When Golf Monthly was offered the chance to test men’s World No.1, Scottie Scheffler‘s Nike Victory Pro 4 Golf Shoes, it made sense for the No.1 golfer in our team to wear them. Unfortunately, they were unavailable – as was everyone else anywhere near a single-figure handicap – so it was left to me.
However, while I and many others might lack the on-course ability of Scheffler, I can earnestly say that these shoes give you every chance to eek out as much of your potential as possible.
While helping to create the Nike Victory Pro 4 shoes, Scheffler outlined comfort and stability as the most critical factors for designers to focus on.
One of the key features of the Nike Victory Pro 4 shoe is the fly wing – a small part of the shoe which connects the midsole to the upper for optimal lateral stability. I’ll be honest, I don’t love the look of that particular piece of the Nike Victory Pro 4, but it is a very small price to pay for the benefits it provides from a practical sense.
For Scheffler – who possesses a particularly unique swing – he needs that support when pushing through the ground and unravelling into the ball. That’s where the fly wing comes in.
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Although my swing isn’t quite as dynamic as Scheffler’s, I always felt like I had full support to move as I needed, with the aforementioned design playing a significant part in helping the shoe retain its shape and performance while swinging.
Working hand in hand, I also found the levels of grip in the shoe to be unparalleled. It felt like the ground and the shoe’s sole were velcro, even when rain had fallen or was falling – I just couldn’t slip. When I tried dragging my feet along the floor, it would either not move at all or I’d slightly rough the ground up.
The Nike Victory Pro 4 offers a kind of confidence in terms of traction that I would have a tough time believing could be surpassed, yet alone equalled in the best spiked shoes market.
More specifically, the actual placing of the nine twisted spikes is what makes this shoe so impressive when it comes to those two factors the men’s World No.1 was keen to focus on.
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