It's been hard to ignore the work of Matt Fitzpatrick so far this year. Three wins on the PGA Tour - including a pairs win that granted his brother Alex his first ever PGA Tour card - and you'd say the Englishman has had a more than solid start to 2026.
Matt has been wearing Skechers shoes since 2022, so is it a coincidence that the biggest wins of his career have all come after he started wearing the best Skechers golf shoes? Of course it is, I'm just having a bit of fun.
I am not for one second saying that his shoes are the reason behind his fast start to 2026, but it is a nice way to start a review for what is ultimately another pair of Skechers shoes that look very similar to the many hundreds that have come before it.
Looks are deceiving, though, and two technology upgrades have arrived to bring the latest hero Skechers shoe right up against some of the other best golf shoes on the market in 2026.
I'll come on to the new stuff in a second, but let's start with the Skechers hits. The Slip-In technology - so good that it has to be in the name of the shoe - very much does what it says on the tin. Used in Skechers shoes now for as long as I can remember, it allows you to slip your foot into the shoe easily without the back of the shoe folding down.
The stiffness of the heel area is compensated by the Heel Pillow, providing a mix of comfort and support to keep the foot as locked in as possible without causing any unwanted rubbing.
The outsole is well-designed and thought through. Skechers uses one of the most popular spikes on Tour in its outsole, and the seven Softspiker Tour Flex Pro spikes on each foot give perfect grip in all conditions.
One key change from Skechers shoes of old is the upper. Some - myself included - will have criticised other Skechers uppers for being a bit plasticky. The designers have clearly been listening, and a new Clarino microfibre upper makes for a more premium-looking and feeling shoe that cannot be accused of being anywhere near plasticky.
Another new addition is the Hyper Burst Pro sockliner. Used on many Skechers running shoes, it's designed to add energy return to the shoe during the swing and keep the walking comfort golfers need for an 18 hole walk.
While it's great to see the brand dipping into other shoe divisions and adding those golf shoes, I can't say I noticed much of a difference from previous Skechers I've tested. If anything, it was a little firmer.
Writing on golf shoes is a huge bugbear of mine, and this shoe falls foul of that in a handful of areas. From the 'Slip-Ins' writing above the heel cup to the 'Hyper Burst' writing on the midsole foam, it is all useless information that only makes what could be a clean-looking silhouette look too busy.
The most egregious writing is the massive 'S' logo on the outside flank of each shoe. It ruins what would otherwise be a sensible and clean design and turns it into something that looks altogether less classy. It's a shame, because overall I think it's a sensible and altogether familiar athletic-looking shoe.
All in all, the Blade Tour is a classic Skechers shoe in every sense of the word. Comfortable, practical, supportive, grippy yet stylistically challenged versus the trendier competition.
If I'm being honest, I think Skechers have made much better shoes in recent years, most notably the Go Golf Prestige and Go Golf Pro 5 Hyper. That being said, the Blade Tour still stands up as a practical and well-priced golf shoe that ticks pretty much all of the boxes from a performance perspective.
