Kick This

James Lepp is already one of Canada’s very best golfers. Now he’s now set his sights on injecting a little colour into the golf shoe market.

Vancouver’s James Lepp is doing things a little differently. While most great young golfers (Lepp was the 2005 NCAA Champion – has carded a 59 – won on the Canadian Tour) spend every waking minute honing their skills, toiling on the range, and or maxing out yet another credit card to pay the next entry fee in relentless pursuit of PGA status, Lepp instead has chosen to ease up on the gas a little – well, at least when it comes to playing.

Instead, James has another pedal down redirecting his passion instead toward another aspect of the industry as he gets set to launch his new line of golf shoes, Kikkor.

Conceived in 2008, the Kikkor idea has become the new focus for James as, in his words …

“I would rather be doing something that I really enjoy. That I am passionate about. And that is fun. Golf stopped being fun and I knew it was time to focus on something else”.

Email Q&A

The Pro game is not really different than the Amateur game. People think that it’s the huge leap from Amateur golf to the Pros, but really the only difference is stronger and deeper competition. It’s still just golf … you vs the course.

As far as my status goes, I don’t know if I’ve fully left pro golf just yet. I’m still planning on playing a few events this summer. The reason I’m playing less is mostly because I didn’t feel I was getting better. My game wasn’t showing signs of improving, so at that point you really lose a lot of enjoyment. As that happened, Kikkor was sort of there to replace my involvement in the golf world. The feelings I have towards the business resemble how I felt towards golf back when I was a junior. It’s new, exciting, and loads of fun.

Kikkor began as a conversation between friends, family, and fellow golf buddies.

I’d rather hit a hard hook than a hozzle rocket!

Tomorrow I will shoot some more Kikkor Tips videos … always a fun time!

To learn more about the brand – surf www.kikkor.com

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