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i bought a pair of nike shoes this time last year. i play about 3 rounds a week.i wore them all spring, and summer. about july a small hole started at the toe of the shoe. now i could fit about 30 tees in this hole. ther shoe isnt water proof anymore and lots of sand and dirt gets in the toe. however they were very comfterable. did htis happen to anyone else. thanks, kyle
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nike dont make a quality golf shoe – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – i bought a pair of nike shoes this time last year. i play about 3 rounds a week.i wore them all spring, and summer. about july a small hole started at the toe of the shoe. now i could fit about 30 tees in this hole. ther shoe isnt water proof anymore and lots of sand and dirt gets in the toe. however they were very comfterable. did htis happen to anyone else. thanks, kyle
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I used to wear Nike Max Air sneaker style golf shoes. They were very comfortable… for me and they fit well… for me. But I blew out the air bladders in every pair I had in a couple years use. Honestly though I’ve been told that a running shoe is only good for so many miles (400-600 I think) before they break down and don’t provide the support and PROTECTION that they should. Manny runners will put that kind of milage ona shoe and it will still look pretty new… but you can’t tell by looks. It’s probalby the same with golf shoes and 2 year old shoes (that have walked many rounds) may be ready for retirement anyway. So the busted bladders were never a problem for me. Nike did replace one pair for me free… even though the shoes were at least 2 years old and I didn’t think it was necessary. I would probably still buy this shoe… but I think they have been discontinued.
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nike dont make a quality golf shoe
I have to respectfully disagree. I bought a pair of the Air Max Summer (the black one, that looks like a running shoe) – lightweight, very breathable and very, very comfortable. Not as comfortable as my footjoy contours, but I bought the Air Max Summer because I have a pair of Nike Presto running shoes and these are very similar in look and material and construction. They’ve held up wonderfully well. -b
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i bought a pair of nike shoes this time last year. i play about 3 rounds a week.i wore them all spring, and summer. about july a small hole started at the toe of the shoe. now i could fit about 30 tees in this hole. ther shoe isnt water proof anymore and lots of sand and dirt gets in the toe. however they were very comfterable. did htis happen to anyone else.
Next time get some cedar shoe trees and buy two pairs of shoes. Let one pair dry off on the trees while you wear the other. Alternate rounds in each pair. Then they will last a long time. Leather and leather-like materials fall apart if you wear them repeatedly without giving them a chance to dry out completely. And if they dry out without being supported by a shoe tree or similar they will get all wrinkly. Wrinkly leather will tear easily. Or if you like to have your toes hanging out in the breeze get some Bite sandals. I’ve read that they are terrific. Cheers, Loren
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Next time get some cedar shoe trees and buy two pairs of shoes. Let one pair dry off on the trees while you wear the other. Alternate rounds in each pair. Then they will last a long time. Leather and leather-like materials fall apart if you wear them repeatedly without giving them a chance to dry out completely. And if they dry out without being supported by a shoe tree or similar they will get all wrinkly. Wrinkly leather will tear easily.
The advice to alternate shoes is good, though I’ve never found shoe trees to be necessary on golf shoes. I almost always play first thing in the AM, so lots of dew. After playing the shoes go outside on a brick ledge to dry the rest of the day. Also, get as much of the muck and grass off them as you can. Aside from looking bad the stuff if full of agrichemicals that are no good for the shoes. The other big piece of advice is don’t buy any golf shoes without a 2 year waterproofing warantee and a Goretex or equivalent water layer. In my experience this makes a HUGE difference in how long the shoes stay dry and last and is well worth the extra cost. I used to buy cheap shoes and use waterproofing waxes on them but it just never seems to work very well on golf shoes (besides being generally a pain). I have a pair of Nike shoes (Air something or others which look like normal golf shoes, not running shoes). About a year and a half on them now and they are still in good shape, though the goofy directional spikes on them never worked all that well and on the second replacement I switched to Black widows. The only oddity I’ve noticed is that in wet weather, the shoes make a "squish" noise walking on soggy fairways, It doesn’t seem to effect the way they feel or perform, just sounds like I’m walking on whoopie cushions 
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nike dont make a quality golf shoe
I have a couple of pairs of Nike TW shoes which are decent shoes. I will have to say that (IMHO) they do not measure up to my better Footjoy models.