Impress your friends at parties or send them shrieking from the room. Below is a selection of golf shoe buzz words that may help you understand exactly what the salesperson is talking about next time you go to purchase a pair.

Bal Opening: Bal styles feature a V-shaped lace opening and offer a variety of styling options.

Blucher Opening: The Blucher style is preferred for high insteps and often have open saddles or quarters. They allow for more ways to lace the shoe than Bal styles.

Black Widow (Footjoy): cleats by Softspikes designed to provide optimum traction and cushioned comfort.

Calfskin: A soft and comfortable leather used for its excellent feel, appearance, support and fit. Tanned exclusively in Europe, the calfskin has smaller pores, resulting in a smooth more supple texture.

DuraTRAC (Reebok): Reebok's TRAC is a moulded outsole to give golfers the same, if not more traction than a shoe with spikes. There are lateral bars and medial nubs for roll in the backswing yet traction in the downswing. On the heel there are three coiled bars to provide downhill traction while on the forefront there are six coiled bars for uphill traction.

FootJoy ComforTemp: It keeps your feet at a constant temperature. When ComforTemp senses cold, it releases stored heat. In extreme heat it absorbs it to provide a cooling effect similar to a thermostat.

Full grain leather: It is a waterproof leather. Full grain is the select top layer of cowhide, specially tanned to offer waterproof protection.

EVA Midsole/Outsole: Ethyl vinyl acetate (EVA) is a lightweight, flexible cushioning material.

IntelliGel: An advanced temperature responsive gel that reacts to the foot's temperature.

Fast twist (adidas): A cleat changing system that requires only one quarter turn per spike.

IntelliShield: A waterproof, breathable membrane that reacts to the foot's temperature.

Last: A last is a form in the shape of a foot. Once the proper shoe size is determined, a Last can fine-tune the fit.

Sympatex (adidas): It is a lightweight, ultra-thin, non-porous polyester membrane that is waterproof, windproof and breathable. It creates a wall against wetness and transports perspiration away from the foot.

Silowlet Welt: The outsole is cemented to the welt.

TPU Outsole: Thermoplastic Urethane (TPU) is waterproof, lightweight and durable, providing stable hitting platform.

Vari-Fit (Footjoy): It provides a customised fit through three interchangeable heel cradles (snug-green, standard - black, generous - blue).

Welt Construction: Shoe-making construction method in which the upper outsole and innersole are stitched together through a leather strip known as a welt.

Z TRAXION (adidas): Integrated Z-shaped lugs combine lateral and linear grip for comfort and superior traction. This also maximises surface area to provide better pressure distribution.