Five years ago adidas introduced its Codechaos spikeless golf shoe franchise, which is designed to offer athletic performance in a sporty and non-traditional style. Codechaos 25 is the latest chapter, and while I haven’t tested previous generations, I was keen to see if this model is one of the best women’s golf shoes.
This is definitely not your average looking women’s golf shoe, and I understand why adidas describes this franchise as being disruptive. There’s a lot going on, which won’t suit everyone, but I really like how the colors including white, black and lucid lemon have been brought together, as well as adidas’s trademark three stripes in bright pink on the sole.
The upper is quite mesmerising because it’s made in a multi-layer knit with the top layer being mesh and highlighting a zig-zag type pattern underneath, plus there are three black and white stripes either side in a different pattern.
Aside from the upper, you can see this shoe is packed with technology. This model has a redesigned outsole with a new 3D TORSION plate to not only help with stability, but also a better overall fit to avoid midfoot bend to stop your heel slipping.
To be honest, before playing 18 holes in these shoes, I wore them straight out of the box walking around the Old Course, St Andrews during the AIG Women’s Open. I couldn’t fault their comfort and I received plenty of compliments due to the eye-catching design. I was most surprised at how my feet stayed dry in wet and windy conditions and how the shoe did not pick up too much dirt - what it did collect, I found it easy to clean.
But how did they perform on the golf course? They are lightweight, like Ecco’s LT1 and FootJoy’s Pro/SLX, and the different layers of the upper definitely do their job, providing comfort and flexibility. I felt stable over my shots, there was no rubbing and feet felt fresh at the end of the round.
The outsole is really sturdy, and although it’s the same TWISTGRIP found on previous generations, this one has been updated with a new lug shape for extra traction. While I cannot compare this shoe with previous models, what I can say is that my feet felt very solid on the ground without any slippage and locked in, similar to how I felt wearing the adidas spiked Tour360 24 shoe.
My advice is to go up half a size in adidas golf shoes if you’re usually a standard fit. I would describe this spikeless shoe as exciting, it stands out from the crowd, performs exceptionally well, and is one of the most comfortable golf shoes for women.
