On the shoe you want to grip, rough it up with a wire brush and keep the heel real clean will help.
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Just get a cheap pair of tennis shoes and just wear the right shoe for a grip shoe. A lot of guys do it.
Is there a way to make bowling shoe have more traction?
I have a pair of lower end Dexter bowling shoes that have the slide sole on both the left and right soles. Can't afford at the moment to get a new pair that is specifically for right handers, so I was wondering if there was a way to make my right sole a little less slippery so I can get a better traction as I start my approach in in my push-off.
On the shoe you want to grip, rough it up with a wire brush and keep the heel real clean will help.
or
Just get a cheap pair of tennis shoes and just wear the right shoe for a grip shoe. A lot of guys do it.
Right handed Stroker, high track ,about 13 degree axis tilt. PAP is located 5 9/16” over 1 3/4” up.Speed ave. about 14 mph at the pins. Medium rev’s.High Game 300, High series 798
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I agree with bowl1820. Pro bowler Mike Fagan actually started wearing a tennis shoe on his non-slide foot recently. If that is uncomfortable, you could maybe try modifying your non-slide shoe's slide area by replacing the slide with a patch of rubber. I wouldn't actually recommend this though as I've never seen anyone try this and I don't know if there is some kind of rule against it or not.
You can have the sole replaced at a shoe shop (a Cobbler) with a grip sole, getting the tennis shoe would be cheap & easiest though.Originally Posted by MinnesotaBowler
Right handed Stroker, high track ,about 13 degree axis tilt. PAP is located 5 9/16” over 1 3/4” up.Speed ave. about 14 mph at the pins. Medium rev’s.High Game 300, High series 798
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The only problem I see with the tennis shoe is getting used to a difference in sole thickness. Most likely the tennis shoe will be thicker soled than the bowling shoe, and that may feel kinda weird until you get used to it.
John
Deck shoe would be close in thickness.
Right handed Stroker, high track ,about 13 degree axis tilt. PAP is located 5 9/16” over 1 3/4” up.Speed ave. about 14 mph at the pins. Medium rev’s.High Game 300, High series 798
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What if someone took a couple beads of clear silicone caulk and then smoothed it into the felt to create a rubbery surface. Is that legal?
It might work at first, but it would rub and come loose. Leaving pieces on the lane, someone step on them and then stick and fall.
Right handed Stroker, high track ,about 13 degree axis tilt. PAP is located 5 9/16” over 1 3/4” up.Speed ave. about 14 mph at the pins. Medium rev’s.High Game 300, High series 798
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Would getting the slide of the shoe wet work? I know if you step in even a drop of water the shoes get messed up so would soaking them increase the traction? I've considered doing this a few times myself.
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One other possibility is in places like walmart in the shoes section. They have stick on grip soles.
Right handed Stroker, high track ,about 13 degree axis tilt. PAP is located 5 9/16” over 1 3/4” up.Speed ave. about 14 mph at the pins. Medium rev’s.High Game 300, High series 798
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