Golf shoe with traction elements

A golf shoe, comprising:

• an upper;
• and
• a sole assembly connected to the upper, the sole assembly comprising a midsole and an outsole,
• wherein the outsole comprises (i) a first traction zone extending from a forefoot region of the outsole along a lateral side of the sole assembly and across a midfoot region of the outsole to a shank region on a medial side of the sole assembly, the first traction zone further extending along the medial side of the sole assembly from the shank region to a rearfoot region of the outsole, (ii) a second traction zone extending from the forefoot region of the outsole along the medial side of the sole assembly to the shank region, and (iii) a third traction zone extending from the midfoot region of the outsole and along the lateral side of the sole assembly to the rearfoot region of the outsole, wherein the third traction zone is configured to extend around the rearfoot region of the outsole towards the first traction zone,
• wherein the first traction zone comprises (i) a first set of arms in the forefoot region, the first set of arms extending from the lateral side towards the medial side and (ii) a second set of arms in the rearfoot region, the second set of arms extending from the medial side towards the lateral side, wherein the first set of arms and the second set of arms comprise a plurality of frustum-shaped traction elements arranged along the first and second sets of arms, and
• wherein the second traction zone comprises a third set of arms interleaved with and interspersed between the first set of arms,
• wherein the second traction zone and the third traction zone comprise a plurality of adaptive traction elements,
• wherein the plurality of adaptive traction elements comprises a first set of adaptive traction elements arranged along each of the third set of arms, wherein a height of the first set of adaptive traction elements changes or varies along a length of each of the third set of arms.