Ecco has been responsible for some of the most comfortable golf shoes of the last decade or so. A few years ago, you could’ve argued they were solely aimed at the ‘older’ golfer who preferred comfort over style. However, with the likes of Rick Shiels and Erik Anders Lang wearing its newest, most stylish golf shoes, Ecco has taken on a whole new vibe when it comes to the best golf shoes available. That brings us to its latest spikeless iteration, the Biom H5. Last year’s Biom H4 was a favourite of mine, as was 2022’s Biom C4, so I was excited to take the latest iteration out onto the golf course for a thorough test.
I’ll start with looks, as I always do. The H5 has ‘drawn inspiration from the flowing Nordic fjords and rugged Scottish Highlands’ according to Ecco. I love the unique way the outsole bleeds onto the shoe, and it’s not hard to see where the Nordic fjords inspiration has gone here. The neat details across the upper part continue this nature frenzy, and overall, I think it looks excellent. It’s a real differentiation from the rest of the best spikeless golf shoes I’ve tested this year, and the classic athletic Ecco silhouette I’ve become familiar with blends nicely on and off the course if that’s your sort of thing.
I love the detailing on the Biom H5 – it makes it stand out from the crowd.
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The comfort I’ve also become with very famialir with in Ecco shoes is here too. Underfoot, there is decent arch support, and the insole has a great amount of cushioning and rebound underneath it. The seam-knit sock construction at the top of the foot is a delight and provides a comfortable fit around the ankle area. Add to this the premium leather materials used on the upper, and this is a premium, comfortable golf shoe at every level.
A new outsole called Ecco’s ‘Terra Traction System’ is decent but by no means class-leading. All of the nubs are the same height, meaning if one loses traction, they all go. Outsoles like that on the FootJoy Pro/SLX Carbon or Under Armour Drive Pro SL are designed with differently sized and shaped nubs in both depth and width, meaning if one loses traction, another can be there to grab on. Spikeless shoes like these examples – and the Adidas Adizero ZG– also have differently shaped nubs that are specifically for traction in the swing and some that are just to support walking. The outsole here is a little simplistic when compared to the competition. If you play in primarily dry conditions with some early…
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