Author Topic: Mika's slide sole (Read 5823 times)

nocarey · « **on:** January 23, 2011, 07:53:32 AM »

Anyone notice when Mika fell to the approach at the end of his 299 game the sole(s) on his slide shoe?

It looked like he took a 10 and a 8 and cut them diagonally. I know since Dexter is not making the old leather 8's that the new synthetic 8's are way to sticky. Any ideas? thanks

Edited by nocarey on 1/24/2011 at 12:18 PM

nocarey · « **Reply #16 on:** January 25, 2011, 09:44:35 AM »

Don,

I'd say it's a tad slicker than an the leather 8 but it might be because I was hesitant to use to much of the synthetic 8. The 10 by itself could probably slide on asphalt it's so slippery. I may try a bigger piece of the 8 or even try straight across in sections like the other pics just to see the difference. I'm very happy with the results so far.

Raven829 wrote on 1/24/2011 8:46 PM:
I have been curious about what people are doing to replace the "old" number 8 sole since it was discontinued. I tried the microfiber 8 a few times and it is nowhere close. The 10 is like ice. Nocarey, how close is your configuration to the old 8? I ask because I tend to slide more on the outside of the shoe (toe pointed in) and I'm guessing that it would make a difference as to how to cut them.

Don

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LuckyLefty · « **Reply #17 on:** January 25, 2011, 06:28:12 PM »

Oh....is the new number 8 stickier than the old or slipprier? I'm confused....some above say stickier, others slicker?

Also the new 10 is synthetic....or like the old one felt?

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nocarey · « **Reply #18 on:** January 25, 2011, 08:05:31 PM »

the new #8 white synthetic soles are sticky, the new #10 gray I believe is also synthetic and slicker than the old #10

Walking E · « **Reply #19 on:** January 27, 2011, 05:07:49 PM »

What is Dexter thinking? Don't they realize that a lot of bowlers want to slide old-style (i.e. Linds-style)? Do they think that bowlers nowadays either want to plant their foot or ice skate with nothing in between?

I took nearly five years off from bowling and only recently started up again, so I had no idea about the new Dexter soles and heels. The old 8's (which I use) were pretty good, and I also have a second 8 that I treated with Easy Slide to make it a little slicker for tackier approaches. The 10 was always too slick, and the 6 was unusable for me (instant plant).

I hated Dexter heels, too. I could only use the horsehoe heel with Teflon tape on the wings. All other heels either planted right away or never stopped. I am stuck with the Dexters for a while as I can't really afford new shoes, so this hybrid 8/10 sole looks kind of interesting should I need to try something slicker than my 8.

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RyboFlavin · « **Reply #20 on:** January 31, 2011, 10:26:44 AM »

An insider told me that the reason Dexter stopped making the S8 Yellow Leather was a matter of cost savings. They described it like this:

The leather material comes in a sheet and the leather has a "grain" to it. When the soles are cut from sheet, they must be in line with the proper "grain" direction. As a result, there is some waste material since the soles can only be positioned in those directions. With the microfiber material, they can cut the soles in any direction and make maximum usage of the material.

I HATE the S8 white microfiber soles. I'm down to my last two S8 yellow leather soles, so I am glad to read about the experimentation in this thread.

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