Look, I own it three pairs of Jordan 1 golf shoes over the last three years.
They look great. But they really aren’t a good golf shoe, and two of my three pairs have experienced mild to moderate sole separation after a few months of wear.
They don’t last, sport.
I’m always looking for alternatives, shoes that give me the same sneaker vibe, but are 1) more durable and 2) much more functional on the golf course.
Anyone in the same boat as me?
Well, you’re in luck, boss. I finally found a near-perfect alternative to the Air Jordan 1 golf shoe. And it’s made by a crew of guys just down the coast from His Heirloom in tiny Astoria, Ore.
Enter Alma Mater
You’ve never heard of them. But you do now. And honestly? You would do well to become an early adopter. Because once the general golfing public finds out about them? good luck. They are that good.
of Alma Mater Playbook it’s no different than the roaring success that PAYNTR Golf has shown. If you get a bunch of smart, seasoned shoe veterans in a room and give them the freedom to do whatever they want, it tends to work out really well.
And so, Beta was born.
It’s one of those golf shoes that you know will be good before you ever wear them. At least it was for me, someone who has worn more than 150 pairs of golf shoes in the past four years.
My high expectations for the super $288 shoe were not only met, but exceeded, thanks to Alma Mater’s insane tech history.
All good golf clubs have a technological history. All good golf shoes MUST have one. Most don’t. Some brands rely on technology, while others simply hammer studs into the bottom of a shoe and consider it complete.
Alma Mater, as PAYNTR aforesaidit is different. They built the Beta from the ground up, starting with an extremely good pull-out model without rivets.
Then the cup tray (this is where it’s similar to an Air Jordan) that provides lateral stability, torsional stiffness and allows you, the wearer, to sit closer to the ground.
Let’s talk about the foam that sits on that mug stove. It’s a nitrogen-infused supercritical foam, you know, like what you find in the fastest shoes on planet Earth. So yeah, these guys are built for hiking.
Top it all off with a leather, wingtip upper (on the Longwing) or a lightweight synthetic upper (on the Lite) and you’ve got yourself a nice powerhouse.
By the way, they have a lot of fancy marketing jargon for their 3Pe technology, but I’ll spare you those details. The only thing you need to know is that the traction, cup sole and foam combine to make a shoe worth the splurge.
Under the hood, it stands up against high-performance golf shoes. But from the outside, it’s casual, understated and Jordanian.
A combination that, for my personal preference, is almost impossible to beat.
So where does that leave us?
The price. It is not free. (I can already see the comments section filled with penny rage). And I’m not saying you should buy them. That amount of money is a lot for any shoe, let alone a brand you’ve never heard of.
What I am saying, though, is that if you’re sick of golf sneakers like the Jordan 1 that don’t last and don’t perform, then a pair of Alma Mater Golf Beta shoes is a worthy investment over the three pairs of Jordans I’ve already gone through.
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