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FJ Classics Update

Last week we had to make one of the toughest decisions in FootJoy’s 152-year history; the decision to close our Classics manufacturing facility in Brockton, MA.

Comfort In Every Step

NEW Performance Golf Sock

TechSof was specifically engineered with the golfer in mind. This new high performance sock has been anatomically designed so that the left and right socks have specific cushioned zones in the areas of your foot that receive the highest impact while providing premium support and comfort.

The new TechSof provides comfort in every step while keeping your foot cool and dry throughout the round. This high performance golf sock, was designed specifically to provide golfers with a high performance golf sock featuring advanced comfort and fit.

TechSof golf socks feature Dri-Lex moisture control technology. This technology coupled with mesh construction positioned in key areas, boosts ventilation and enhances breathability creating a more comfortable quick drying sock.

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Take Wind Out of Play

Click below to see how these windshirts provide maximum protection on the course and offer extreme comfort during the golf swing. 

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First SYNR-G Sighting on Tour

The first pairs of SYNR-G have made their way to Tour players around the world and the early feedback has been phenomenal! Guys are putting them in play right from the start and raving about the stability and comfort. Click on the image below to see a few of the very first images from the European Tour. We’ll obviously keep you updated as more and more players have a chance to try SYNR-G and will be onsite at one of the remaining PGA Tour events to get some feedback firsthand.

Don’t forget to register for the SYNR-G Prepare to Launch Sweepstakes where you can win a pair of SYNR-G of your very own as well as a top-of-the-line SkyCaddie SG5.

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Tour Insider

The European Tour moves to The Belfry this week for the Quinn Insurance British Masters and we’ve got some photos from early in the week. Today is actually “Pink Day” at the event to help raise money for breast cancer awareness so you’ll see some interesting pink items on the players including some Titleist/FJ lids. Also, this is the first event since FJ players received their new SYNR-G shoes and we hope to have photos after the weekend and in the weeks to come as they begin to put them in play. So far, the early feedback has been fantastic!

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FJ Product Developer Discusses Inspiration for SYNR-G

We recently exchanged emails about the new SYNR-G shoe with Doug Robinson, VP, Product Design and Development Worldwide for FootJoy.  Check out the chat below and then leave us a comment if you have any follow-up questions you would like answered.

Q. Explain your position with FootJoy.

DR: I am currently the VP Product Design and Development Worldwide. My primary role at FJ is leading a team of talented design and development professionals through the creative process as we engineer new golf shoes. Our team starts with a blank canvas and a simple mission . . . “to create golf shoes that enhance individual performance and enjoyment of the game.”

Q. What was your role in the development of SYNR-G?

DR: First and foremost it was defining what the goals were for the SYNR-G project. After defining the product parameters, the whole Design & Development Team embraced the challenge of creating the most stable golf shoe ever made. The key to success was staying focused on the goals and the end-user experience. Each design decision, technology and component had to complement the final desired outcome.

Q. What was the inspiration behind SYNR-G?

DR: The initial project started as a study in stability. How do we build the most stable golf shoe ever made? We took cues from our Classics and the great hitting platform provided by a Goodyear welt construction. We were also inspired by technologies outside of golf, particularly bedding. Slow recovery memory foams, like those used in Tempur-Pedic® beds, looked to be a great way to hold the foot while maintaining awesome comfort inside the shoe.

Q. Explain the importance of stability in the golf swing and how SYNR-G is able to improve stability.

DR: The golfer’s connection to the ground is the foundation for transferring energy from the swing to the ball. The golf shoe plays an important role in keeping the foot connected to the ground while allowing it to move naturally and athletically during the swing. SYNR-G has a number of technologies that combine to provide the greatest stability that we have yet quantified in the lab, and we tested a lot of shoes. The G-Force Outsole™ provides a wider base of tri-density TPU with flaired lateral heel for great stability. The Tri-Lateral Stability Frame™ and Perforated Alloy Stability Bridge™ maintain motion control during the swing and provide a firm platform to initiate the downswing. The Memory foam collar and tongue in combination with the HeelLoc™ feature on the footbed keep the foot from moving excessively in the shoe.

Q. What is the significance of the name SYNR-G?

DR: Synergy defined is:  a situation where the final outcome of a system is greater than the sum of its parts. SYNR-G shoes have a lot great technology that combine for greater stability than the individual components could provide alone. Hey, the name fits . . . and it sounds cool too.

Q. What type of golfer will benefit most from SYNR-G?

DR: Better players or those who generate high swing speeds, but really all golfers can benefit from the stability found in SYNR-G shoes.

Q. What has been some of the early feedback from players who have tested the shoes?

DR: We had some of the heavy hitters on the Pinnacle Distance Team test the shoes with great results. That’s about the toughest test we could imagine as the swing speeds for these guys are routinely in the 130 mph range. They go at the ball really hard and the SYNR-Gs provided a solid platform for launching those monstrous drives. The guys were really impressed with the performance of the new shoes and they loved the styles.

