There are not many athletic shoes with the
history as well as the familiarity of the adidas
Samba. Introduced in 1950, the original Samba
was designed to help soccer players train on
hard, icy ground, largely thanks to the suction
on the gum sole.
But it quickly evolved into a dominant
indoor soccer shoe and eventually one of the
most popular pieces of athletic footwear in all
of sports, used for a wide range of disciplines
and activities all over the world. It also made a
big move into the popular culture, where it was
worn mostly as a fashion sneaker. Over the
years, adidas has sold more than 35 million
pairs of Sambas.
Now, adidas has created for the first time
a Samba for golfers. The offering maintains that shoe’s
classic silhouette and the
company’s famous Three-Stripes design and features a
durable, suede toe guard
and a tan gum sole
equipped with six
cleats and an
array of nubs
for optimal
traction.
adidas
Samba golf
shoes
Adidas engineers also employed the company’s THINTECH low-profile technology, to get
golfers’ feet closer to the ground for improved
stability and support, no matter how fast or
slow they are swinging. The textile, synthetic
upper in the Samba Golf is water-resistant and
designed to be as durable as it is lightweight.
“Samba has been widely loved around the
world for decades,” says Bill Price, vice presi-
dent of footwear at adidas Golf. “And we thought
it was time to bring it to the golf course.”
Available March 1, the adidas Samba Golf
comes in medium width and three colorways:
Black/White/Gum, White/Black/Gum and
Satellite/White/Gum. A fourth version, Red/
White/Gum, will be released in early May. l
