{"id":8995,"date":"2016-02-24T15:48:44","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T20:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thatdope.com\/sneakers\/the-life-walking-around-the-riviera-in-the-nike-flyknit-chukka-golf\/"},"modified":"2016-02-24T15:48:44","modified_gmt":"2016-02-24T20:48:44","slug":"the-life-walking-around-the-riviera-in-the-nike-flyknit-chukka-golf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thatdope.com\/sneakers\/the-life-walking-around-the-riviera-in-the-nike-flyknit-chukka-golf\/","title":{"rendered":"The Life: Walking Around The Riviera In The Nike Flyknit Chukka Golf"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Last week, Nike Golf unveiled their new initiative for the modern golfer and it was definitely an eye-opener. The two-day event in Los Angeles included a presentation featuring Nike Golf\u2019s up-and-coming athletes as well as a trip to the Riviera Country Club to check out a practice round at the Northern Trust Open. As somebody who grew up watching the buttoned-up, argyle-wearing, ivy cap styles of the late 80s to the ultra baggy polos and pants that Tiger Woods got away with during his early run, seeing the fit evolve to athletic, slim and sleek was great to see.<\/p>\n

As many people would argue, the style of golf has always catered to the older set and that doesn\u2019t really appeal to the younger generation. Like, at all. It takes Nike randomly dropping a Jordan retro with golf spikes to get people in the sneaker community talking, but even if the shoes are there, the apparel just doesn\u2019t match. It is something Nike has slowly tried to get on board with since their stable of golf athletes is skewing younger and last week\u2019s unveiling was the first big step to that.<\/p>\n

It would look so much better if the Riviera groundskeepers didn\u2019t keep looking at me suspiciously while I took pics. Like they\u2019ve never seen an outfit grid before. Ok, maybe they haven\u2019t\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the first things that I got to see because I came to the presentation early and totally walked in on stuff that I wasn\u2019t supposed to see<\/del> was the Nike MM Fly Blade Polo and Nike MM Fly Roll Polo. The shirt design feels like a modern polo that you would see at the mall, but the materials are definitely made for competition. But the biggest aesthetic changes comes in the form of the collar, which is a lot shorter and slimmer than what you\u2019re used to seeing on the course. Trying them on for the first time, I agree with the sentiment that it didn\u2019t feel like I was wearing a polo but rather a Nike shirt made for competition. Personally, I can\u2019t see myself wearing the Hyperwarm tights because they\u2019re just a bad fit for me, but for those who swear by it, I can\u2019t wait to see the looks on PGA Tour officials when somebody tries to rock them on the course.<\/p>\n

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I don\u2019t think you understand how much I need that jacket. Like, I need it\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But that doesn\u2019t mean that everything Nike had out there was just purely made with the world\u2019s best golfers in mind. For hacks like myself who want to be able to keep it simple and wear the same thing we had on the course into the club house and maybe for a night out to dinner, Nike had several pieces that look straight out their Sportswear division, including possibly the greatest golf jacket I have ever seen. Dubbed the Enemies Of The Course collection, the print inside the jacket is so good, I would totally consider wearing it inside out like I was the Fresh Prince.<\/p>\n

Of course, the highlight for us was the Nike Flyknit Chukka Golf. I admittedly was not a fan of the original Flyknit Chukka because it just felt too flimsy to ever be a viable piece of footwear so there was skepticism going in. As somebody who loves Flyknit Kobes in both high-cut and low-cut, the mid just didn\u2019t make sense to me. And then there\u2019s the precedent set by the Nike TW 15 with its Flyweave upper that featured that right level of comfort and support for my needs and<\/em> it was a low-cut.<\/p>\n

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Walking around the Riviera in the Nike Flyknit Chukka Golf alleviated a lot of my fears the more time I got with them. First of all, the NikeSkin layer that you see wrapping around the bottom half of the upper is not only waterproof but also provides a level of support that simply isn\u2019t there on a regular Chukka. Now I can\u2019t speak for the shoe if it\u2019s pouring rain, but it was smart on Nike\u2019s part not to completely cover the upper in NikeSkin because that still allows the Flyknit to flexible and breathable on the top half. It\u2019s a nitpick I had with the Kobe 9 and 10 in that they were not true Flyknit shoes; the Chukkas with NikeSkin gives us the best of both worlds.<\/p>\n

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As for the sole, it\u2019s an evolution of Nike\u2019s Free-inspired movement that started with again, Tiger\u2019s shoes. But what makes this better and more suited for the casual player like myself is that I can easily wear this both on and off the course. With a post-round cleaning, they are basically Flyknit Chukkas with better support and perfect for the modern day sneakerhead who might wear slimmer pants or joggers with their kicks. I\u2019ve even worn them to get my wisdom teeth removed and nobody wondered why I was wearing golf shoes.<\/p>\n

My time at the Riviera was really like a dream come true. We got to walk around the course at a very leisurely place since it wasn\u2019t open to the public and watch old mainstays like Vinjay Singh and Fred Couples do their thing on the range and on the course. I even got a chance to step inside the Nike Golf Tour Truck (no pictures inside sadly) which is where the Nike Golf athletes are able to make adjustments to their gear on the fly. Literally thousands of dollars worth of club heads, shafts and other gear can be found in that truck in all sorts of configurations designed to fit each player\u2019s needs. I literally geeked out seeing the folder that was just marked \u201cTiger\u201d nonchalantly as if he wasn\u2019t the GOAT. And of course, the biggest kick I got was seeing tour pros, media types and people that work at the Riviera just flock to the free In-N-Out truck because there was free In-N-Out. Yeah, even though I\u2019m surrounded by the best golfers in the world and Nike Golf is out there making a big statement, the world stops for In-N-Out. All is right in the world.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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