Equipment
Puma BioDrive Leather golf shoes cater to classy
Those were mesh. These are leather.
Puma’s BioDrive spikeless golf shoes released in December were made with a mesh upper, and designed for golfers to also wear off the course or in the gym.
Puma’s new BioDrive Leather shoes, made with full-grain leather, are for the dapper golfer who wants performance from his shoes on the course, but are classy enough to wear for dinner at the club afterwards, too.
BioDrive Leather shoes are made with waterproof, full-grain leather to offer both sophistication and protection.
Although they’re made with a more upscale look, the BioDrive Leather shoes come with performance designs similar to Puma’s BioDrive mesh.
Puma BioDrives use three “specialized zones” for flexibility, balance and stability.
The mid-foot axis point allows for “torsional movement,” according to Puma, providing a balanced feel between six pods in the toe portion and four pods in the heel portion.
Flat, octagon-shaped spikes are placed and sized strategically on the sole for grip and support.
Also, the BioDrive Leather shoes have a compressed foam midsole, which decreases weight while increasing flexibility and cushion, and a carbon-rubber outsole and perimeter wrap, which increase stability and durability.
Puma BioDrive shoes, available for $140 starting April 1, are available in four colorways:
- Steel Gray/Spicy Orange
- Bison Brown/White Swan
- Black/White/Tango Red
- White/Limestone Gray
This week, we have our Tour Photographer, Greg Moore, on the ground at the OccuNet Classic at Tascosa Golf Club in Amarillo, Texas, for the 14th event of the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour season. With that, we see some great things in the Lead Tape Report as we roll into Amarillo.
Joel Thelen
Monday Qualifier, Joel Thelen is in the field this week. He has played on the Korn Ferry Tour for a full season in 2023, and he is back in action this week. A couple of clubs caught my eye this week in his bag.
First off: His trusted Titleist 816 H2 hybrid. This club came out in October of 2015, and it still remains strong in the bag. Also, take a look at this Odyssey White Hot OG 7, putting a capital S in the 7S model. This custom neck has some impressive lean for an arm-lock-style putter. The bottom of the putter is covered in tape for optimal weighting.
Mitchell Meissner
Taking a look at Mitchell Meissner’s bag this week, we have some great lead tape coverage. Top to bottom working from fairway metals, irons, and wedges. We can see on the short irons and wedges that there is tape at the base of the grip, adding a little counterbalance. Along with that, some tape on the short irons and wedges as well. Moving to his putter, he rolls the Odyssey 7 Bird putter. Meissner putts left-handed and strikes the ball right-handed.
Bud Cauley had >14 clubs in his bag when photographed prior to the Memorial Tournament.
Driver: Titleist GTS2 (8 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
3-wood: Titleist GTS3 (15 degrees, B1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 70 TX
7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 80 TX
Irons: Titleist U505 (3), Titleist 620 MB (4-9)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 8 X, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (48-10F, 52-12F, 56-14F), WedgeWorks (60-K*)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putters: Scotty Cameron Tour Prototype, Scotty Cameron GOLO 6.3 Prototype
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
In our forums, one user has offered up a prompt for the true sickos, inviting fellow forum members to share every set of irons they’ve ever owned. As to be expected, this is a lengthy forum topic.
@Lamosteve began:
Can you name every set of irons you’ve owned? Here’s mine
Spalding Dots
Spalding Eclipse
Ram Lazer FX
Lynx Parallax
Mizuno EZ Comp
Ben Hogans
Cleveland CG Red
Taylor Made R9s
PING i20
PING iE1
Taylor Made M6
Our members in the forum have been offering up their own collections. Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- macedan: “Started with a hand-me-down Golden Bear set from my brother when I was in high school, never really played more than once a year or got into the game until about summer of 2017. First purchased a set of Cleveland CG4’s (I actually really miss this set sometimes, soft & not terribly large for a GI iron), moved into Nike Vapor Fly’s by the end of the year. Those lasted until spring of 18 when I decided I wanted new, so I traded them in for TM Rbladez. Honestly, although I liked the Rbladez, poor decision on my part, I think this was really about the only time so far that after a week or two I was kicking myself for not staying with what I had. Rbladez stayed with me until late last summer when I switched to P790’s and (knock on wood) I am hoping this will be my longest lasting set.”
- JimmyC59: “MacGregor Jack Nicklaus Triple Crown. Palmer The Standard. Still play these.”
- jgrzask: “Tommy Armour 845u
Mizuno MP-32
Mizuno MP-33 (2 sets)
Bridgestone J33cb – still own
Srixon i-302 (2 sets) – still own
Tourstage X-Blades – still own
Mizuno Hot Metal – still own
Nike Forged Blades – still own
Titleist 714 AP1 – still own
Cobra Forged SS – still own”
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Mike
Mar 26, 2015 at 10:20 pm
Have to admit Puma’s marketing campaign is very clever and brings me back to my public communication undergrad days. Trust me, Puma carefully selected the word “classy”. My guess they choose that word for two reasons: The color scheme on the shoe is conservative in comparison to their other lines. This makes the shoe appealing to the guy that’s established himself already and prioritizes comfort over flash. In this context the term “classy” applies quite well. The other reason is cost. Classy shoes aren’t cheap and with a price point at $140, Puma can use the word “classy” fittingly. Kudos to the Puma marketing team for making old school new school again. Very clever indeed.
FTWPhil
Mar 27, 2015 at 9:51 am
Except for the fact the shoe fits like a $2 flip flop it’s classy. Classy looking, but once you put it on you will realize that it is overpriced. The front of the shoe actually wears like the pictures appear it too, your toes point up. The integrated spikes under the forefoot make it feel like you are leaning back. There is no comfort to the insole either. The sad part is that the “clyde” is a way better fitting, and more comfortable shoe. Clyde himself is classy too.
Golfraven
Mar 25, 2015 at 6:59 pm
puma shoes will start to look classy as soon they take the iconic stripe away. Otherwise I see those for Ricky fans.
slider
Mar 25, 2015 at 6:54 pm
finally a nice puma shoe
Mikec
Mar 26, 2015 at 11:11 pm
Would you ask Nike or Adidas to remove their swoosh or their 3 stripes?? It’s their calling card and their brand, why on earth would any brand manager ever ever ever remove that???!!!
Golfraven
Mar 27, 2015 at 2:34 pm
i know this sounds crazy buy they actually may sell more shoes. I am not saying change it for the entire line. Couple of years back Puma had the Platinum line for their casual sneakers and some designs actually didn’ have the stripes, or if at all very restrained. Puma is lacking custom offering similar to FJ or nike (non golf department).