Classification of Bowling Shoes | Shoecapital

Classification of Bowling Shoes

Beginner or Professional, you have Sporty or Performance shoes

Athletic Style Bowling shoes

Performance Bowling Shoes

Bowling Shoes based on Styles

Bowling Shoes based on Designs

Universal Bowling Shoe

Wide Bowling Shoe

Left-Hand Bowling Shoe

Right-Hand Bowling Shoe

Bowling Shoe-Men

Bowling Shoe-Women

Athletic Style Bowling Shoes

Not all the bowling shoes cast the same appearance and have the same features. Some of them have kinda athletic shoe look. Such athletic bowling shoes is a sporty style shoe designed for novice and recreational bowlers. Athletic style bowling shoe looks like sneaker but is custom made with sliding soles on both shoes. These shoes support you to enjoy the game and enhance your performance.

Performance Bowling Shoes

Performance bowling shoe is the best choice for you if you are looking for comfort and performance. Performance or Competitive Series bowling shoes are designed with two types of sole, one for sliding and other for braking to have a grip on the floor. To score high points by striking the pins perfectly, systematic foot movement and perfect balance is required. To acquire the required balance between sliding and breaking, a shoe of this combination is recommended as it gives you better control over the game.

Bowling Shoes based on Styles

Bowling shoes are available in the form of Retro Sneaker and advanced modern Cross-trainers. When you seek fine-looking shoes, traditional bowling shoes in ordinary black (or) pristine white, often called as vintage bowling shoe for their classical design, is the stuff right for you.

Latest style Bowling shoes come in splashy designs and stitching with accents.

  • Bowling shoes with neon pink vamps glitter when exposed to dark as they emit the light source of neon pink.
  • Shoes with designs of checkerboard uppers have a sporty look that drags everyone around.
  • Retro bowling shoes have designs in the front with metallic toe boxes for attraction.
  • Shoes with one-piece multi-zoned rubber outsole look pretty as an antique collection.
  • Shoes with EVA mid sole and stitch-out construction offer you extended comfort and stylish appearance.
  • Wide bowling shoes with comfort flex bars provide you flexibility to stretch the feet during slides.
  • Few shoes are with replaceable soles. These are called ‘Teflon-based slide sole' shoes with stylish design and wonderful aspects to change the slide soles for peak performance.
  • The "Cadillac" of bowling shoes is also a very useful feature, as they have interchangeable soles and heels (or) disks that are really needed for aggressive performance. These are used to adjust the amount of slide while you deliver the ball.

Sole role in Bowling

One of the most exclusive features of bowling shoes is the lead role of sole. The role of sole in bowling shoes depends on your hand style and nature of bowling. You may be right handed or left handed bowler, only proper soled bowling shoe can enhance your comfort and performance. Sole counts for your coziness and stress- free bowling. You will be benefited by using universal bowling shoes when you are an occasional bowler. These universal shoes are designed with both right and left soles for sliding to assist you irrespective of whether you are right handed or left handed bowler. If you are using competitive bowling shoes, the sliding shoe features a sole which allows you to slide easily during the delivery. On the other hand, the braking shoe has a sole, which provides traction and better stability. Braking shoe is usually made of a higher friction material such as rubber.

Bowling Shoes based on Designs

Not all the bowling shoes are alike, but they differ. Bowling shoes differ in style and features under the criteria of the style you play (left handed or right handed player)and what type of player you are whether recreational or performance player. Discussed below are some of the types of bowling shoes based on your needs:

Universal Bowling Shoe

Recreation and Practice

Few bowling shoes are designed in a way that it can be used by both left and right hand bowlers. Such bowling shoes will have both sides as sliding sole with enough amount of traction pattern at the heel. Even athletic style bowling shoes are well known among all as "Universal shoes" or "Ambidextrous shoes" that are mostly preferred by novice players for fun and training. Recreational / rental bowling shoes are nothing but universal bowling shoes.

Wide Bowling Shoe

Bowling shoe designed to provide you maximum comfort and style is called as wide bowling shoe. Wide width bowling shoe is usually constructed with mesh tongue and fabric lining. Heel wrap and rubber sole give you stability. Nylon fabric top with EVA foot bed offer you room to stretch feet wide for pressure less delivery of ball. Toe bumper and recesses shank give you improved slide and a cool bowling experience. Wide area at forefoot increases the comfort level that help make your strikes perfect.

 

Left-Hand Bowling Shoe

Left-hand design bowling shoes will have right side as sliding sole and left side as braking sole of rubber. Left hand bowling shoe has a sturdy and flat mid sole to give you maximum stability. Sharpen your game to hit the pins in a single strike by using left hand bowling shoe.

 

Right-Hand Bowling Shoe

Right-hand design bowling shoes have left side as sliding sole and right side as braking sole for stress free performance. Perforated upper and traction rubber on Push-off or right foot offer you excellent balance by the Duratip toe's additional support. Right hand bowling shoe is designed to fit you for winning with ease.

 

Bowling Shoe-Men


Men's bowling shoe is constructed of leather uppers, stitching, cushioned insole and sliding sole. Bowling shoes for men are designed to suit your style as left-handed, right-handed and universal style.

Bowling Shoe-Women

Women's bowling shoes are particularly designed to suit your supple feet. The contour designed foot bed, stitching, overlays, fabric trims and flame designs display your elegance without affecting the comfort level. Bowling shoes for women are available in styles as universal, left-hand and right-hand.

 

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