Check out Adidas’ new, limited-edition Tokyo Collection, featuring new Codechaos golf shoes.
The coronavirus pandemic postponing the Tokyo Olympics to 2021 meant another year of training for the athletes – including 120 golfers.
With exactly one year until the Olympics, Adidas has announced its new Tokyo Collection, which is made of 41 footwear silhouettes across 19 different sports. Each is designed with a pink colorway, connecting athletes across the world without words. The footwear was originally meant to be worn by all adidas athletes during competition in Tokyo.
As part of the Tokyo Collection, adidas Golf is releasing a limited edition CODECHAOS model in for men ($170) and women ($150). The footwear is now available on adidas.com and the adidas app.
Using plastic pulled from the oceans and off beaches, Adidas strives to provide great performance while cleaning the environment.
Plastic bottles washed up on beaches and images of sea life tangled up in spools of fishing line or plastic beverage holders are depressing. Many items that find their way into the world’s oceans can be recycled, which not only cuts down on the amount of new plastic that needs to be used but also cleans up the environment.
Adidas has a goal of converting 100 percent of its virgin polyester to recycled in every application where a solution exists. To that end, at the 2019 U.S. Open, Adidas released the Tour 360 XT Parley golf shoes, footwear manufactured using upcycled plastic waste that has been intercepted from beaches and coastal communities in California. This week at the Players, several of the company’s staff players, including Dustin Johnson and Xander Schauffele, will be wearing apparel and footwear that is made using Adidas’ Primeblue material which is also manufactured using recycled ocean plastics.
Primeblue Code Chaos shoes are made using plastic pulled from the oceans and off beaches. (Adidas)
The Primeblue Code Chaos golf shoes ($150) feature the same spikeless sole found in the standard Code Chaos shoes that were released in January. Made from rubber and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), the rigid traction elements cover the sole, but a scattering of oddly shaped traction elements have been added to the forefoot area. Called Twistgrip, these pieces create extra forefoot traction in every direction as a golfer swings.
The waterproof mesh upper, made using the upcycled plastic, is breathable while the Boost midsole provides extra cushioning.
If you love traditional-looking golf shoes with a classic saddle, akin to something Ben Hogan or Sam Snead might have worn back in the day, the new Adidas Codechaos is not the footwear for you.
The latest offering from the company that makes golf shoes for Dustin Johnson, Jon Rahm, Xander Schauffele and numerous other pros is a modern, sporty looking piece of equipment designed to provide today’s golfers with a combination of traction, cushioning and comfort.
Adidas studied where golfers need traction as they swing, then developed the Twistgrip outsole design. (Adidas)
The standard Codechaos ($150) features a newly designed spikeless sole made from rubber and thermoplastic polyurethane that is covered with traction elements. While some of the traction elements have been positioned in waves, the pattern is broken up by several pieces that appear to be scattered in a random pattern in the forefoot.
After studying the way golfers swing and where they put stress on their feet, Adidas designers developed the chaotic-looking system. Called Twistgrip, it provides forefoot traction in every angle by pointing the edges of the traction elements in every direction.
The upper of the Codechaos features layers of mesh for breathability and is still waterproof. (Adidas)
The upper of the shoe is designed using a light multi-layer mesh that makes the Codechaos more breathable. However, because the shoe is made to be worn by elite golfers and people who want to play in any conditions, it is still waterproof.
To ensure comfort and to provide more cushioning while golfers walk, Adidas added Boost cushioning in the heel and forefoot areas. The Torsion X stability bar that debuted in last season’s shoes also was added to the Codechaos to give players more lateral support throughout the swing.
Adidas Codechaos BOA golf shoes (Adidas)
The Codechaos also is available in a high-top version with a Boa ratcheting system ($180). Like the standard version, it has the Twistgrip sole and a waterproof mesh upper, but instead of laces, golfers twist a small dial on the side of the shoe to tighten or loosen the wire lacing system.
The Codechaos Sport ($130) fits in with the other models but has been made with Bounce foam in the midsole. It has the same Twistgrip sole pattern on the bottom but does not have the Torsion X stability bar the standard and Boa versions feature.
