Golf's First Super Shoe? Inside ParLinx Performance

What happens when a lifelong golfer and a former Nike footwear designer decide to rethink everything about golf shoes?

On this special interview episode of The Chasing Daylight Podcast, Matt sits down with Brian Kelly and Peter Backus, the co-founders of ParLinx Performance, to explore their innovative P-1 golf shoe.

Peter brings more than 30 years of footwear design experience, including work with Nike, Oakley, and The North Face. His career includes Nike running shoes, early Tiger Woods golf footwear, and the first Jordan golf shoe.

Now, he's bringing that experience to ParLinx.

The P-1 isn't designed to look or perform like a traditional golf shoe. Featuring a specially tuned carbon-fiber plate, a unique multi-layer spikeless traction system, and running-shoe-inspired cushioning, ParLinx believes it's created something entirely different.

But does the technology actually deliver on the golf course?

Matt has spent considerable time playing in the ParLinx P-1, and he shares his firsthand experience with comfort, stability, durability, and traction.

In This Episode:

• The story behind ParLinx Performance and its founders.
• Peter Backus's experience designing shoes for Nike and Jordan.
• Why ParLinx calls the P-1 "Golf's First Super Shoe."
• How carbon-fiber plates can influence walking comfort and swing stability.
• The engineering behind the shoe's unique spikeless traction.
• Why comfort doesn't have to come at the expense of performance.
• Waterproof versus water-resistant golf shoes.
• Bringing basketball-inspired sneaker styling to golf.
• What's next for ParLinx, including new designs and future products.

Whether you're a golfer who walks every round, a sneaker enthusiast, or someone looking for a different approach to golf footwear, this conversation is worth checking out.

Learn more about ParLinx Performance:
https://parlinxperformance.com/

If you're interested in buying a pair of the P1's, use our code DAYLIGHT10 to save 10% on your order!

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The Las Vegas golf community is at the heart of Chasing Daylight Podcast episode 402. Matt, Joe, Jeremy, and Dan talk course rankings, golf friendships, and what could come next for CDP—alongside a lively LIV Golf debate and another trip to Tinkertown.

Matt walks through CDP's community features, including player cards, what's-in-the-bag profiles, and a golf passport for tracking courses played. The crew invites listeners to contribute Vegas course rankings and condition reports, reflects on the final regular-season Vegas Golf Network event, and discusses ideas for future community outings.

There's plenty of gear talk, too. Matt shares how a swing change affected his ball flight and why he's testing Mitsubishi MMT iron shafts. The conversation also covers Bushnell affiliate news, CDP's support for Hesher Hack's hole-in-one challenge, Garsen grips, Blades Brown and celebrity golf, plus the usual Vegas stories and friendly arguments.

What would make a golf community useful to you: finding playing partners, sharing course conditions, tracking your golf travels, or joining an outing? Tell us in the comments.

Visit the Chasing Daylight Podcast website to explore the community and Vegas Rankings. Subscribe to the show, share this episode with your regular foursome, and join the conversation.

Editorial note: The LIV discussion includes host opinions and claims about player moves, funding, and eligibility; this description does not present those claims as independently verified news. Community membership benefits and future events discussed in the episode are proposals, not confirmed offers.

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What is it actually like to qualify for and compete in the U.S. Mid-Am?

Trey Sanders joins the Chasing Daylight Podcast after earning his way into the USGA championship with a bogey-free 66 in qualifying. Trey takes us inside the entire experience—from arriving at Sand Valley and seeing his name on the USGA range for the first time to competing on championship setups at Sand Valley and The Lido.

We get into the speed and firmness of the golf courses, the mental and physical grind of tournament golf, first-tee nerves, what separates elite amateur players, and why Trey believes more golfers should test their games in competition.

The conversation also turns to one of amateur golf’s biggest debates: former professionals being reinstated as amateurs. Trey, a reinstated amateur himself, explains where he thinks the current system works—and where there may need to be a line.

Plus, we talk Mammoth Dunes, Erin Hills, Sand Valley vs. Bandon Dunes, South Shore at Lake Las Vegas, our NASCAR pit experience, and the latest updates to the Chasing Daylight Podcast Community.

Episode 401 of The Chasing Daylight Podcast.

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