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The Jack Grace Innovator 1.0 golf shoe allows you to script your shoes to match every outfit just like the pros.
Introduction
Every week on Tour, we see professional golfers in perfect apparel scripting, which includes shoes that compliment their shirts and pants. This kind of head-to-toe coordination has always been beyond the reach of regular golfers – who can afford a pair of shoes to match every shirt?
Now there’s a way for regular amateurs to have PGA Tour-level outfits: Jack Grace’s Innovator 1.0 golf shoes. Thanks to interchangeable saddles and laces, one pair of shoes can now match everything in your closet.
Looks
The Jack Grace Innovator 1.0 looks like a basic saddles shoe, but it has a secret: it’s 1,875 shoes in one. With three different shoe colors – white, grey, and black – and interchangeable saddles and laces, you could wear a different combination every day for over 5 years.
Swapping the saddles takes only a minute. The video tutorial can be seen HERE. What makes the process easier is that you don’t need to unlace them – the laces go along with the saddle.
Comfort
The fit of the Jack Grace Innovator 1.0 is a little long and a touch narrow. I wear either a 13 or 14, depending on the brand, and I opted for a 13 at the company’s suggestion. In trying them on, I found that there was plenty of room from my toe to the end of the shoe, but the width was just barely wide enough. Jack Grace is very forthright about this, suggesting the players who need a wide shoe will need to wait for future releases.
When you slip it on the first time, you’ll notice that the sole is very firm. To me, this is an old school feel as opposed to the gym shoe feel of many modern shoes. Whether that’s a good or bad thing will be up to the wearer.
Performance
One of the things I was skeptical about in testing the Innovator 1.0 was the laces. The idea that the laces were only connected to the saddle which was then connected to the shoe via magnets seemed sketchy. However, when I pulled on the laces, the shoe tightened just like it should. Kudos to Jack Grace for quality engineering.
Another surprisingly strong performance comes from the sole. In an age of wild-looking, high traction sole designs, this basic stud pattern gives you an excellent hold on the ground. I wouldn’t recommend it for maximum grip in wet, sloppy conditions, but that’s true of almost any spikeless shoe.
Other important performance features are the waterproof upper and the light weight. The Innovator 1.0 isn’t the lightest shoe I’ve ever worn, but among traditional saddle shoes it’s certainly among the best.
Conclusion
For golfers that need to look good to play well, the Jack Grace Innovator 1.0 is going to be a must-have. The unique interchangeable saddles allow you to have nearly unlimited looks without breaking your bank. Best of all, the shoe has solid performance so you can back up your style with strong play.
Win a Pair of Jack Grace Golf Shoes!
PluggedInGolf and Jack Grace are going to make one lucky reader very stylish. Here’s how you can enter to win:
- Head over to Jack Grace’s website and pick your favorite shoe/saddle combination.
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- A winner will be randomly selected on July 5th to receive the shoe/saddle combo of their choice. Winner will be notified via email.
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Matt lives in the northwest suburbs of Chicago with his wife and two daughters.
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Black shoes
USA blue saddle
Kelly green laces
11.5
Please and thank you.
I was the lucky joker that won this comp. I am happy to report my Jack Grace shoes are still going strong. Beautiful quality shoes which combines stability with great comfort…. as well as style and versatility via the saddles. I have quite a few shoes and these are the best.
Grey Innovator 1.0
Kelley Saddle
Grey Laces
Size 12
Thank you for the great review!
I like the crimson saddle shoe look. Will go nicely with my loudmouth shorts!
White shoes
Navy saddle
Size 9
Would love a new pair of shoes. Haven’t bought ones in over 10 years. Thanks for the chance to win!
The white innovator shoe with cobalt and navy would look really nice along with the waxed white shoes👌👌👌
Black shoes with charcoal and black laces, dark as possible!!
White shoes
Black saddle
Black laces
10.5
Thanks! The shoes looks great!
I would go with either the grey shoe and the pink laces and saddle or I would rep the Arizona state for my cousin who’s a grad.
