The Most Teched-Out Shoe in Golf Isn’t a Golf Shoe

Let’s be honest—golf can be brutal on the lower body, especially if you’re one of us who actually walks 18. By the back nine, your ankles are barking, your feet feel cooked, and suddenly the post-round drink hits a little too hard. Enter the Nike × Hyperice Hyperboot: a tech-loaded boot disguised as a chill, slip-on sneaker that feels like your feet just checked into a luxury spa.

This isn’t hype. This is innovation you can wear.

The Hyperboot combines heat and compression in a way that moves with you. Yes we've all heard that marketing phrase before, but this time it's different. Like, actually move—with Bluetooth controls, three levels of Normatec air compression, and serious heat (we’re talking up to 125°F), it’s built to warm you up before the warmup even starts. You can stand in it, walk in it, chill in it. You could probably even putt in it if you really wanted to. (Not recommended, but we won’t stop you.)

I worked at Hyperice when this idea was still on the whiteboard. Back when Hyperice founder Anthony Katz and Nike’s Tobie Hatfield were dreaming about what the next frontier of wearable recovery could look like. Now, it’s real—and the result feels like it was made for golfers. Whether you’re a tour pro or just someone grinding out twilight rounds, this thing delivers real muscle relief with every step.

“Athlete insight is at the center of everything we do, and while we’ve long known that recovery is an important part of any athlete’s journey, we’re hearing from athletes that the concept of ‘pre-covery’ is equally as important,” Tobie Hatfield, Senior Director, Nike Athlete Innovation said. “The Hyperboot helps get the body ready for activity, whether you’re playing for a title or you’re on your feet a lot at work.”

For golfers looking for a changeup starting from the bottom up, you don’t have to swap out your favorite spikes to get there. This isn’t that kind of golf equipment change. It’s what you throw on in the morning before you head out. It’s what you slip into after the round while you replay every missed putt in your head. It’s the warm-up to your warm-up—and it just might be the secret to playing more, hurting less, and enjoying the walk again.

The Hyperboot will be available in the U.S. May 17 at Nike and Hyperice.