zdawg
08-24-2016, 01:06 PM
Haven't bowled since Jan due to my left foot/ankle more or less falling apart - it's looking like I won't be having surgery this year/early next year so I'm considering bowling this fall. That said, my doctor told me I could not wear my current shoes as they are too narrow (actually we went through all of my non-bowling shoes as well and I basically have to throw them all away - I wear expensive shoes :mad:).
Anybody with firsthand experience with WIDE bowling shoes? Also I'm a toe dragger, and as such for some reason very few manufacturers seem to offer a remedy for this (probably so they can sell more shoes when you destroy your pair in less than a year from dragging your toe :p).
Right now the only shoe I see is the Dexter SST 8, which comes in a wide size and Dexter makes some kind of power step/toe protector thing. I wanted to go with the newer Pyramid high performance shoe which looks a lot like the Brunswick TPU shoe (was considering this one but it doesn't have a toe protector), but they don't seem to offer any kind of toe protection so I suspect those shoes won't even last me a full season. The other option I'm considering is buying the Pyramid shoes and the Dexter powerstep thing and seeing if I can fit it on the Pyramid shoe, not sure if the Dexter shoe has something unique that would enable it to use the powerstep and yet make the powerstep unable to be used on other brand shoes?
Ugh, I hate having "special needs" when it comes to bowling shoes, as it is a niche market and getting something that fits everything I need is quite the pain (although recovering from surgery will probably be more painful :rolleyes:)
Anybody with firsthand experience with WIDE bowling shoes? Also I'm a toe dragger, and as such for some reason very few manufacturers seem to offer a remedy for this (probably so they can sell more shoes when you destroy your pair in less than a year from dragging your toe :p).
Right now the only shoe I see is the Dexter SST 8, which comes in a wide size and Dexter makes some kind of power step/toe protector thing. I wanted to go with the newer Pyramid high performance shoe which looks a lot like the Brunswick TPU shoe (was considering this one but it doesn't have a toe protector), but they don't seem to offer any kind of toe protection so I suspect those shoes won't even last me a full season. The other option I'm considering is buying the Pyramid shoes and the Dexter powerstep thing and seeing if I can fit it on the Pyramid shoe, not sure if the Dexter shoe has something unique that would enable it to use the powerstep and yet make the powerstep unable to be used on other brand shoes?
Ugh, I hate having "special needs" when it comes to bowling shoes, as it is a niche market and getting something that fits everything I need is quite the pain (although recovering from surgery will probably be more painful :rolleyes:)