Under Armour’s flagship golf shoe launches February 6, offering perfect fit, power, consistency, comfort, and style.
Under Armour opens a new chapter in golf performance footwear with the release of the Drive Pro Clone. Designed to help golfers move naturally and play confidently under varying conditions, this shoe addresses a longstanding challenge in golf footwear: traditional designs often fail to adapt to the natural shape and motion of a golfer’s foot, limiting comfort and adversely affecting performance.
Rigid constructions can restrict a shoe’s adaptability during the swing, impacting overall fit and consistency on the course. The Drive Pro Clone provides an adaptive solution that moves with the golfer’s foot, ensuring a personalized fit.
“Traditional golf shoes cause gaps, pressure points, and power loss because they are built around a single, rigid shape,” says Jake Haley, Senior Manager of Golf Footwear and Apparel at Under Armour. “With the Drive Pro Clone, we set out to eliminate these compromises. Every golfer deserves a shoe that adapts to them, not the other way around. This design offers athletes a truly individualized fit that remains consistent from the first to the last swing.”
Under Armour Revolutionizes Golf Shoe Fit Technology
The innovation behind this shoe centers on Under Armour’s proprietary auxetic Clone upper material, which behaves less like static fabric and more like a dynamic surface. By expanding, contracting, and conforming to the unique geometry of the foot, Clone creates an adaptive fit that remains stable throughout an entire round, regardless of fatigue, terrain, or conditions.
“Clone adapts to the shape and motion 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. “Because the material behaves more like a dynamic surface than traditional textile or leather, athletes benefit from a more uniform fit, better energy transfer, and a more stable platform throughout the round.”
Proven Success on International Tours
Combined with Under Armour’s Swing Support System, the Drive Pro Clone delivers more repeatable power and boosts golfer confidence with every swing. This golf shoe innovation highlights Under Armour’s commitment to meeting the needs of golfers through material science, precise design, and on-course tested performance.
The shoe has already been used in numerous international tournaments, contributing to two wins on the DP World Tour: Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen captured his first victory at the Australian Open in December, and Patrick Reed trusted the fit and performance of the Clone during his recent win at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic.
The new Drive Pro Clone is available both with spikes and in a spikeless model and will be released on February 6. Prices are recommended at £160/€200 (spiked) and £140/€180 (spikeless). The shoe will come in four color options: Black/Anthracite/Metallic Gold; Distant Grey/Midnight Navy/Metallic Silver; White/White/Metallic Gun Metal; Stone/Gridiron Brown/Metallic Gun Metal.