Wide forefoot but narrow heel golf shoe?

Love my Nike Tour Premiere's but I find the toe box area a little bit crowded, especially as the round goes on, I start to get a little pain in my pinky toe. However, I have a pretty narrow heel so most "wide fit" shoes don't work for me. Think of my foot like a slice of pizza. Props if the shoe has some kind of spike system. I've pretty much tried every shoe on and I just haven't found my Goldilocks fit yet. The Premiere's have been the closest.

I feel your pain. I wear between a 9.5 and 10 extra wide, but I typically have to compromise. In order to get the toe box wide enough, most shoes are either too long, or too wide in the heel.

I tried everything. Nike, Footjoy, Adidas, Puma, Ecco, Skechers. At least 20 different brands/models.

Currently wearing Skechers Go Golf Elite V3.0, which have surprised me. They aren't perfect, but I'm pretty happy with them.

Other shoes that made the final list that you might want to check out:

New Balance Striker. This was almost the winner. I did pick up a cheaper pair of NGB1701 for a spiked backup when its wet here in FL.Puma Ignite ProadaptEcco BIOM Hybrid 3Adidas Adipower 4orged (or the 4orged S spikeless)True OriginalHope this helps, and good luck!

I had a pair of sketchers a few years ago... They were good but don't feel as stable when I compare to how my Nike's feel. Those new balance Striker's seem pretty interesting. Did you get them in Wide or standard?

9.5 extra wide. I liked them a lot. Plenty of room in the toe, good lateral support, the proper width-to-length ratio.

The thing that crossed them off the list was a weird one. The back of the heel is lower than on many other shoes. I wear an insert with arch support, and because of the raise in my heel, it wasn't "cupped" properly. So my right heel kept lifting during the downswing. I couldn't get past it; never felt secure as I moved from transition through the downswing.

I compared them side-by-side to my old Footjoy Contours, the current Skechers and the other New Balance (1701). You can see that the top of the heel box is at least 1/2 an inch lower. Not sure why, but as a result I returned them.

My main issue with the Pumas was the same thing - lower back of the heel led to heel lifting during downswing. I really liked them otherwise.

The Sketchers are definitely lighter than my Contours or the Striker. And I don't think they are as stable. But I've been to the range a handful of times and played a round since I got them, with no complaints. And other than a slip or two (user error), I haven't experienced any major issues with traction. We'll see if that continues as we head into rain season.

I see. Well that wouldn't be an issue for me as I don't use orthopedics or a heel lift, although I probably should. At one point I did use them in my golf shoes but it gave me big time blisters.

I switched out of spike-less because my feel were always slipping. On ball above or below feet... on anything damp I had 0% confidence in my old spike-less Puma shoes... Not sure I can go away from spiked anymore, these Nike's grip really well. Plus I swore I read an article that said players were gaining speed while using more "firm" outsoled shoes fitted with spikes or some kind of spike system compared to the more "running" style spike-less.

Sounds like a problem a lot of us have with hockey skates.

But I second the Ecco Biom, Puma Pro Adapt and Adipower Forgefiber Boa.

Also, I found the Nike Vapor React 2’s to be fairly roomy in the toebox.

Haha I play hockey as well and I have True's because literally no skate has fit my foot since the OG Vapors from the early 2000's. Anything narrow would crush my toes but fit my heel perfect, and anything wide would fit my toes great, but my heel would be swimming.

I might try and grab a pair of the React Vapor 2's because I did have a pair of lunar control vapor 2's that fit really well and I assume the fit is going to be similar. Going to also order up some Ecco shoes on Prime Wardrobe and see what all the fuss is about.

I have the same foot and have had a heck of a time finding shoes. I’ve tried just about every brand and the wide widths are too narrow in the toes and my heel slips out when I walk. Until recently. Puma Ignite PWRADAPT Caged changed everything for me. The first pair I sent back because the wide width was too wide. Regular width were perfect, no more toe pain. I walk 95% of my rounds as well. They are spiked also which I like. Word of caution though, they run about one-half size large.

I hear great things about Trues. Surprised you never tried mako when Easton was still around. After trying on a ton of skates when I got back into the game around 10 years ago, everything was so different than I’d remembered(last time I played prior to that was some college club hockey I’m the late ‘90’s). Funny enough, I was always a Bauer guy and never thought of trying Graf, and now I feel like nothing fits my foot as well as the -35 fit(735, G35, etc), plus I’m one of those rare birds who actually loves the Graf holders.

Anyways, before you check prime wardrobe for Ecco, check shoes.com as they’re always running a 25-30% off coupon along with 5-15% cash back if you go through Rakuten.

Good luck!

