Skechers GO GOLF Elite 6 review: is 'most comfortable shoe in golf' enough?

For golfers who walk and prize comfort above all else, the Skechers GO GOLF Elite 6 is one of the easiest recommendations in the shoe category — rated the most comfortable spikeless shoe of its year by independent testers, keenly priced at around $140, and genuinely fresh underfoot deep into eighteen holes. The catch is honest and specific: dedicated players chasing maximum stability and bite in firm, fast conditions will find it a touch soft and casual. Comfort is its whole pitch, and it's a very good one — just not the whole game.

What you're actually buying

This is a spikeless shoe built around a single idea: feel like a premium walking shoe that happens to play golf. The headline component is the Arch Fit insole — a podiatrist-certified footbed that's the reason so many people describe these as slipper-like — sitting on top of lightweight cushioning that keeps your feet fresh over a full round. A waterproof upper handles dewy mornings and the odd shower, and TPU traction elements in the outsole give you enough grip for an easy, controlled swing. It's the shoe you reach for when the priority is walking all day in comfort, not chasing the last few percent of ground-force performance.

Comfort: the thing it wins

Credit where it's due — Skechers has quietly made comfort its territory in golf, and the Elite 6 is the clearest example. The Arch Fit system genuinely earns the praise: the support is there without the break-in period a stiffer performance shoe demands, and the cushioning stays comfortable when you're four hours in and your feet would normally be complaining. Reviewers and owners consistently rave about all-day walking comfort and the value on offer. If you walk your rounds, carry or push, and you've ever finished a round more aware of your feet than your score, this is the shoe that fixes that — and it does it for less than most performance rivals.

Where it gives ground to premium

Here's the honest part, because a review that only gushes is useless. The Elite 6 leans casual and soft, and that softness is exactly what a committed player loses out on in firm, fast conditions. When you're making an aggressive swing on dry, hard ground, a dedicated performance shoe with a firmer chassis and more assertive traction gives you a more locked-in, stable platform to push against — and next to that, the Skechers can feel a shade soft and slippery underfoot. It's spikeless, so it was never going to match a spiked shoe for outright bite in the wet either. This isn't a flaw so much as a design choice: comfort-first shoes trade a little stability for a lot of all-day feel, and the Elite 6 makes that trade openly.

Who it's for, who should skip

Buy it if you're a walker who prioritises all-day comfort, you play in normal-to-soft conditions, and you want serious comfort without a serious price — it's arguably the best value in the comfort bracket and an easy yes for that golfer. It's also a strong pick if you've had foot or arch trouble and a stiff performance shoe has hurt you before. Skip it if you're a low-handicap or aggressive swinger who plays firm, fast courses and wants the most stable, planted platform you can get, or if you play in genuinely wet conditions often and want maximum traction — in either case a firmer performance shoe, or a spiked option, will serve you better. If you're weighing that trade-off, our spikeless vs spiked golf shoes breakdown is the place to settle it.

The bottom line

The Elite 6 does exactly what it sets out to do — deliver the most comfortable walk in golf at a keen price — and for the large majority of golfers who walk and value comfort, 'most comfortable shoe in golf' is more than enough. Just go in clear-eyed: you're buying comfort and value, and giving up a little firm-ground stability to do it. If that trade sounds right, it's one of the best buys in the category. See where it sits against the field in our best golf shoes guide, the spikeless picks in best spikeless golf shoes, the value shelf in best value golf shoes, or browse the full shoes hub.