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The 2025 FootJoy HyperFlex golf shoe proves you don’t need to give up comfort to get high performance. Great traction and lateral stability. Fit is comfortable and roomy without being loose or sloppy.
Introduction
Getting a high profile Tour player to wear a new shoe is a big deal. When that player breaks a long winless drought at a famous PGA Tour stop, that’s a company’s dream come true.
Such is the case for the 2025 FootJoy HyperFlex, the shoe worn by Justin Thomas in his win at the RBC Heritage [recap HERE]. After spending his whole career in more traditional golf shoes, Justin and his trainer found that the HyperFlex allowed him to move more efficiently and explosively. Matt Meeker and I tested them to see if they can have similar effects for recreational players.
Looks
When I unboxed the 2025 FootJoy HyperFlex, the first thing I noticed was how clean they look for a performance golf shoe. Typically this style of shoe has a ton of different colors, designs, and materials, but the HyperFlex is much more streamlined and sleek. There’s ample visual interest – a contrast color around the heel and different textures in the tone-on-tone areas – but it won’t look out of place with a more traditional golf outfit.
One area where there is a great flash of color, particularly in the hero colorway, is on the sole. FootJoy covered the heel and forefoot in a stunning shade of blue that will make me leery of getting these muddy.
The 2025 FootJoy HyperFlex is available in five colorways: white/blue (seen here), black, grey, navy, and white/grey.
Comfort
Slipping into the 2025 FootJoy HyperFlex for the first time, I had to ask myself if this was a performance shoe or a comfort shoe. The amount of padding around the heel is absolutely crazy. When I got over the fit around the heel, I realized that there’s a ton of padding underfoot, too. The cushioning underfoot is FootJoy’s StratoFOAM which isn’t the squishy, pillowy padding; it’s more like a good, firm mattress.
Just like 2023’s HyperFlex [review HERE], the 2025 version is “roomy without being sloppy.” It’s structured without being tight. FootJoy describes the Flex Last as having a “full rounded toe” and “full fit across the forefoot and instep” which is an apt description. The one area where I disagree is that I did not find the heel to be narrow. FootJoy notes a “secure, locked-in heel fit,” but I found the heel fit to be average – not loose but not locked in, either.
Performance
The primary reason to choose a performance golf shoe is the promise of added stability and explosive power. In the 2025 FootJoy HyperFlex, that’s driven by two key elements: the TPU saddle and the PowerPlate in the sole. The latter helps the sole to resist twisting and transfer more energy to the ground. The TPU saddle keeps your foot securely locked into the shoe so that there’s no wasted movement. Practically speaking, the HyperFlex supports your foot in all directions – especially laterally – so you can put all your energy into generating swing speed.
Of course none of that matters if the sole isn’t firmly rooted to the ground. The FootJoy HyperFlex uses the Fast Twist 3.0 cleat system and comes with Pulsar LP spikes. These provide a ton of traction regardless of conditions. While I enjoy the comfort of some spikeless shoes, I’ve come to appreciate the performance advantage that replaceable spikes provide.
As I noted earlier, all this performance does not come at the price of comfort. Numerous different cushioning materials and technologies are used to make the 2025 FootJoy HyperFlex a shoe that you’ll be happy to wear for an 18 hole walk. There’s ample cushioning underfoot, and the shoe hits a nice middle ground between moving with you and providing some rigidity and energy return with each step.
The 2025 FootJoy HyperFlex is true to the company’s norms in terms of weight, heel drop, and stack height. Compared to similar performance shoes, the HyperFlex is a couple ounces heavier. It also has a substantial stack height, though I felt that the heel drop was slightly less than in previous FootJoy shoes that I’ve tested.
Finally, FootJoy offers the 2025 HyperFlex with a two year waterproof warranty. A nice run under the kitchen faucet told me that these shoes will have no issue in morning dew. If you get caught in a downpour, your feet may be the only parts of you that are dry.
Conclusion
If you’re in a long losing streak against your buddies or your rising handicap, it might be time to evaluate your footwear. The 2025 FootJoy HyperFlex offers golfers superior traction and stability without sacrificing comfort. These shoes might help get you back in the win column like JT.
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