Golf shoe with internal structure

A golf shoe, comprising:

• an upper;
• a sole assembly connected to the upper, wherein the sole assembly comprises a midsole and an outsole;
• and
• an insert positioned between the midsole and the outsole to provide an elastic response during one or more golf-related movements executed by a subject wearing the golf shoe, wherein the insert comprises a plurality of legs extending from a central region of the insert to stiffen the shoe, the plurality of legs including a first set of symmetric legs extending between the central region and a forefoot region of the sole assembly and a second set of symmetric legs extending between the central region and a rearfoot region of the sole assembly,
• wherein the first set of symmetric legs include a first leg and a second leg that diverge from the central region to provide a longitudinally flexible forefoot region between the first and second legs, wherein the first and second legs comprise (i) a first set of sloped top surfaces oriented inwards towards a central longitudinal axis of the insert and (ii) a first set of sloped bottom surfaces oriented outwards towards a medial side and a lateral side of the sole assembly, and wherein the second set of symmetric legs comprises a third leg and a fourth leg that diverge from the central region to provide a longitudinally flexible rearfoot region between the third and fourth legs, wherein the third and fourth legs comprise (i) a second set of sloped top surfaces oriented outwards towards the medial side and the lateral side of the sole assembly and (ii) a second set of sloped bottom surfaces oriented inwards towards the central longitudinal axis of the insert,
• wherein the first leg, the second leg, the third leg, and the fourth leg each comprise one or more anticlastic surfaces.