My son and I both wear Dexter SST-8's.  Both are right handed.  My son drags his right foot behind him on his follow through.  The tip of the sole on his right shoe peels away from the shoe and won't stick back on.  We both use T3 soles on our right shoe.  I have no problem with my shoe.  We've tried using a wire brush to keep it clean and that works slightly.  We have also swapped soles and that seems to work a bit also. 

 

I bought my other son a pair of SST8's for Christmas and on the web site it had a warning that these shoes a not good for someone who drags their toe.  So I guess it's a chronic problem with these shoes.

 

Has anyone had a problem with this and if so did you find a solution?   Can the sole be glued to the shoe? 

 

Any help would be appreciated.

 

 

Thanks in advance, Joe

Good timing on the post. I drag my toe some and started having issues with my SST 8's this past Friday in league. Went out to practice today and my T3 sole came clean off after my 3rd step. The front half of the T3 would not stay on my shoe and would fold under my foot.  I replaced the T3 with a T2(pro shop was out of T3's) and it stayed on, good as new. In my case I think the velcro on the sole(not shoe) was shot - maybe from the extra stress from dragging my toe?

 

I think it's worth noting my SST 8's are 5 years old so if I have to replace that sole every 5 years I'm fine with that.

Yeah I have the same issue, pulled it back and it has helped but still looks like crap from the first month or so of bowling. next model should have toe guard!

I had the same problem - I tried to glue the sole on and it still kept peeling away. I called Dexter and they replaced the shoes for free - then I had to buy a product (I believe called powerstep) that Dexter sells to go over the tow - it replaces the T3 sole and is reinforced to prevent this from happening. Not the ideal solution - I think Dexter should have provided it - but I've had them for a about a year now with no more problems.