Golf Shoe Glossary

Bal Opening Bal styles feature a V-shaped lace opening and offer a wide variety of styling options.

Blucher Opening The Blucher style is preferred for high insteps, and often have open saddles or quarters. Bluchers allow for more ways to lace the shoe than bal styles. Preferred opening for person with a high instep.

Calfskin The highest quality shoe leather, known for soft feel, beautiful appearance and excellent fit and support.

Calfskin Pebble or Smooth
A soft and comfortable leather used for its excellent feel, appearance, support and fit. Tanned exclusively in Europe, calfskin is the best leather in the world. It comes from younger cows with smaller pores, resulting in a smooth and more supple texture. It can have either a smooth or pebble grain finish.

FootJoy™ ComforTemp ComforTemp keeps your feet at a more constant comfortable temperature. When ComforTemp senses cold, it releases stored heat. In extreme heat, it absorbs it to provide a cooling effect similar to a thermostat.

Full Grain Leather is waterproof leather used for its comfort, support, fit and durability. Compared to calfskin, it is the next best leather available. Full grain is the select, top layer of cowhide, specially tanned to provide waterproof protection and a fine appearance.

EVA Midsole/Outsole Ethyl Vinyl Acetate (EVA) is a lightweight, flexible cushioning material used for some outsoles and is also as a midsole when molded to high-performance TPU outsoles.

IntelliGel An advanced, temperature-responsive gel which reacts to the temperature of the foot to provide customized fit and support.

IntelliShield A waterproof, breathable membrane that reacts to the temperature of the foot to provide customized comfort.

Last A last is a form in the shape of a foot. Once the proper shoe size is determined, a last can fine-tune the fit.

Nubuc A leather product made from full grain leather. The hide is tanned for waterproofness, then the grain is abraded away to create a light surface nap. Soft and comfortable, Nubuc is used for its fashionable appearance in golf and casual footwear. Nubuc is naturally brown, but can be dyed in a variety of colors. Because of their nap, nubuc leathers require different maintenance procedures than full grain leathers.

Oil-Tanned Nubuc Nubuc leather tanned with an oil process to create a a mottled, distressed appearance. Most oil-tanned nubuc leathers have minor surface imperfections or finish variations for a casual style.

PVC Polyvinyl Chloride is a soft, durable, and easy-maintenance man-made material.

Silowelt Welt Construction in which the outsole is cemented to the welt.

TPU Outsole Thermoplastic Urethane (TPU) is waterproof, lightweight and durable, providing a solid and stable hitting platform.

Welt Construction Shoe making construction method in which the upper, outsole and innersole are securely stitched together through a leather strip known as the "welt".