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mainzer

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Breaking in
« on: June 28, 2011, 02:44:14 AM »
I just got some new Tour Ultras and I have been trying to break in the New heels and Soles. I will be using my old heels and soles for tournements and any other compretitions this summer but I wanna get new ones broke in before the tourne/League season begins in fall.

 

Was wondering if anyone has any tricks to breaking in new heels and soles or if you just have to bowl with them until they start feeling good.

 

I HATE  BREAKING NEW HEELS AND SOLES I HATE IT!


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Re: Breaking in
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2011, 12:01:16 PM »
Depending on whether they are too slick or too sticky ...
 
too slippery - brush them sideways with a wire brush, LIGHTLY.
 
I found the chrome leather sole (the shiny one) to be stickier than the next higher numbered sole, which, in theory, was supposed to be more sticky. So I don;t use the chrome one at all.  (Actually I changed from Linds Exxxtras to the Tour Ultras, so I use the sole with the holes in it for cleats. I find them more adjustable than the solid Dexter-like soles.)
 
How specifically are the soles/heels working for you, that requires "break-in"?
 
 


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Re: Breaking in
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2011, 02:32:04 PM »
I used the old sole from the previous pair so I could slide a little today when I practiced but I used the new flat white heel and the first five shots it was pretty sticky then it got easier.

 

The heels wear in quick just like my last pair.

 

However the soles is what I struggle breaking in always to sticky. Is their anything  (other than easy slide) I can do to help the soles break in faster?


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Re: Breaking in
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2011, 03:26:10 PM »
I've been wearing Tour Ultra's since they first came on the market when they were being distributed by ABS. I found these shoes( and their soles and heels ) to need less break-in time than the Dexter SST 6's and the Lind's Exxxtra's I had. All I ever needed was 6-8 games and I was ready to go. No special tricks needed on the soles or heels.

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Re: Breaking in
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2011, 04:32:47 PM »
mainzer,
 
During normal use, once I clean the dirt off with a wire brush, sometimes the broken-in sole becomes too sticky, not slippery enough. The only thing that helps is getting dust onto the sole. This is often not a problem since many of the houses here in central NJ are quite dirty and setee areas are rarely cleaned on a regular basis.
 
I think wear, dust, (old remedy: cigarette ashes) or Easy slide may be the only way to get them useful before normal wear and tear break them in.  try rubbing a fingertip's  worth of ES (or one of the other substances) into the sole and then brush off all the loose dust off. Slide a few times on a practice approach without the ball.


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Re: Breaking in
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2011, 08:34:37 PM »
Heard this one a while back. Wear them around the house, especially if you have some pets or something to get some extra dirt and dander into the soles. I did this with the last pair I bought (SST6s 2 years ago). Wore them around my house for a week before I ever hit the lanes with them, and they were perfect from game one. However, I have never been that sensitive to approaches or shoes or anything. Or just practice in them. There aren't really any tricks. Even ten to hundreds of games into the new soles and heels they wont feel the same as the old ones, but they will feel good after a while. If you just use the new ones without wavering, eventually you will try the old ones, and they will feel different, but in a bad way, and you will prefer the new ones.

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Re: Breaking in
« Reply #6 on: June 29, 2011, 09:13:39 AM »
Try soapstone.  Most hardware shops will have it in their welding supplies area, it's used to mark lines on metal for cutting and welding purposes.  Some people use a knife to make a powder, I always just rubbed it on the sole of the shoe.  It won't affect the approaches for others.  --  JohnP 


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