Under Armour’s flagship golf shoe launches February 6, offering golfers perfect fit, power, consistency, and exceptional comfort.
Under Armour marks a new chapter in golf performance footwear with the launch of its Drive Pro Clone. Designed to help golfers move more naturally and play with increased confidence under varying conditions, this shoe addresses a longstanding challenge: traditional designs often struggle to adapt to the natural shape and movement of a golfer’s foot, limiting comfort and ultimately impacting performance.
Rigid constructions can restrict a shoe’s adaptability during the swing, affecting overall fit and consistency on the course. The Drive Pro Clone offers an adaptive solution that moves with the golfer’s foot, ensuring a personalized fit.
“Conventional golf shoes create gaps, pressure points, and energy loss because they rely on a single, fixed mold,” explains Jake Haley, Senior Manager for Golf Footwear and Apparel at Under Armour. “With Drive Pro Clone, we’ve aimed to eliminate these compromises entirely. Every golfer deserves a shoe that adapts to them, not the other way around. This design delivers a truly personalized fit that remains consistent from the first to the last swing.”
Under Armour revolutionizes golf footwear with new adaptive technology
At the heart of this innovation is Under Armour’s proprietary auxetic Clone upper material, which behaves less like a static fabric and more like a dynamic surface. By expanding, contracting, and adjusting to the unique geometry of the foot, Clone creates an adaptive fit that stays consistent throughout an entire round, regardless of fatigue, terrain, or conditions.
“Clone adapts to the shape and movement of your foot, ensuring consistent support from the first to the last swing,” says Kyle Blakely, SVP of Innovation and Design Studio at Under Armour. “Since the material behaves more like a dynamic surface than traditional textiles or leather, athletes benefit from a more even fit, better energy transfer, and a more stable platform throughout the round.”
First tour wins already claimed with Drive Pro Clone
Combined with Under Armour’s Swing Support System, the Drive Pro Clone provides more repeatable power and boosts golfers’ confidence with every swing. This golf shoe innovation highlights Under Armour’s commitment to meeting golfers’ needs through material science, precise design, and on-course tested performance.
The new shoe has already been used at numerous international tournaments, contributing to two wins on the DP World Tour: Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen earned his maiden victory at the Australian Open in December, while Patrick Reed relied on the Clone’s fit and performance at his recent win at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic.
Available in both spiked and spikeless models, the Drive Pro Clone launches in stores on February 6. Recommended retail prices are £160/€200 with spikes and £140/€180 spikeless. The shoe will be offered in four colorways: Black/Anthracite/Metallic Gold; Distant Grey/Midnight Navy/Metallic Silver; White/White/Metallic Gun Metal; and Stone/Gridiron Brown/Metallic Gun Metal.