I’ve seen quite a few visitors come to this site because they’re looking for golf shoes for plantar fasciitis which is something I touched on while discussing the best shoes for plantar fasciitis. Maybe it’s because of all the problems Tiger Woods has had this year although I’m not sure if plantar fasciitis was one of them? Along with golfers elbow, plantar fasciitis is one of the most common conditions you may incur while taking part in this sport. It’s no big secret why. You’re on your feet for perhaps 3 hours at a time. Well that all depends on how good you are at golf I guess. Mines is more like 4 hours with a lot of time climbing through the woods and the rough trying to find my ball. While golfers elbow can be treated by icing and then applying heat to the injury dealing with an injured plantar fascia is a little more complicated.

The first thing you can do is to make sure you buy shoes which fit correctly. That will be the number one problem for golfers getting heel spurs or plantar fasciitis. You’re simply wearing ill fitting shoes. Add this to the constant walking around and you have a recipe for disaster. So make sure you try any shoes on before buying in-store. It’s worth paying a little extra in person rather than buying them online if you have a little reassurance that the fit is going to be exact. Other than that, the brand doesn’t make too much of a difference. Nike, Adidas, New Balance it doesn’t matter too much at this stage as long as they are a good fit.

Along with having properly fitting shoes my next piece of advice would be to look in to getting orthotics for golf shoes. You should visit a good chiropractor and have him “level set” you in a foam fitting box. This make sure the final product fits the exact specifications of your feet. The important factor here is to do this first so that you can try the new golf shoes with the orthotics in place. You may find that the orthotics don’t leave you as much room in the shoe as before and so you might have to get a bigger or wider fit shoe. If you already have orthotics for other shoes I would still recommend speaking to a specialist specifically for your golf requirements as they will be slightly different from say your running or working shoes. Each activity puts pressure on different parts of your feet so it’s important that you get shoes and orthotics to deal with this. There are different types of orthotics available which are made from different materials so you may have to try a few before you find some that are satisfactory.

A final thing I would recommend as an alternative plantar fasciitis treatment option is to make sure you have a look at exercises for plantar fasciitis. This can really help to control the pain. In conclusion the best golf shoes for plantar fasciitis are a combination of well fitting shoes, good orthotics and of course plantar fasciitis exercises. This combination should go someway to relieving your pain and may just take a few strokes off your game.