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In the world of sports, golf must be among the most highly equipped sport. Golfers try to look the best all the time. They try to use the best equipment in order to perform better and win. Thus, the golf equipment manufacturing companies come up with new and advanced ideas to make their products better, and thus, more preferred by the players.
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While these ideas are for the sake of the betterment of the sport, it always does not go as planned. There are instances when equipment ideas get controversial reactions from people especially die-hard fans of the sport.
Golf shoe idea makes headlines and gets trolled by fans online
There are always new ideas and designs being developed by companies. While such designs might mostly get the people’s backing, they might sometimes not sit well with people.
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In a similar case of the latter, a certain pair golf shoes have been catching heat online. Recently, Caddie Network took to their Twitter handle and posted a picture of golf shoes with new designs with the caption asking, ‘Would you rock these out on the golf course?’. While the picture was originally posted by a user on Reddit, posting it Twitter made it go viral…and not for good cause.
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The shoes are certainly different from your quintessential golf shoes. However, these pair have an exact appearance as that of any ordinary golf shoes, and the sole contains the exact similar kind of spikes too.
Fans have their say about the new golf shoes
While the picture went viral, fans did not hold back regarding their views about the concept. They took a jibe at the idea of wearing those shoes out on the golf field. Some of these controversial reactions were as follows:
Don't you mean "would you 'croc' these out on the course' "?
— Matt Garnett (@GarnNB) March 23, 2023
I wouldn’t but these might just get my youngest to start playing- she is not a big fan of golf, but she is a huge fan of crocs.
— Society of Golf Historians (@SHistorians) March 23, 2023
If I was on the LIV tour yes as no one watches it… 👀🤣
— Andy Dalton (@dalt_85) March 23, 2023
— Chris Burt (@KCBurt) March 23, 2023
Horrific
— Mark (@ktag1900) March 23, 2023
Those are a fashion nightmare. Never. 🤮
— JAG Golf Sales (@jaggolfsales) March 23, 2023
— KP¹ (@KPWalker65) March 23, 2023
There’s no “rocking” anything with these.
— Richard Gustin (@shoreline2023) March 23, 2023
If they paid me enough.
— Brooke Baker (@BBakerGolf) March 23, 2023
I would not rock those anywhere!
— Blaine Dickson 🏌️♂️ 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 (@fblainedickson) March 23, 2023
The fans are clearly against the idea of trying out these shoes on the golf course. While fans let their views out, they also dissed the whole thing including the design.
What are your views about these new shoes? Do let us know your views in the comments below.
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Manaal Siddiqui