ECCO Classic Hybrid Golf Shoe Review

There’s numerous cool gear within the golf tools world that doesn’t all the time match neatly into Most Wished Exams or Purchaser’s Guides. You continue to wish to know the way it performs. In our We Tried It collection, we put gear to the take a look at and allow you to know if it really works as marketed. 

What We Tried:

The ECCO Basic Hybrid golf shoe. A departure from ECCO’s typical efficiency golf footwear, the Basic Hybrid takes a extra conventional method to the golf shoe. Don’t fear, it’s nonetheless full of ECCO’s tech. Extra on that later.

Who Tried It:

Connor. Director of Tender Items Testing and resident sneakerhead. I imagine golf is healthier with a pair of cool footwear and cozy joggers.

ECCO Basic Hybrid: First Impressions

The Basic Hybrid doesn’t look something like your typical ECCO golf footwear. I’ve all the time thought of ECCO’s mainline BIOM golf footwear to be very trendy, nearly futuristic, wanting. On this regard, the ECCO Basic Hybrid is the antithesis of “trendy”. Glossy, calculated curves and edges are changed by a traditional gown shoe feel and look. 

The premium supplies and luxurious aesthetic are obvious however how’s the efficiency? Don’t fear, we’ll get there. That mentioned, my first impressions of the ECCO Basic Hybrid are favorable. I’m usually not a standard golf shoe man however one thing in regards to the quilted leather-based higher is looking my identify. 

The Good

Let’s begin with my favourite a part of the ECCO Basic Hybrid: the supplies. The shoe is produced from premium leather-based by way of and thru. From the buttery smooth higher (that breaks in completely, I would add) to the leather-based sock liner and insole, the Basic Hybrid feels premium. 

Talking of supplies, the leather-based higher is coated in ECCO’s HYDROMAX expertise. Even after 9 holes within the rain, my ft had been dry. It’s not the identical degree of water resistance that ECCO’s GORE-TEX choices carry however they held up remarkably nicely. 

Let’s discuss consolation. The premium leathers used to assemble the Basic Hybrid lend themselves nicely to the general consolation of the shoe. As talked about, the higher breaks in shortly which offers a smooth really feel whereas strolling (no awkward creasing). So far as step-in consolation, most of it comes from the detachable insole. Whereas the cushion as an entire is on the agency aspect, the general consolation was commendable. 

The Common

I’m going to nitpick for a second as a result of that’s what I do. For a golf shoe that’s billed as a historically styled shoe, the ECCO Basic Hybrid lacked a few of the rigidity and stability you’d discover in one thing like a FootJoy. Was it unstable? Completely not. However, general, the shoe wanted one thing extra inflexible within the midfoot part to cease it from twisting whereas I used to be swinging. 

I additionally want the insole was glued in place. I do know that detachable insoles are ECCO’s factor as a result of they permit for additional width (or to be used with your individual customized orthotics) however I discovered the insole tended to maneuver within the heel part throughout my downswing. If it had been glued, this is able to not have been a difficulty. 

The Unhealthy

The one factor I’d change in regards to the ECCO Basic Hybrid is the traction. Thoughts you, it carried out wonderful in dry situations. Nonetheless, in moist situations, I discovered it extremely troublesome to swing freely. Not solely did I lose management of my ft however I began to lose confidence in my swing as a result of I couldn’t discover agency footing.

If traction is your high precedence, I’d persist with a few of ECCO’s spiked fashions, just like the BIOM G5. 

The Must Know

For those who stay in North America, you need to understand that, resulting from ECCO’s EU sizing, it may be onerous to dial in your match. When unsure, go for a measurement down out of your regular. 

ECCO Basic Hybrid: Out of Their Consolation Zone

General, the ECCO Basic Hybrid didn’t blow me away. That mentioned, I wasn’t notably underwhelmed, both. This spikeless golf shoe strikes the center floor between vogue and efficiency. I like the supplies and luxury however discovered the traction to be not more than an afterthought.