Not heard that one before, it was usually the other way around. I can't remember the last time I saw a pair of golf shoes for sale with metal studs.A quick question re greens for no other reason than I'm interested. I am a returnee to golf after 30 years away from the game. Where I played, all flat soled and dimpled shoes were banned because of green compaction. Metal studs only. Now try to buy a pair of shoes with metal studs. Do the new shoes make compaction a bigger problem?