Q. Where does SYNR-G fit in the FootJoy “family” of golf shoes?

DR: SYNR-G is our premiere cement lasted product. It is priced above DryJoys, but below our Classics made in Brockton, MA.

FJ Product Developer Discusses Inspiration for SYNR-G

We recently exchanged emails about the new SYNR-G shoe with Doug Robinson, VP, Product Design and Development Worldwide for FootJoy.  Check out the chat below and then leave us a comment if you have any follow-up questions you would like answered.

Q. Explain your position with FootJoy.

DR: I am currently the VP Product Design and Development Worldwide. My primary role at FJ is leading a team of talented design and development professionals through the creative process as we engineer new golf shoes. Our team starts with a blank canvas and a simple mission . . . “to create golf shoes that enhance individual performance and enjoyment of the game.”

Q. What was your role in the development of SYNR-G?

DR: First and foremost it was defining what the goals were for the SYNR-G project. After defining the product parameters, the whole Design & Development Team embraced the challenge of creating the most stable golf shoe ever made. The key to success was staying focused on the goals and the end-user experience. Each design decision, technology and component had to complement the final desired outcome.

Q. What was the inspiration behind SYNR-G?

DR: The initial project started as a study in stability. How do we build the most stable golf shoe ever made? We took cues from our Classics and the great hitting platform provided by a Goodyear welt construction. We were also inspired by technologies outside of golf, particularly bedding. Slow recovery memory foams, like those used in Tempur-Pedic® beds, looked to be a great way to hold the foot while maintaining awesome comfort inside the shoe.

Q. Explain the importance of stability in the golf swing and how SYNR-G is able to improve stability.

DR: The golfer’s connection to the ground is the foundation for transferring energy from the swing to the ball. The golf shoe plays an important role in keeping the foot connected to the ground while allowing it to move naturally and athletically during the swing. SYNR-G has a number of technologies that combine to provide the greatest stability that we have yet quantified in the lab, and we tested a lot of shoes. The G-Force Outsole™ provides a wider base of tri-density TPU with flaired lateral heel for great stability. The Tri-Lateral Stability Frame™ and Perforated Alloy Stability Bridge™ maintain motion control during the swing and provide a firm platform to initiate the downswing. The Memory foam collar and tongue in combination with the HeelLoc™ feature on the footbed keep the foot from moving excessively in the shoe.

Q. What is the significance of the name SYNR-G?

DR: Synergy defined is:  a situation where the final outcome of a system is greater than the sum of its parts. SYNR-G shoes have a lot great technology that combine for greater stability than the individual components could provide alone. Hey, the name fits . . . and it sounds cool too.

Q. What type of golfer will benefit most from SYNR-G?

DR: Better players or those who generate high swing speeds, but really all golfers can benefit from the stability found in SYNR-G shoes.

Q. What has been some of the early feedback from players who have tested the shoes?

DR: We had some of the heavy hitters on the Pinnacle Distance Team test the shoes with great results. That’s about the toughest test we could imagine as the swing speeds for these guys are routinely in the 130 mph range. They go at the ball really hard and the SYNR-Gs provided a solid platform for launching those monstrous drives. The guys were really impressed with the performance of the new shoes and they loved the styles.

Q. Where does SYNR-G fit in the FootJoy “family” of golf shoes?

DR: SYNR-G is our premiere cement lasted product. It is priced above DryJoys, but below our Classics made in Brockton, MA.

First Look at SYNR-G from FootJoy

Click on the image below to see photos from our factory where some of the initial SYNR-G shoes are coming off the line! The buzz is really building around these so keep an eye out for players starting to wear them…specifically players who really launch the ball! And be sure to visit the new SYNR-G microsite where you can see video of players talking about the importance of stability in the golf swing and enter to win your own pair of SYNR-G (and a top-of-the-line SkyCaddie SG5 Range Finder) before they hit store shelves in January.

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Comfort Without Compromise

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Socks Fit For The Game

FootJoy offers golf socks that perform both on and off the course. Visit the link below and learn more...

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FootJoy is the #1 Shoe at the USPGA Championship

FootJoy is the #1 shoe at the PGA Championship just as it has been at all the previous majors and PGA and European Tour events this year. While you should keep an eye on FJ players such as Vijay Singh, Adam Scott, Zach Johnson and Lee Westwood, you might also want to keep an eye on FootJoy Classics wearer Robert Karlsson who is the the only player to finish in the top ten in all three majors this year - The Masters (T8), U.S. Open (T4) and The Open Championship (T7). In fact, the Big Swede hasn’t finished outside the top 20 since March, a run that includes six top tens on the European Tour.

