The Purpose of Women’s Bowling Shoes
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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