Puma caged is the ticket, have same issue as you, been fighting different Nike models for years

I have the disc and laced versions, sweet shoes, even had to send the wide back and get normal width

I second the AdiPower 4ged shoe. I don't have the problems you do, but the heel is significantly more narrow than the toebox on those shoes. I love mine.

It seems like the Ecco Biom or the True Linkswear should work. I prefer both of those to any Nike or Footjoy I’ve recently tried, and the newer Skechers seem to all be following the Footjoy model of pointed, narrow toe boxes.

I also like the Ecco and TL for the lower drop. To me it feels much more natural than the higher heels that are on most other shoes.

drn92

I did have Mako's prior to True's.. I wasn't willing to throw down $$ for VH skates when he was making them based off a stencils and pictures haha. Before that I stayed in those OG vapors for a loooong time.

Do the Ecco's run standard size? For most shoes I take an 11 but I see their sizes are either 10-10.5 or 11-11.5? Everything in EU tends to run small since us Americans are fatties are I'm leaning to go 11-11.5?

I've worn various Ecco’s over the years and I find the Biom Hybrid 3 and Biom G3 fit a bit on the large side. I tend to fit in size 7.5 for Nike and in between 7-7.5 in Adidas and I’m currently in a size 7 UA Hovr Drive which fit perfect. In Ecco Biom, 40 is too big while 39 fits but is a tiny bit snug on me. But generally I go between 39 and 40 in all Ecco footwear including non-golf.

I ordered a few pair on Amazon Wardrobe... I forget what, but not Ecco. Unless they fit my foot like a dang glove, I proobbbbably am not going to spend $250 on a shoe I'll wear 1-2x per week. Usually keep my shoes to $150 or less. If none of those work...I may try an older pair of the Nike Reactor Vapor 2 for like $70 or maybe the new Nike ZIT although I hear they run a bit narrow...

I have the same issue. The Nike Lunar Control 4 were a good fit for me, so i stocked up and stocked up again and again.

Few months back I found that the new Asics Gel Course Duo Boa are a pretty good fit as well.

With it being a bit older, I'm finding it hard to find. I wonder if the somewhat newer React Vapor 2 fit the same.

Everyone's a bit different, but I found every Nike released since the LC4 to be narrow. For a while, i was buying new stock of LC4s on eBay every other month, just in case i couldn't find anything. The current Adidas 360 XT was pretty close, which surprised me because in the past I have never been able to fit into an Adidas, but I heard a podcast where the Adidas guy said they used a wider last this year. I was so relieved when I found the Asics.

I've tried the XT's on... obviously I didn't keep them for whatever reason (I forget, I think heel slippage). Most Adidas stuff either crushes my feet but if fine in the heel, or is just too wide in the entire foot. Going to maybe give the Zoom Infinity a try once I can find my size... I have flyknit running shoes and they are snug but that material kind of expands and shapes to my foot. I really like them.

Ecco or Asics.

Your feet are like mine, and Nike and FootJoy will cripple you after walking 18 holes. I haven't worn the Asics golf shoes, but I've run in Asics for 40 years, and they're cut like Eccos. Ecco golf shoes are perfect for that type of foot, and you can take them out of the box and walk 18 holes and feel great the whole time. The Biom Hybrid 3's are the best shoes I've ever owned, golf or otherwise.

So... I just tried the Adidas 4orged, New Balance LinksSL and New Balance Striker. All of them fit my fore foot great, but the heel was still slipping. The closest were the Striker's but when I went back to compare how "normal" shoes fit/felt, it was still not a snug fit. Time to return these... Guess I'll try the Ecco's. If those don't work... Hopefully those Flyknit Zoom Infinity Tour shoes come out to the public soon, because I suspect those would fit, even if narrow. It sounds like they stretch a lot.... and I've got some Flyknit running shoes already that I really like.

Try the puma caged, probably want 1/2 size down

if you need a wide toe box, forget those new Nike, think they are done anyway

if you have Prime, you can try free for a week

Yup that's how I got the New Balances above. Gotta return these tomorrow and then I can place another wardrobe order, hopefully by end of this week. Plan to get the Caged for sure... Just hope the spikes don't fall out, I read the prior iteration had some issues.

I'm on my second color for the Caged. I walk 3-4 rounds per week and have had my first pair for 2 months. Haven't lost a spike yet. Like I mentioned before, the wide was the first time I sent back a pair because they were too wide. Regular width fit my extremely wide toes quite well.

So I got the new Puma PWR ADPT Caged shoes off prime wardrobe and they definitely are wide enough. If the mid foot area was just a little more snug, they'd be pretty much perfect. I think I'm going to give the new HOVR Matchplay shoes now that they come with spikes and pick between those two.