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My feet is killing me. After walking the Radium Springs course and the Riverside Golf Course, I have two trophy blisters to show for my stamina. We are back from our 3-day golf getaway in Fairmont that started on Saturday. We played a total of 4 rounds in 3 days and as much fun as we had, it is good to be back.

With aching feet today, I decided to shop for new golf shoes. It was probably not a good idea with swollen feet but I did so anyways. Who is Dr. Scholls and what does he know about making golf shoes? The Dr. Scholl’s that I know of, makes foot care products such as blister treatment (which I need desperately), massaging gel arch supports, corn cushions and more. I’ve just never heard of them making golf shoes. 

My first stop was at Golf Town but they didn’t have my size. They had the best selection but they didn’t have any sale priced shoes. My next stop was Sport Chek but I became agitated when the salesman was trying to steer me towards the more expensive shoes.

All I wanted to do was to buy a new pair of golf shoes for under $60. My final stop was at Wal-mart.

Wal-mart carries Dr. Scholl’s golf shoes. The one model that caught my eye sold for $44.95. In my opinion, it was a good contender to a pair of Nike or FootJoy shoes that sold for at least $60. I checked out the workmanship on the shoe and it looked pretty decent. The soft spikes were fair and were of the small screw thread type. Overall, it looked good but when I walked around in them, they squeeked and made a lot of noise. It was like stepping on a balloon on every step. You certainly wouldn’t be able to sneak up to someone wearing these shoes. 

The verdict? As a upay2much blogger, stick with the brand names that are known for making running shoes such as Nike, FootJoy, Puma, Ecco, Adidas, Bite and Etonic. Be wary of car tire companies like Goodyear, club manufacturers like Callaway and foot care products like Dr. Scholl’s.