True Linkswear has been a model that has at all times intrigued me, although I by no means owned a pair of their sneakers till this yr. Earlier within the yr, I attempted a pair of the Outsiders, and whereas I appreciated the look, the texture was only a bit off for me. Luckily, Three Guys gave me a pair of True Linkswear TL-01s to check out and evaluate.
The TL-01 is billed as “a shoe created to seamlessly transition from the workplace to the hyperlinks and all over the place in between.” The TL-01 could be very light-weight coming in at a whopping 8.7 ounces and like most True’s, they’re zero drop to supply pure stability and stability. Price noting, not like most True Linkswear fashions, they’re “Climate Prepared” (water-resistant) fairly than waterproof.
First Impressions
I actually put these sneakers on for the primary time within the golf course car parking zone so once I say, first impression, it imply it. With just some steps, I immediately liked the texture (which was slipper like). There was no pinching, no abrasion on the heel, or anything that may trigger discomfort. That first spherical within the new True Linkswear TL-01 was a sizzling one. Sadly, my recreation was not. Frankly, the sneakers had been the spotlight. Traction was good and there have been no points with the sneakers. Did I point out how comfy they’re?
The standard of the shoe could be very obvious whenever you first see them up shut. The total grain Nappa leather-based higher appears and appears like a high-quality shoe. The sneakers have held as much as a very good little bit of strolling with none of the creasing within the toe space you see in decrease high quality sneakers. As my spouse mentioned, they’re “fancy sneakers” which might be simply as comfy in an workplace setting as on the golf course. With out query, they’re the best-looking pair of sneakers that I personal.
One function that I actually love is that the tongue doesn’t slide, I’ve by no means owned a shoe with this function and I actually prefer it. The minor downside that I discovered was that if I wore socks that had been a bit free, they often bunched up, however that was a difficulty with the socks being stretched out and not likely with the shoe. My choice with them is to put on them with no socks, they do match like slippers in spite of everything. Not like different True Linkswear fashions, the toe space will not be overly large, it’s nearer to the usual toe width you see in most different sneakers, however nonetheless wider wanting than any pair of Foot Joys I’ve owned.
Over the previous few weeks, I’ve worn these sneakers a couple of instances every week, typically to work. Whereas I work in an workplace, there’s a paved path round our campus that’s just below 2 miles, and I attempt to do a lap day-after-day. Throughout this time, there have been a number of days the place I used to be on my ft for the higher a part of 8 hours. As I found once I first put them on, they’re tremendous comfy, and I skilled no foot discomfort, which is exceptional contemplating the period of time standing on skinny carpet overtop of concrete. One merchandise that I seen was some minor put on on the heel of the only real, which can be attributable to my strolling fashion, (I’ve been identified to tug my ft every so often).
I’ve had the chance to put on them within the rain and there have been no points with water entering into the shoe. Granted, this was throughout certainly one of my lunchtime walks and never on the course. For a shoe that’s finest for an sudden spherical or an emergency vary session, that is greater than satisfactory.
On the course, I discovered the efficiency to be good if not nice. I chalk this as much as 2 issues, first these usually are not meant to be efficiency sneakers, they’re constructed to be worn all over the place together with the golf course. Secondly, I’m an overpronator, notably with my left foot, so that they weren’t as secure as I used to be accustomed to. For reference, I used to be match for trainers a couple of years again (the place they have you ever run and verify your gait) and ended up with a pair of stability sneakers plus inserts that saved my arches from rolling inward. I’ve been carrying them with out an insert to get the Zero Drop expertise, and I really like the consolation, although I may use a bit of extra assist. During the last week, I’ve seen some collapsing within the left shoe across the arch, which isn’t uncommon for me. I’ve walked a pair 18-hole rounds in them, and I didn’t discover them in any respect aside from a couple of swings the place I felt my arch may have used some assist. My foot form is uncommon, except you could have the identical points that I do with overpronation, they’ll probably carry out higher on the course for you than they did for me.
Backside Line
These are nice on a regular basis sneakers enterprise informal sneakers, excellent for vary periods, a fast spherical after work, or an off-the-cuff spherical with buddies. They honestly are at house within the workplace, on the course, and anyplace in between. Your ft will thanks attributable to how comfy they’re. In case you are out there for sneakers, I might suggest checking them out.
