Many people love the nolstagia that vintage bowling shoes brings. The unique design of bowling shoes, especially ones from the 50’s and 60’s, makes them extremely popular. Most people don’t even buy them to bowl in, but rather as street shoes.
So, you might be wondering where you can get your own vintage bowling shoes. Here are some places to look.
- Your parent’s closet. If your parent’s were into bowling, they may still have a pair laying around.
- Your local thrift store. Goodwill and Salvation Army are a great place to find used anything, including bowling shoes. You may have to make trips on a regular basis before you find anything though.
- Ebay. For online shoppers, E-bay is your number one source for vintage goods. They actually have a large selection of vintage bowling shoes at the moment.
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One of the most popular names in bowling shoes is Linds. They have been around since 1919 started making bowling shoes in the 1930’s. In fact, Leslie Lind was the original inventor of bowling shoes as we know them today, with a sole designed to slide. They offer a full line of women’s bowling shoes, as well as men’s and youths.
One of the trademarks of Linds bowling shoes is quality. Most people that own Linds bowling shoes say that they last a great deal longer than most other brands. They fit well and are very comfortable. Many professional bowlers use Linds shoes.
Linds offers a wide variety of women’s bowling shoes. They have performance and athletic lines, as well as allowing you to create your own semi-custom bowling shoes. The performance line runs from $55 to $155 and provides the choice of left or right-handed shoes. Their athletic line runs around $40 and have slide soles on both shoes. Their semi-custom line of shoes will run you over $240, but allow you to choose your own colors and style, as well as giving you the choice of left or right. Lind’s website offers an interactive color chooser for their semi-custom shoes.
If you are shopping around for new women’s bowling shoes, you can’t go wrong with Linds. They offer great quality, a range of choices, and good value.
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Women’s bowling shoes have changed a great deal over the last 50 years. Here is a look at women’s bowling shoes from each decade since 1950.
These women’s bowling shoes from the 50’s were modeled after the saddle shoe which was so popular during it’s time.
Brunswick made these yellow and white women’s bowling shoes in the early 60’s. Groovy, huh?
There is no doubt that these suede purple and white women’s bowling shoes are from the 70’s. They look better suited for the Disco floor than the bowling lane.
There is no doubt these women’s bowling shoes are from the 80’s. It was about this time that Nike, Reebok, and some of the other big name shoe companies started to get in on the bowling shoe action.
Starting in the 90’s and into today most women’s bowling shoes are hardly recognizable for everyday tennis shoes.
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Anyone who has ever been to a bowling alley knows that you are not allowed to wear regular shoes while bowling. Bowling alleys require you to wear specialized bowling shoes. There is good reason for this, and no it is not so that the bowling alleys can make some extra money with the shoe rental. Here are the reasons you are required to wear women’s bowling shoes (and men’s).
The most important reason to wear specialized bowling shoes is because it is critical to proper technique. Women’s bowling shoes are designed to allow the foot to slide on the lane. If a person uses the proper approach, their feet will glide along the lane during their forward swing, giving them a nice smooth motion. If you are wearing regular tennis shoes, your feet will stick on the lane, causing a choppy motion. This could lead you to a fall or injury and definitely poor bowling scores.
Some women’s bowling shoes that you purchase will actually have one sliding shoe and one brake shoe. If you are right-handed, the brake shoe should be on the right, for a left-hander the left. So as a right-handed person bowls, their left foot provides the sliding motion and they use their right foot for braking. This is to help prevent crossing the foul line, as well as helping to prevent falls. Shoes rented in bowling alleys usually have sliding soles on both shoes.
Another important reason bowling allies do not allow regular street shoes while bowling is to protect the lanes and other bowlers. Street shoes can scuff the lane surface, providing a less than optimal bowling surface for other bowlers. They can also track in dirt which could also damage the lane surface. It can also cause other bowlers who are wearing the proper shoes to possibly fall and injure themselves.
So as you can see, bowling shoes are required for good reason. They can improve your game and help keep everyone safe. You can either rent a pair from your bowling alley, or you can purchase your own women’s bowling shoes.
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