Brand of Bowling Shoe??

[MICHAEL]

If you actually did want to slide, you could just by the interchangeable sole and glue it to the bottom of your sandal, like AZBowla said. I saw a guy at a tourney wearing a pair of Nike's that did that.

I might have to give this a shot!! hummmm...

[MICHAEL]

I wounder if I did start sliding if my average, and chance to get that 300, and 800 series, would be increased, or my likely!! I very interested in how many bolwers slide, and what brand they use, and their average with the brand of shoe! To Slide, or not to Slide,,, that is the question!! I have been so close without the slide,,, but,,,,, wonder!! Is it time for change??

[Bizwan65]

Low average bowler and I slide. I use Dexter Men's Ricky II Wide with a teflon sliding pad on the soul.

[e-tank]

I have seen that pair before, and If I could cut the toe area out and it still hold together that would work.
My problem is that my toes need to be free!! It causes pain when I have them compressed inside a shoe for periods of time.

I can handle it for, a short period of time! Every time I have bowled with bowling shoes my feet start to ache, begin to tingle, and feel like they are going numb, then Pain! This is related to a back injury I am sure! With OPEN TOE sandals I don’t have that problem, might look into having them done professionally!

I bet it would help my bowling to be able to slide! I guess I could adapt a Dexter interchangeable sole,,, hummmm ,,, wonder what slide surface to put on the shoe??

id say cutting the front off those would prob look better than cutting it off normal bowling shoes. And i think the whole gluing a sliding pad to your normal sandals thing is a great idea too

[JaMau24]

I wounder if I did start sliding if my average, and chance to get that 300, and 800 series, would be increased, or my likely!! I very interested in how many bolwers slide, and what brand they use, and their average with the brand of shoe! To Slide, or not to Slide,,, that is the question!! I have been so close without the slide,,, but,,,,, wonder!! Is it time for change??

Well, being that bowling shoes are made to slide, and being that the "proper" form teaches one to slide, I would guess 95% of bowlers slide, and probably upwards of 99% of serious, HIGH average bowlers slide (*note, these numbers are based off no supporting proof, but rather my opinion and what I've observed). I've yet to see a pro not slide, and have yet to see a 220+ avg guy not slide. That's just me though. I'm sure there is some high average guys somewhere that don't slide (maybe lol). I just can't imagine it.

Sliding lets you complete the full bowling motion and gives you the proper release on the ball, and would more than likely increase one's revs and accuracy IF done correctly and balanced.

With all of your injuries and pain, I'm not sure it'd be beneficial to you. It can't hurt to try though, well I guess maybe it can! Be careful. Can't have you getting injured! You'd also have to completely change your approach. You couldn't softly put your lead foot down anymore at the foul line (if you wanted to slide). You'd have to actually have an approach that would be created around you sliding at the end.

So ask yourself, Do you have the pain tolerance and balance to fully slide? and do you want to completely renovate your approach in the middle of the season (or at anytime for that matter)?

[billf]

Jason brought up some good points considering your health. However, sliding would help. While not all pros have a long slide they all have at least a little, some only 2". All my great games had some slide. Sliding does add margin of error to the release.

[Brother_jd]

I have Dexter SSt6s. Current avg is 199

[MICHAEL]

As a new year’s resolution, I am going to venture into SLIDING!! I might start with a almost new pair I have, and cut the toes out!! If that works, I might try to find a way of making a pair that looked decent.
I know a damn good shoe shop guy not far from my place!
Sandals are soooooo much more comfortable to me with the back/foot problem, (nerve damage)! I am working on that problem, and hope to reduce the discomfort by 50 percent in the near future with my new working out routine. When something isn’t working right in regards to my body, I find a natural way to fix it!! I am a fighter in that regards!!!

[e-tank]

Can i ask what happened to you? Was it a specific even like a car crash or just something that developed? I just have an interest in this kinda stuff

[Cochese]

I currently am wearing these

http://www.bowlingball.com/products/...ide-Width.html

I have pretty wide feet and there is a lot of room to spare. They are seriously almost square. You can pay and extra $5 and then if they don't fit, you don't have to pay shipping to send them back. Might be worth a shot. They are very high quality and comfortable. Good luck with your search