maffewl
05-18-2012, 02:48 PM
Hey everyone, long time lurker, first time poster.
Just got back into bowling. It's been a good 12 years (when I was 18) since I bowled on a more serious level and 22 years since a serious league (8 years old).
I have 1 winter league under my belt now but am noticing that I get a sharp pain in the left of my hip/upper thigh by about the 3rd game. Since I'm in 2 leagues this summer (Tues & Wed.), this pain tends to compound by the number of times I'm bowling a week.
From what I can tell, my slide is very minimal. I bought some better shoes that I figured would help the problem, link here (http://reviews.bowling.com/product-reviews/Bowling/Bowling-Shoes/Etonic/p/3655-Etonic-Stabilite-Mens-Action-Black-Silver-RH.html), but I feel it hasn't changed a thing, maybe even worse. I would like more slide at the ball of my feet, and the heels of these are made with "Goodyear" rubber, which stops instantly.
My question:
Is there a way I can replace the soles on these with something more slick, and is there anything I can do to the heel (maybe even replace if someone could say how), to get quite a bit more slide. BTW, these shoes are not "adjustable", it looks like the heel and sole are meant to be permanent.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
Just got back into bowling. It's been a good 12 years (when I was 18) since I bowled on a more serious level and 22 years since a serious league (8 years old).
I have 1 winter league under my belt now but am noticing that I get a sharp pain in the left of my hip/upper thigh by about the 3rd game. Since I'm in 2 leagues this summer (Tues & Wed.), this pain tends to compound by the number of times I'm bowling a week.
From what I can tell, my slide is very minimal. I bought some better shoes that I figured would help the problem, link here (http://reviews.bowling.com/product-reviews/Bowling/Bowling-Shoes/Etonic/p/3655-Etonic-Stabilite-Mens-Action-Black-Silver-RH.html), but I feel it hasn't changed a thing, maybe even worse. I would like more slide at the ball of my feet, and the heels of these are made with "Goodyear" rubber, which stops instantly.
My question:
Is there a way I can replace the soles on these with something more slick, and is there anything I can do to the heel (maybe even replace if someone could say how), to get quite a bit more slide. BTW, these shoes are not "adjustable", it looks like the heel and sole are meant to be permanent.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks!