Tiger Woods’ Sunshine Sun Red launches its most comfortable golf shoes to date

Tiger Woods’ clothing brand Sun Day Red launched its first retail shoe in December, with its classic design specifically for Woods.

The shoes, Pioneer Cypress and later Pioneer Magnolia all like all the classic styling woods, including not only the spikes, but also the places where the metal spikes are inserted. (Woods was one of the last PGA Tour players to wear nails.)

But now, the company is taking a risk of taking a golf shoe style, with wood wearing in a more causal setting: the tipless type.

Sun Day Red’s latest release is the Osprey Spikeless Golf Shoes, which has been developed in the same way as the Pioneer Series.

“It really became my everyday shoe,” Woods said in a press release. “It’s comfortable, but it still looks delicious, and I love that I can just wear it on the golf course to a meeting or dinner.”

Here are three things about the new Sun Day Red Osprey and my thoughts on new shoes.

Why does Tiger Woods need a spiky shoe?

This caught my attention when Sun Day Red announced the addition of a spiky shoe to its lineup. While it makes sense to cover that part of the market, it is also surprising to see the woods wearing them as the spikes are extremely tall.

Woods still wore metal cleats when he was on the tour. But it turns out that he won’t wear spikes almost at any other time.

Charley Hudak, head of footwear at Sun Day Red, said Pioneer Cypress’s initial goal was to get shoes that Woods could compete and prepare for launch, but then Woods also needed something he could wear to launch itself.

“He can’t wear metal nails or nails there,” Hardak told Golf. “So we just reacted quickly and got him into what we called, like in class, the split model. He called it the coach’s shoes.”

Woods said he prefers to wear sneakers rather than more worn shoes than social functions, so Hadak and his team had to work to turn “coach’s shoes” into something Woods can wear to practice and practice.

Golf shoes you can live in

Hudak, a footwear salesman for nearly 20 years, said the Osprey is one of the most comfortable shoes he wears, which he himself uses as his daily travel sneakers.

There are two main types of pointy shoes on the market: golf shoes you can wear in the course, or sneakers you can wear in the course. Hadak said the Osprey is the former.

“We want to win the golf performance first,” he said. “Then we can leave the golf course as well.”

To make the shoes more durable, Hadak said they paired them with a cup of rubber, which improved stability. Woods’ input directly leads to variable height hoisting lugs at the bottom to provide a traditional spike way. The EVA midsole from the heels to the toes is down 6mm, which further helps players use ground force during swing.

To help comfort, the designers performed 3/4 of the boot structure and extra foam around the heel, Hudak said.

Woods even wore shoes in the gym, which wasn’t what Hadak expected, but emphasized the comfort of the shoes.

Classic aesthetics and styling

Like previous SDR shoe versions, the shoes have a simple brand look, although Hudak and Woods plan to add more outstanding brands to future models.

“There are other opportunities to have more aggressive brands,” Hadak said. “This is one of the last time I fell in the Bahamas. [The current clean styling] Will allow something cool. ”

But for now, the lack of brands invites people to ask wearers about shoes, which is Hadak’s goal.

“When you’ve ever been on the subway or traveling at the airport, people tilt [and ask],” he said. “So our idea is aesthetics, the overall design language attracts people. ”

My thoughts

These are the sunny red shoes I have been waiting for. I’ve never worn spikes since I graduated from high school and wouldn’t actually consider the traditional style of SDR’s initial release.

But now that the company offers a tip-free option, I’ll dig into versatility.

When wearing shoes around my house and town, I found that comfort (half-size larger than the clothes I usually wear) was ranked there, any spiky shoes I wore.

I was interested in the traction of variable height hooks on the outsole because they are much smaller than the spike shoes I usually wear. While I haven’t had a major test on the golf course, it’s hard to believe that the shoes designed for Tiger Woods don’t provide excellent traction.

But perhaps most importantly, I think the price point here ($160) will indeed open the SDR to more people who don’t want to spend $250 on the original spike model.

Price and availability

Sunny Day Red Osprey Golf Shoes

A versatile golf shoe that seamlessly transitions from office to course, combining performance materials with minimalist designs to achieve a modern golfer’s lifestyle. There are four core colors to choose from. Where performance reaches versatility, spanning various terrain of active life. For those who move seamlessly between the worlds, Sunshine Day Red Osprey is the ideal companion for those who go from office meetings to afternoon kickoff time, from casual dinners to weekend adventures. Made of high-quality materials and subtle elaborateness, this shoe provides the comfort required for all-day wear and the performance required to progress confidently on any surface. The tiger brings the Osprey to a deviant moment in life (from casual outings to making statements at TGL events), which reflects his understanding that today’s golfers need footwear that excels in every aspect of dynamic life.