Jump to content
IGNORED

help me find these shoes

N.V.M.
 Share
Note: This thread is 5682 days old. We appreciate that you found this thread instead of starting a new one, but if you plan to post here please make sure it's still relevant. If not, please start a new topic. Thank you!

Recommended Posts

N.V.M. Well Established Member

N.V.M.

i was watching the Golf Channel a few weeks ago and there was an segment where they show new equipment, i forget the name of the program though. i think it was Stina Sternberg who did the segment. anyways, she was comparing the newest shoe ware and the shoe that caught my attention was a uniquely designed shoe where one shoe was different than the other(besides one being left and the other right,duh).

for instance, if you were a right hander, the right shoe had much taller cleats on the right side of the sole, and there other differences depending on your dexterity.

does anybody know the shoe i'm talking about?

My Blog

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Smallville Great Member

Smallville

First I want to say thanks for putting such a hard search into my mind! I enjoy searching different things online, but this one nearly made me give up!

I am having the hardest time finding this for you. I have been looking a while now! I have come up with:

http://www.acquiremag.com/sports/spo...-swing-gtx.php

I don't remember that this was the brand they were talking about (I saw the same thing you did). For some reason, I was thinking they were FootJoys.

I found a bunch of sites about people trying to get the patent for it:

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6665961.html
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4167071.html

and the best site I found about the patent:
http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/66...scription.html
My Equipment:
Northwestern 3-, 5-, 7- and 9-wood;
Goldwin AVDP Irons (5-10 plus PW);
U.S. Golf 60 degree wedge;
See-More Putter; Bushnell Yardage Pro 1000 Rangefinder;Golflogix GPS.
Link to comment
Share on other sites

N.V.M. Well Established Member

N.V.M.

  • Author
lol, thanks. i'm the same when it comes to looking for things. i guess i'm mistaken about the soles being angled though(stacked towards the right for righties), maybe i was thinking that's all that's missing from this idea when i first saw it.

whats with the patents? would'nt Puma have done that already?

here's the shoe on Puma's site:

http://golf.puma.com/

My Blog

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Smallville Great Member

Smallville

I don't know about the first two Patent url's but the third one is dated 2003.
My Equipment:
Northwestern 3-, 5-, 7- and 9-wood;
Goldwin AVDP Irons (5-10 plus PW);
U.S. Golf 60 degree wedge;
See-More Putter; Bushnell Yardage Pro 1000 Rangefinder;Golflogix GPS.
Link to comment
Share on other sites

N.V.M. Well Established Member

N.V.M.

  • Author

hmmm, this is interesting:

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/1992/golfer-1202.html
Tamres and Koenig got involved in this research when the Foot-Joy Corporation approached their advisor, Robert W. Mann, Whitaker Professor Emeritus of Biomedical Engineering. "Foot-Joy was interested in getting a biomechanical analysis of the golf swing to determine the role of the shoe," remembers Mr. Tamres.

maybe there are FootJoys with this design thought as well?

My Blog

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Smallville Great Member

Smallville

FootJoy does have a new shoe coming out in '09 called "Synr-G" that I haven't found much info on yet. That may be it?
My Equipment:
Northwestern 3-, 5-, 7- and 9-wood;
Goldwin AVDP Irons (5-10 plus PW);
U.S. Golf 60 degree wedge;
See-More Putter; Bushnell Yardage Pro 1000 Rangefinder;Golflogix GPS.
Link to comment
Share on other sites

N.V.M. Well Established Member

N.V.M.

  • Author
nope, just watched a couple of promo vids on that line. no mention of shoes being different for rightys or leftys. but they do have some of the finest leather available to mankind on them...lol

My Blog

Link to comment
Share on other sites

hamletsdead Well Established Member

hamletsdead

Are you discussing a shoe that replicates the trick of putting a golfball under the outer right edge of your right shoe (for righties) in order to keep you from swaying back and to keep you coming down on the ball? Isn't that a Tom Watson training trick? Sounds interesting, but difficult to walk with . . . maybe if you just rode a cart and got out and hit your ball . . . .

In my C-130 Cart Bag:

Driver: Titleist D2 10.5° Aldila R.I.P. 60
Woods Exotics CB4 15° Aldila R.I.P. 70
Hybrids Exotics CB4 17°, 22° Aldila R.I.P. 80 

Irons 4-PW MP-57 Project X 6.0, MP-29 PW

Wedges  Eidolon 52°, 60° Rifle Spinner 6.5

Putter Bettinardi BB12

Ball One Black

Rangefinder Nikon Laser 500"Golf...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

trjohnson2 Established Member

trjohnson2

I saw that episode. She is on The Turn. I have that set up to tivo, but checked and saw I has already deleted that episode. The segment is called tech turn if that helps your search any.

In the Sasquatch Tour Stand Bag

L4V 9* Fujikura Rombax Z 6Z08
S9-1 Pro 15* Matrix OZIK X-Con
Baffler Pro 21* Golfsmith P2 irons - 4-PW True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 CG14 Chrome Wedges Dynamic Gold X100 52* 56* 60* Rossa Monza SpiderBall - TP Red

Link to comment
Share on other sites

trjohnson2 Established Member

trjohnson2

found a link to a video clip of the segment (I think) though it doesnt have the different clet for different feet part.

http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.a...0&select2;=7596

enjoy

In the Sasquatch Tour Stand Bag

L4V 9* Fujikura Rombax Z 6Z08
S9-1 Pro 15* Matrix OZIK X-Con
Baffler Pro 21* Golfsmith P2 irons - 4-PW True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 CG14 Chrome Wedges Dynamic Gold X100 52* 56* 60* Rossa Monza SpiderBall - TP Red

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Smallville Great Member

Smallville

No, these shoes had a different spike pattern for your left foot than your right foot. AND they were also different depending on whether you are right-handed or left-handed. I'll keep looking on the GC website.

Thanks AGAIN, NVM, you've gotten me obsessed about these stupid shoes!
My Equipment:
Northwestern 3-, 5-, 7- and 9-wood;
Goldwin AVDP Irons (5-10 plus PW);
U.S. Golf 60 degree wedge;
See-More Putter; Bushnell Yardage Pro 1000 Rangefinder;Golflogix GPS.
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Note: This thread is 5682 days old. We appreciate that you found this thread instead of starting a new one, but if you plan to post here please make sure it's still relevant. If not, please start a new topic. Thank you!

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

Welcome to TST! Signing up is free, and you'll see fewer ads and can talk with fellow golf enthusiasts! By using TST, you agree to our Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy, and our Guidelines.

  I accept
The popup will be closed in 10 seconds...