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Men's SST 8

Men's Tribe II Bowling Shoe

Some may think that the bowling shoe is just simply about look, style and comfort, however there is much more to it than just what the shoe looks like. First you need to decide what type of you it is you need. There are universal bowling shoes (that are for both right-handed and left-handed bowlers), and there are right-handed/left-handed specific shoes. The key difference between the two shoes is that the universal shoes have slide pads on both the right and left shoe, where as the right-handed/left-handed specific shoe only have a slide pad on the shoe you slide on. On the right-handed/left-handed specific shoe, the non slide shoe usually has a rubber bottom; this rubber bottom helps the bowler get a better power step so they do not lose traction. If you have chosen to go with the universal shoe your next decision is simply style and comfort now, however if you chose the right-handed/left-handed your search has just began. The next decision is to decide if the shoe you want has interchangeable soles or not. The benefit of the interchangeable soles is not only can you buy replacement pads for them so they last longer but if you bowl in multiple houses and the approaches are different at each house, you are now able to put a different sole on your shoe that will allow you to slide more or less. Most shoes also have interchangeable heels as well, that provide the same benefit. After this decision has been made, now you can choose on the basis of looks, style and comfort.