Review: Lightweight ZG21 Golf Shoes Join the Adidas Professional Family

The Adidas star attraction for the 2021 on-course season is the ZG21 Golf Shoe. The product of careful analysis on how the foot moves during a golf swing and the evolved assemblage of cutting edge materials, the ZG21 presents itself as the latest in lightweight Adidas golf shoes built for 18-hole comfort, all-weather toughness and ergonomic support. Whether you prefer spiked or spikeless golf shoes, Adidas makes some of the best men’s golf shoes, so how does the ZG21 line compare to other options from the sports apparel company?

Put to work on the PGA Tour by the likes of professional golfers Dustin Johnson, Collin Morikawa and Xander Schauffele, the Adidas ZG21 Golf Shoes are designed to dig in strong on drives and bounce back on iron shots to allow solid weight distribution and on takeaway, strike, followthrough and finish.

What We Liked About the Adidas ZG21 Golf Shoes:

There’s a springy sense of power under you when you don the Adidas ZG21 Golf Shoes. Considering so much of a good golf swing is a smooth turn with forward weight shift through the golf ball while remaining grounded, the “springiness” allows you to feel more of your body’s momentum through the swing.

Most Unique Feature: Most Unique Lightness

You don’t have to walk 18 holes every time you step out on the course, but the pros do. A professional golf shoe needs to be light to ease the burden of the PGA player who must walk a goodly portion of 10 miles every time he tees it up from the tips for tournament play. Made of a waterproof “Sprintskin” synthetic upper and “Lightstrike” cushioning, the fit of the ZG21 is always comfortable and confident without dragging you down on the back nine.

What We Didn’t Like About the Adidas ZG21 Golf Shoes:

It might seem like a niggling complaint to the casual golfer, but there is a good reason for any serious golf shoe to offer as many as nine replaceable spikes to ensure total grip uphill, downhill, on the tee, in the rough, in the wet, etc. The six-spike design of the ZG21 might have you looking for another cleat or two on inclines or in the mud.

The Verdict: These Are Comfortable, Sporty and Ultra-Light Golf Shoes Ready for Action

If your game warrants the expenditure of about $180 for the right golf shoes (and only you, the individual player, knows the truth), there’s something comforting about knowing you’re sliding on the same snug-fitting Adidas creation the best golfers in the world turn to for that confident, assured planting in mid-swing. 

Where To Buy the Adidas ZG21 Golf Shoes:

New and released just as the calendar turned to 2021, these golf shoes arrived in online or brick-and-mortar stores with some fanfare. It’s Adidas — one of the leading golf shoe brands in the world — so the ZG21 now proliferates shoe departments everywhere. For fitting purposes, don’t forget you can always try on a pair at a real-world store before searching out an online deal and ordering up your Adidas kicks.

Finally, you can always head to the official Adidas online store.

Buy: Adidas Men's ZG21 Golf Shoe $179.99

For the Golfer Who Prefers a Spike-Free Shoe

For those players looking for the same lightness and build quality of the Adidas ZG21 Golf Shoe without the spike design, the Men’s Tour360 Xt Spikeless Golf Shoe will stand in nicely. Made from airy, highly breathable textiles and featuring a firm sole and elaborate grip pattern, the Adidas Tour360 Xt offer that same bounce, spring and recovery as the tour-friendly ZG21.

Buy: adidas Men's Tour360 Xt Spikeless Golf Shoe $108.95

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