FootJoy continues its dominance as the #1 Shoe & Glove in Golf. 

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Check out these images from the practice rounds at Oakland Hills where players are making final preparations for Thursday’s first round.

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FootJoy. #1 Glove on Tour for 25 years and counting...

Leaf through the official counts from the world’s major Tours this season, and you’ll find once again that more players have chosen to pull on a FootJoy golf glove than any other brand. Exactly as they have for the past 25 years straight.

What’s most remarkable about that fact is that FootJoy only entered the golf glove business in 1979. The very next year, the StaSof® cabretta leather golf glove was launched and quickly became not only the most popular golf glove on Tour, but also the best selling glove in golf. The rest, as they say, is history.

A quarter of a century later and top players like Steve Stricker, Robert Karlsson and Camilo Villegas still trust a FootJoy StaSof glove. Refined and redesigned for the modern era using Taction® APL™ cabretta leather exclusively tanned by Pittards® of England, the modern StaSof is synonymous with powerful grip performance, exceptional moisture resistance and the finest feel.

Today’s Tour players are fortunate to have a choice as to which FootJoy glove they prefer to provide the grip, comfort and fit they demand. Since its launch in 2003, the SciFlex™ glove has earned many admirers on Tour such as Vijay Singh, Ian Poulter and Davis Love III who appreciate the high tech materials, cool performance and even the splash of colour the glove provides.

StaSof, SciFlex and the other gloves in the FootJoy range are available through every FootJoy retailer. Make a FootJoy your choice and join the company of the world’s best.

Elegance Coupled With Style

FootJoy has been manufacturing shoes for over 150 years. Constructed in the time honored tradition that has made FootJoy the #1 shoe in golf, The Classics Dry Premiere golf shoe infuse elegant calfskin leather styling with the latest in outsole technology. The EVA midsole. TPU outsole and OptiFlex technology combine to provide lightweight flexibility. Better players, especially those with higher swing speeds, require the superior performance that these golf shoes provide.

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Perfect Fit!

Performance Golf Mock

The FootJoy Performance Golf Mock is the ultimate 'first layer' for cool conditions on the golf course. The mock provides moisture management for the skin while also providing excellent thermal protection.

Experience FLEXTABILITY

FLEXTABILITY is FootJoy's way of describing the exciting combination of flexibility and stability featured in the Stability PODS™ outsole of new DryJoys shoes. Already worn by Tour players such as Vijay Singh, Zach Johnson, Charley Hoffman and Luke Donald, the new DryJoys are performance tested and ready to help you achieve mid-season form right out of the gate in 2008.

Poulter Wins Dunlop Phoenix

FootJoy ambassador Ian Poulter went wire-to-wire en route to a three-shot victory at the Dunlop Phoenix in Japan. Poulter fired four consecutive rounds in the 60s (65-68-67-69), including a first round 65 (-5) that put him atop the leaderboard from the start. He finished with an 269 (-11) total for his 9th career victory. As a result of his win, Poulter advanced to 20th in the Official World Golf Rankings.

Ian's choice of clothing speaks for itself and his choice of shoes is no different. Ian sported a sweet pair of all over pink custom Classics golf shoes. He also chose a SciFlex golf glove to hold on to the lead from the beginning.

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FLEXTABILITY!

FLEXTABILITY - FOOTJOY DRYJOYS

Introducing the most comfortable, high-performance DryJoys ever. Seven strategically-placed Stability PODS™ work in harmony with ultra-flexible, enhanced OptiFlex™ zones to deliver maximum Flextability™ and ground contact throughout the swing.

Several players on the PGA Tour have joined TEAM DRYJOYS and will be wearing this great new innovative product out on Tour. Chris DiMarco, Zach Johnson, Henrik Stenson, Troy Matteson, Nick Watney, Charley Hoffman and Ben Crane represent the expanding list of elite players who are already wearing the shoes in competition.

Learn more about these revolutionary shoes at FJ's dedicated DryJoys microsite.

LAUNCH MICROSITE

Brier Wins in ReelFit!

Austrian Markus Brier earned his second career PGA European Tour crown with a five-stroke victory at the Volvo China Open in Shanghai. Brier, who led by one shot entering the final round, birdied two of his first three holes and never looked back, closing with a 67 (-4) for a winning 274 (-10).


Brier also made his win at the Volvo China Open the very first European Tour win for FootJoy ReelFit shoes. He dialed in a pair of all black style #53808. In addition to the shoes, Markus wore a FootJoy SciFlex golf glove.

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FJ Performance Outerwear

When every stroke counts, you need to focus on your game- not the weather. That's why many PGA Tour players rely on FootJoy Performance outerwear to keep comfortable in every condition.

So the next time you're in your local golf shop and see a piece of FootJoy outerwear, know that only golf's best performing garments are worthy of the famous FJ.

Check out the latest selection of outerwear for men.