Quote from: storm22 on December 29, 2012, 09:52:25 PM

My question is why bother?  It seems like too much work, too much effort, with not much upside.  The big thing I don't understand is the fascination with expensive shoes to begin with.  I now it's a fashion thing and a status thing with bowlers, but i would much rather spend money on balls rather than shoes.  I had shoes from Sports Authority for 6 seasons, two leagues in each, and they just died last year.  They were $30 and got them as a present.  My new dexters are almost bottom of the line and i can outbowl most, even if they have fancy shoes. I would love SST8's, but again, unless your bowling in 4-5 different houses with extremely different approaches (tacky wise) there's no real need.  Just my two cents. 

Although we differ in the thoughts on the need for changeable soles, I agree that paying the price they typically ask for them is ridiculous. I've always had interchangeable soles back when I used to bowl at several different centers per week, and kind of stuck with them. I'm glad I did because the center that I bowl at just switched last season to synthetic approaches, and to this day they might be tacky as can be one week, and slippery like ice the next. Overall, I do think a good, reliable, quality pair of shoes is important. Important enough for the price tag... debatable lol.

On the other thing you brought up...turning the shoes into bowling shoes...there really isn't much a point. I know that. Honestly, like i said it's more a boredom thing and to see if I can do it. It's a pair of shoes that's been sitting in the closet....I have extra soles and heels from old bowling shoes laying around, and the velcro is going to cost me what? 5 bucks? Kind of have the question of whether or not I can in my head now lol.