there is NO comparison whatsoever.

Tour ultras comfy, light and the same width as the SST8s,

I will never buy another pr of dexters.

solid at the line.. never once misstepped....

I will be in the market shortly for a NEW pr of ULTRAS

--------------------
FAILURE IS FEEDBACK. AND FEEDBACK IS THE BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS THAT GOT DIGESTED!

Ten pin??? Where?? I throw a BUZZSAW there is NUTTIN left on the deck...

Proud MEMBER of the FOS!!
Member of the FOS, if there happens to be a 9 pin standing just toss a saw and cut it down~~!

I was a DEVOTED dexter guy, 3 pr of SST5's, a pr of SST6's, and the 8's that I had so much trouble with, NO MORE.

I actually was worried about the width so I held them against one another and guess what....... they are the SAME.

I WILL be buying a New pair soon.... Nuttin wrong with the ones I got, I will put them up for backup.....

As soon as the replacements come in they are being shipped to my mate Rich in aussyland...... I want abosultely nothing to do with them, mostly because of the customer service.. or lack thereof...
--------------------
FAILURE IS FEEDBACK. AND FEEDBACK IS THE BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS THAT GOT DIGESTED!

Ten pin??? Where?? I throw a BUZZSAW there is NUTTIN left on the deck...

Proud MEMBER of the FOS!!
Member of the FOS, if there happens to be a 9 pin standing just toss a saw and cut it down~~!

I wish I could try them...But they don't make 10.5 wide.  

Tour Ultras, most comfortable bowling shoe. Ever.
--------------------
Don't argue with an idiot people watching may not be able to tell the difference.

they sat up higher on the heel, if you turned them over and looked at th shoe from the bottom, the front seemed to go off in a weird angle compared to any other shoe I have seen.... my feet have not been in them in over a week and I am still tender at my toe joint from them. And I had none of these issues until I bought them..
I am on the verge of getting it checked out by a dr.

reg shoes look like
   |
   |
   |
   |
 
SST8's
look like

---- /
----/
---/
--|
--|
--|
--|

its exaggerated but thats how they look from the bottoms.


--------------------
FAILURE IS FEEDBACK. AND FEEDBACK IS THE BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS THAT GOT DIGESTED!

Ten pin??? Where?? I throw a BUZZSAW there is NUTTIN left on the deck...

Proud MEMBER of the FOS!!
Member of the FOS, if there happens to be a 9 pin standing just toss a saw and cut it down~~!

Edited on 1/30/2009 3:03 PM

Edited on 1/30/2009 3:04 PM

pop_1, if you have wide feet give the tour ultra's a try anyway. i wear 10 1/2 EEEE in my new balance 622's and the tour ultra's fit just fine. i bought 10 1/2's in the tour ultra's and they fit fine. the kangarooo leather is very soft and supple and will stretch as you wear them------when i tie my shoes the eyelets almost touch.

the only thing i dont like about my sst8's is the felt slides and i burned out the traction sole at the toe i know its my own fault but the felt soles are a little slippery at first so it took little while to get use to.

I had Tour Ultras and while they were comfortable, the slide options sucked for me. I would either slide too much or not enough. I got some SST8's before the start of this season and my slide is now so much better and they feel just as comfy as the Tour Ultras to me. I've had the same slide sole on from the beginning and it still looks pretty new even after bowling 3 nights a week plus at least one day of practice. I'm also much more stable at the line with the SST8's. I guess different strokes for different folks though. I've had the SST 5's before too and every Dexter I've ever had has held up very well for me. I like to think that I take pretty good care of my shoes though.