Red saddles
White shoes
Size 11
Green laces
White shoes, with white saddle and laces (Yes, I’m a boring guy, ha ha).
Size 10.5, since the article states that they run long.
By the way, this looks like a sharp looking shoe, and I happen to like a firmer sole as opposed to those soft, rubbery ones, so the description of the shoe sounds good to me. Hope the shoe has decent lateral stability, should I be fortunate enough to win.
White shoes with the cobalt saddle and laces. 10.5 wide or 11 regular width.
Cobalt Blue
White Shoe
11.5 US Size
They’ll do me nicely thank you.
PS. PIG remains the best reviewers on golf
White shoes size 9
Blue saddle
Red laces
I’m a veteran and patriotic
I would pick black and navy. Thee shoes look great.
I was the lucky joker that won this comp. I am happy to report my Jack Grace shoes are still going strong. Beautiful quality shoes which combines stability with great comfort…. as well as style and versatility via the saddles. I have quite a few shoes and these are the best.
Chocolate w White Shoe
11.5 uS Size
Size 12
Grey Shoe
Orange Saddle
Black Laces
gray shoe, plum saddle, pink laces, size 8.5
size11.0 grey shoe
crimson saddle
grey laces
Roll Tide Roll!
Black Innovator 1.0
Black Saddle
Black Laces
Size 12
Great website. Thanks.
Grey shoes
USA blue saddle
Blue laces
9 US size
Thank you.
ORANGE SADDLE W/ PURPLE LACES ON WHITE SIZE 11.5 SHOES.
Grey shoes, plum saddle, orange laces, size 11.5. Thank you for the opportunity.
Black Shoes
Crimson Saddle
Black Laces
12US
Thanks!
Gray Innovator 1.0
Black saddle
blue lace
Size 12
Grey shoe. Size 10
Black saddle. Black laces.
Thanks!
Innovator 1.0 White
Chocolate Saddles
black laces
White shoes
USA Blue Saddle & Laces
Navy saddle & Laces
Size: 10.5
Thanks!
This shoes looks very great…love to wear this Soon!
grey shoe + charcoal saddle + grey laces
thanks for the opportunity!
Red saddle and laces – thanks
Size 11.0
Thanks so much.
Innovator 1.0 Grey
Burnt Orange saddles
Teal Laces
Size 13
Looks like an interesting idea with the interchangeable saddles and lace combos.
The Caime combo looks sweet! Thanks! Sz11
CRIMSON SADDLES & LACES
Innovator 1.0 Men’s Golf Shoe White
Size 11
Thanks
Innovator 1.0 black
Latte Saddle
Black laces
Size 11.5
White and Navy Blue in a 9.5
USA BLUE SADDLES & LACES WITH THE INNOVATOR 1.0 MEN’S GOLF SHOE BLACK, These are amazing. I love how you can change them. I also subscribed. Thank you for the chance.
Maroon saddles and laces with the grey shoe.
Size 10.5
Thanks
Black Innovator 1.0
Charcoal Saddle
Black Laces
10.5 US
Innovator 1.0 Shoe (white)
Orange Saddles
Cobalt Laces
Size 10.5
Black shoes with the USA blue saddle 🇺🇸 size 12!
Innovator 1.0 Shoe (White)
Size 10
USA Blue Saddles
USA Blue Laces
I bought my wife something like this back in 1979. They were Royal Golf white on white saddles shoes with 4 interchangeable colored Kilties. Kilties were White, Pink, Yellow & Light Blue. Kilties were held on by a velcro strip and by inserting laces through holes in the Kilties to tie shoes.
What ever happened to Royal Golf? They were the first company to make golf balls with Hex Dimple patterns. I bought my first set of Royal irons in 1967 and sold them in 1976 when I bought a set of Walter Hagen Haig Ultras.
Grey Innovator 1.0
Red Saddle / Laces
Size 12
Its great explanation about Jack Grace Innovator 1.0 Golf Shoe Review. thank you so much