself and anybody within earshot that my eager golf shoe and wedge sole observations were area on.

To my credit, I did strike some strong wedge shots however, to my surprise, my feet remained beneath me for the whole round.

The FootJoy Pro/SLX dealt with damp conditions much better than any spikeless I’ve used. To make certain, I’m not promoting using spikeless shoes in a rainstorm however in soft, probably slippery, conditions, the Pro/SLX surpassed my undoubtedly low expectations by plenty.

Several rounds later on throughout a series of course conditions, while I’ve had more than a couple of regrettable swings, none of the results can fairly be traced back to the shoes.

The X-Wing traction things appears to work.

One of the important things I value about FootJoy is that you basically understand what you’re going to get. Sizing corresponds throughout designs so you’re fairly safe in presuming that what fits you in one is most likely to fit you well in another. I state this (once again) since an excellent little bit of what golf players experience as convenience begins with using the best sized shoe.

It’s not hard, individuals.

That’s not to state that’s the entire of it or that there isn’t an aspect of choice included. For example, I choose stability and convenience over skating throughout the course in a set of street-styled failures however if you desire that walking-on-kittens feeling, you’re not going to get it from a Pro/SLX. Eyeballing it, perhaps something like the Quantum, Flex or Contour Casual will get you there,

Said just, the FootJoy Pro/SLX BOA feels more like a comfy spiked shoe than a comfy spikeless shoe.

Some last ideas

The FootJoy Pro/SLX amazed me. The previous Pro SL BOA was the shoe I endured dry days when I wished to blend it up a bit. The Pro/SLX BOA is a shoe I can use any day when I seem like blending it up a bit.

If there’s a knock, it’s that while the Pro/SLX satisfies the basic meaning of spikeless, it uses like more of a hybrid. Again, there’s more bulk there than with the majority of spikeless styles.

The advantage is you’re improving stability and traction than the majority of spikeless styles can provide which without real spikes (soft or otherwise), you’re not likely to experience any pressure points that can in some cases accompany spiked styles. There’s appeal because.

Still, if you’re somebody who requires that their golf shoes satisfy design requirements beyond the boundaries of the golf course, I can comprehend where Pro/SLX, even with the indisputable appeal of the BOA Fit System, might be a hard sell.

Retail cost for the FootJoy Pro/SLX BOA is $219.99. That’s the very same cost as the Carbon variation. The basic laced variation costs $189.99.

For more details, go to FootJoy.com.