Author Topic: I've wasted my bucks, I guess? (Read 2111 times)

dev · « **on:** March 15, 2005, 12:41:37 PM »

Bought a Dexter 6 LX recently ago, and realise I don't need such a good shoes. Till now I've change my soles or heels, and the fact is that even I met different conditions still I can handle them easily with the same sole.

Now having regretted to spend $$ on the LX, guess I bought it is just because of the balance I could get from the shoes.

Anyone regretted getting a LX before?

TheBowlingKid25 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 15, 2005, 08:44:49 PM »

not the LX, but I bought tour ultras and realized the same exact thing. I coulda got the same shoes with less stuff for a lot cheaper. (like the tour deluxes or something)
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dev · « **Reply #2 on:** March 15, 2005, 09:07:21 PM »

Hmmmm, looks like Inferno's got a opposite problem of mine. Haha, I'm getting my LX sold to my friend, now thinking of which to shoe to get next.

dev · « **Reply #3 on:** March 15, 2005, 09:19:55 PM »

Haha, thanks for the recommendation, but I'm looking at a lower end shoes.

stanski · « **Reply #4 on:** March 15, 2005, 10:00:19 PM »

I feel like I've wasted my money also... the soles on my abs' wore out too damn fast. Now they all slide way too much for my liking. I find that I only use one heel and sole also (I bought a pair of kid leathers from buddies on closeout for 75)
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C-G ProShop-Carl · « **Reply #5 on:** March 15, 2005, 10:43:57 PM »

dev,

I think that selling your shoes and downgrading would be a mistake. I rarely change the heel/soles on mine but when I need to it is great that I am able to do so.

A few years ago i went to a tournament wearing Linds Classics, my first ball I literally slipped and my foot went out from underneath me. I bought SST5s the next day.

Since I have had the SST6s, and currently have the ABS Tour Ultras. I never change them during league. WHen I was at nationals this year I had to change them at the Bowler's Journal. WHen I was done I put my normal heel/sole back on. During the Team squad they were fine. WHen I got down on the higher numbered lanes for singles and doubles I had to put on a sole and heel that would slide more because everyone was sticking.

I would keep them. You have them already. If you sell them one day you will wish you hadn't.

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dev · « **Reply #6 on:** March 15, 2005, 10:45:18 PM »

I feel that people who required soles as well as heels are usually people who need power during their approach for a stronger release. For me a normal stroker I guess I require a normal shoes.

dev · « **Reply #7 on:** March 15, 2005, 10:47:41 PM »

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dev,

I think that selling your shoes and downgrading would be a mistake. I rarely change the heel/soles on mine but when I need to it is great that I am able to do so.

A few years ago i went to a tournament wearing Linds Classics, my first ball I literally slipped and my foot went out from underneath me. I bought SST5s the next day.

Since I have had the SST6s, and currently have the ABS Tour Ultras. I never change them during league. WHen I was at nationals this year I had to change them at the Bowler's Journal. WHen I was done I put my normal heel/sole back on. During the Team squad they were fine. WHen I got down on the higher numbered lanes for singles and doubles I had to put on a sole and heel that would slide more because everyone was sticking.

I would keep them. You have them already. If you sell them one day you will wish you hadn't.

-EX-

You somehow got the point there, but I guess the only reason why I bought LX is just because of the balance.

rackattack · « **Reply #8 on:** March 16, 2005, 06:26:06 AM »

Last night another bowler put nu-slide on his sliding sole and didn't wipe it off completely before bowling.When I got up my shoe picked up the powder he left.It was nice to be able to just take that sole off and replace it with a clean one.No fuss no muss and no lost frames.

I too have a heel and sole I use most of the time and I keep an extra one of each just in case.If you feel you wasted your money on the other heels and soles sell them and buy a spare of the ones you use.You made a good investment on a piece of equipment that will last you for years.

Sell the accessories keep the shoes.
By the way my shoes are the ABS Ultras.
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two balls wide · « **Reply #9 on:** March 16, 2005, 06:33:04 AM »

anything more than 20 dollars is too much for a pair of shoes... can somone tell me what the shoes do differently between the $20 pair of mine and the $120 ones?...
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Nodsleinad · « **Reply #10 on:** March 16, 2005, 06:50:01 AM »

Yes i can tell you the difference... Confidence. If I travel from Ohio to Montana and get up on the approach and slide / stick so badly that I do not feel good about my shots then I am screwed. I do not want to have to worry about my shoes. I want to have my confidence / focus elsewhere.

Plus 20 shoes would wear out for me in about 1 month. I bowl a lot. So i by 6 pairs a season or lower grade shoes or 1 pair of top of the line shoes. $100 bucks or so and with the security and flexibiblty it is worth it.

Nod

rackattack · « **Reply #11 on:** March 16, 2005, 06:58:16 AM »

I agree with Nod.It's a long term investment and a good one at that.
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Nollster · « **Reply #12 on:** March 16, 2005, 07:29:54 AM »

I currently have SST 5, SST 6 and Tour Ultras (plus a cheapie pair of Brunswicks) and I can tell you the Tour Ultras are like slippers on my feet and give me a completely natural foot motion. The 5s and 6s are more like planks on my feet and really affect how I come to the line. I, too, have only used one sole/heel, but it's great to know I can change should I need to.

Rocket_Robin · « **Reply #13 on:** March 16, 2005, 07:33:58 AM »

I recently invested in a pair of Etonic red flames,(I dont feel the need to change soles or heels) I have always had Linds Classics before these but these are the best shoes I have bought. Definately worth trying.
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mumzie · « **Reply #14 on:** March 16, 2005, 11:31:32 PM »

I used to swear by Linds. I wouldn't wear anything else.
Then one night a teammate put his foot under the seat in the settee area. Seems that someone had been eating pizza there earlier, and he stepped right on a piece. Pepperoni side up.

Peeled the sole off his shoe, dug another one out of the bag, and kept bowling.
If it had been me, I would have thrown the pair of shoes away, finished the night in house shoes, and paid another $100 or so the next day for another pair of shoes.

Instead, I went out and bought dexters the next week.
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