Nike Victory Pro 4 – Nike’s Best Value Golf Shoes?

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This is my full review of the Nike Victory Pro 4 Golf Shoes.
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0:00 Nike Victory Pro 4 vs Nike Victory Tour 4
1:28 Style and Design
2:24 Fit and Sizing
3:58 Comfort
5:00 Performance
6:08 Waterproof Test
6:48 Which Would I Buy

This is the Nike Victory Pro 4. Now, the Victory Pros have always been the takedown model to the Victory Tour range. Right here is the Victory Tour 4. Now, over the years, the gap between these two shoes when it comes to comfort and performance has got narrower and narrower. And it’s fair to say in these latest iterations, the Victory Pro is giving the Victory Tour a serious run for its money. So much so that both Scotty Sheffller and Tommy Fleetwood are actually using the Victory Pro model in the current PGA Championships, whereas Rory Maroy is sticking with his Masters winning Victory Tour fours. Now, I’m not sure how much of that is down to the contractual arrangements compared to which of those shoes those golfers actually prefer. Now, both these shoes use Nike’s comfort foam as well as the dynamic fit system for the lacing. But to save some money with these shoes, Nike have replaced the carbon fiber fly plate in the Victory Tours with this plastic flywing here on the outside of the Victory Proforce. And they’ve also used a synthetic leather upper compared to a real leather upper on the Victory Tours. But does it really matter? Well, that’s what I’m going to cover in this video. I’m going to run through the sizing and the fit of the Victory Pro 4s, as well as their comfort and performance out on the course, and I’m going to let you know what I like and what I don’t. I bought both these shoes with my own money, so this is a completely unbiased review. But quickly starting with the looks, and I’ve got to admit, I think these are the best looking Victory Pros that have ever been released. Now, I appreciate that I have got the Mast’s limited edition colorway in these shoes, which I think do look really quite nice, but generally I quite like all the colorways that I’ve seen of these shoes so far. I wasn’t sure about this big TPU wing here on the side, but I’ve kind of gotten used to it and it’s just part of the shoe now. The synthetic leather still looks like leather. It doesn’t look too plasticky or anything like that. And generally, I think there’s a nice mix of little design elements on the shoe. So, I think it looks pretty good out on the course. The outsole is a pretty basic design. It’s got this wave pattern on it, but there’s no color or prints or anything to it, but it doesn’t really need it. I don’t think anyone would know that these are a takedown model of a more expensive version of a shoe. Now, in terms of fit, I could only get these in a 9 and 1/2, which is half a size bigger than my usual size. I haven’t had any problems using these half a size bigger, but because of the extra room in my toes and the slightly wider fit compared to the Victory Tour 4s when I’ve gone up half a size, I think it’s fair to say that these fit true to size. Now, if you do have a wider foot, then I definitely recommend either going up half a size like I have or you get a wide fit version if you can find that available. These shoes are giving you a nice lock down fit. Nike are deploying their dynamic fit system which is the same as the Victory Tour 4s. Now, interestingly, when I first saw these, I thought they were actually using Fly Wire. Looks very similar to that technology. And I think dynamic fit is the kind of next iteration along from that. So, these individual loops are then connecting to a thicker, longer piece of material that sits underneath the upper here and attaches right the way to the bottom of the shoe. And it’s the same on the inside. In Nike’s marketing, it says it was inspired by a seat belt design. And I think that it actually works pretty well. It gives you a nice secure fit right the way across your top of your foot. And it’s nice and evenly distributed. There’s no pinch points or anything like that. Potentially, I should be in true to size rather than going up half a size because when I do these shoes up tight, because I have quite a narrow foot, you can definitely see a little bit of bunching here at the bottom of the tongue. And so, yeah, I think if I went more true to size, my foot would feel these shoes a little bit better. But in terms of comfort, I have had no problems with these shoes whatsoever. You’ve got Nike comfort foam right the way along this midsole, and you’ve got a generous proportion of it here at the heel, and these are nice and soft underfoot. In comparison with the Victory Tour fours, I would definitely say that the Pros are giving you a much softer cloudlike feeling underfoot, whereas the fours are certainly nice and comfortable, but certainly firmer across the forefoot. I didn’t have any problems with blisters or anything like that. You’ve actually got probably slightly more padding in these compared to the tour versions, but the padding is perhaps maybe just a little bit firmer, slightly cheaper material being used in there, but no blisters or anything like that. and they’ve got a little bit more padding than the bigger brothers. And I didn’t have any issue with this tongue moving. It stayed in place nicely right the way through the 18 holes. The synthetic upper is soft enough, but it’s certainly not as soft as the Victory Tour fours, but didn’t cause me any problems. In terms of performance, first of all, these are using a nine spiked design on the outsole. They’re giving you plenty of traction out on the course. You’re not going to worry about slipping in these shoes. whatsoever. And I suppose the key feature of these is this flywing design. So you’ve got a plastic material here and it’s joining the upper with the midsole. Now to be honest, out on the course, I couldn’t really feel any performance benefit of this Flywing right here. These feel like a reasonably stable pair of golf shoes, although they’re not as stable as the Victory Pros. The outsole is doing a good job of resisting twisting on these shoes, but because there’s more cushioning in this midsole foam, they certainly rolled about a little bit more and my feet certainly had a little bit more flex in them and a little bit more movement during my golf swing compared to the firmer Victory Tours. So, that’s certainly something to consider. If you want to go with comfort, then these are certainly the more comfortable of the two to wear, but they’re just not quite as stable. That’s the trade-off that you’re going to have to accept when you get a softer midsole. I completed my full waterproof test with these shoes. So, I poured 300 milliliters over the upper as well as the bottom part of the tongue and laces. And actually, these performed very, very well because for some reason, these do include a gusset between the tongue and the laces there at the bottom, which means no water got through to my sock in the waterproof test. Now, there’s not too many shoes that have that kind of result in that waterproof test. Not even the Victory Tours. Those let in a little bit of water. So, in terms of the waterproofness, these are actually doing a real good job and your feet should stay nice and dry in pretty much all conditions. So, I’d love to know what you think of the brand new Nike Victory Pro 4 golf shoes. I’ve got to admit that these are my favorite Victory Pros that I’ve had so far. And if it was my money between these and the Victory Tours, I’d probably still go with the Victory Tours because personally, I actually like the extra feeling of stability that these are giving me compared to the Victory Pros. But if comfort in terms of underfoot comfort was my only only consideration, then I’d actually be going for the Victory Pro 4s instead. These are both very very good golf shoes. Both look pretty good to be honest out on the course. So, I think your main factor is really coming down to that comfort and stability point. Well, that and price given that these retail for £145 or $150, whereas these are in the £175 or $180. If you are budget conscious, then make sure you sign up to my free monthly golf deals newsletter. I’ll include a link down in the description below because every month I send around the best golf deals that I find online and send them straight into your inbox. If after watching the review of these shoes that now you’re thinking, well, maybe I will spend the extra money on the Victory Tour fours, then make sure you check out my full review of that video right here. 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