Though we’ve seen more casual golf shoes come into style over the last few years, I think we’re all in agreement that there is still a place for what I would call a ‘classic’ golf shoe style. More like a brogue than a sneaker, this is probably the style of golf shoe that most non-golfers would associate with golf. While plenty of other brands try their hand at styles like this – G/FORE’s Gallivanter for example – the boss has always been FootJoy. Its Premiere Series of shoes have been heralded by Tour players and amateurs alike. This year, the brand has returned with two new additions to the series, the Field LX and the Packard LX. Both, in principle, are the same spiked golf shoe, with the Field LX benefitting from detailing at the rear of the shoe with the Packard through the middle. So, when it took the Packard LX out onto the course, how did it stack up against the rest of the best golf shoes on the market?
I’ll start with the looks, which absolutely blew me away the first time I took them out of the box. I knew what to expect from a Premiere Series shoe, but it was the attention to detail that FootJoy has gone into with this shoe that has elevated the Packard LX ahead of any Premiere Series shoe I’ve tested before. As you’d expect, the shoe is built with full-grain leather throughout, but this year there have been added details in the shape of a nubuck leather pattern running through the middle of the shoe and what FootJoy is calling bison texturing. Both have elevated what was already a stunning silhouette into an even classier overall product. The texturing on the toe area, in particular, looks incredibly premium, in my opinion.
It’s all in the detail on the Packard LX. You can see the delightful bison texturing and the velvet finish of the nubuck leather too.
(Image credit: Howard Boylan)
The leather saddle (which runs through the middle of the shoe on the Packard LX and the heel of the Field LX) is made with a rich nubuck material. This material is much more velvety than normal leather. It’s soft to the touch and offers a very nice contrast to the leather used across the rest of the shoe. Contrasting silver and blue colours across the middle of the shoe also give something else for the eye to feast on. Though a softer material, it has been treated with LifeSheild waterproof technology that should keep this material looking as fresh as possible for a long time. These are an expensive pair of shoes made with premium materials, so they will need to…
..
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at Latest from Golf Monthly in Reviews…