Hey! How’s it going? Great day for golf, huh? Nice shirt! Is that an Ashworth?

Listen dude, you don’t know me but I’m kind of an old fart who’s been around the turfy side of golf business for a long time. I just need about three minutes of your time to share something your course superintendent really wants you to know but is probably too polite to tell you.

If you play regularly, you probably think about your feet a lot. Should they be shoulder-wide or should you go for the super-wide Charles Barkley stance? Should your weight be on the balls of your feet or evenly distributed? Point your left foot out a little or keep it perpendicular? All good questions!

But today’s question is about what’s under your feet. Specifically, I’m talking about those thingies on the bottom of your shoes that are designed to improve your traction. Technically, they’re called “cleats” but everyone calls them spikes or soft spikes or whatever.

via An open letter to golfers – GCI – Golf Course Industry.