Adidas Samba Spikeless Golf SE 'Halo Blue'
Colorway: Halo Blue/Halo Blue/Cloud White · Style code: HP7876 · Release date: September 15, 2022 · Price: $2452 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: adidas Samba Spikeless Golf 'Icons Pack' (ID9297) · adidas Samba Spikeless Golf 'Night Indigo' (JP8544) · adidas Samba Spikeless Golf SE 'Pulse Yellow' (HP7877) · adidas Samba Spikeless Golf 'Collegiate Green Gum' (JP8652) · adidas Samba Spikeless Golf SE 'Crystal White' (HP7875)
adidas Golf borrowed the Samba outline and rebuilt the bottom for turf. Spikeless means traction comes from moulded lugs rather than removable cleats, so the shoe grips on grass without tearing a green and stays wearable once the round is over. The upper here is textile, and the colours are logged as Halo Blue across two slots with Cloud White, giving a mostly tonal pale blue shoe. Above the sole the proportions stay close to the original, which is the entire selling point for a golfer who wants footwear that looks like footwear.
It released on 15 September 2022 at 120 dollars in the United States, with an SE designation marking it apart from the standard golf range. The timing is worth noting, because this was the season the model moved from a dependable catalogue product to something adidas could extend into new categories with confidence. Golf was one of those extensions and cycling was another. What ties them together is that the Samba's last is unusually flat and stable, which happens to be what both activities want underfoot. A trainer drawn for firm indoor pitches turns out to translate, with a new outsole, to standing over a golf ball.