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09-21-13 11:04PM
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Recommendations for curling shoes

Looking for a new pair of curling shoes. Size 11 with wide width. Club curling. Recommendations?

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If you're going to play a lot of games I would suggest buying the thickest slider you can afford (usually on more expensive shoes). The reason being as you improve, you'll want a better shoe, so rather than "upgrade" I would bite the bullet and go higher end. I made the mistake of buying an entry level shoe, upgraded to a "midrange" shoe and now I want a higher end shoe. By the way I have had good experience with Goldline, currently wear their podium bronze. I know you can get thicker sliders put on, but, I think just buying a shoe with the thicker slider makes sense.

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get a good pair of skateboard shoes and have them made into curling shoes, better quality probably cheeper and you can pick and try on many different kinds, colors, email kustomkicx@outlook.com

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One question is how often do you curl?

I have used several shoe makes but keep going back to Balance Plus. I don't know how many games I would curl in a year but I curl 3 to 5 games a week plus go to spiels and practice at least once a week.

I am very hard on shoes as well so I get 2 to 3 years out of a pair max!

I like the Balance Plus 500's because the slider is changeable. Having said that, with the very fast ice in clubs I use mainly the 3/16 slider with twin holes. I do have the 1/4 inch but really do not see that much difference between the 3/16 and the 1/4.

I tried the Balance Plus Deluxe but it has a large toe overhang that could catch the hack in my delivery so I just did not like the feel of it.

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As with any purchase you will get what you pay for!

If you want to play well or learn to play well - buy a quality shoe.

Balance Plus Delux
Balance Plus 500
Goldline Podium

Invest in a shoe that fits your foot properly. Go to a location with ice and try them - have a slide!

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Agree with curler bill that Balance Plus or Goldline is the way to go, and for God's sake try them on.

Each fits differently and it depends on your foot (wide? narrow? high instep? bunions?). I wear Podiums, and I've always worn Goldline shoes simply because Balance Plus hurts my feet like hell -- I even tried on a friend's pair who is my size and they were broken in too! So this is one case where your mileage may *definitely* vary.

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One question is how often do you curl?






I curl once a week.

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Support your club's shop, if you have one, and any good in house shop will let you go out on the ice and try them out

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Tim, if you are going to the Continental Cup in Las Vegas then Brooms Up is planning to be there. They won't be at the venue but at the ice rink where the club curls. At least that is the current plan.

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I'm hoping to attend the CC, but with the expected costs of my health insurance (going up due to ACA), I'm not sure now.

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ashams, 30 -40 hours a week well working on ice and curling. I will get one or two years out of them.
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I wear the asham ultra lite slam shoe with the rotator disks....1/4 inches. I curl twice a week and the occasional weekend spiel. I love them!

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Once a week club curler... I'd suggest either:

Balance Plus 200, or the 400/500 series
Goldline Podium Bronze or G-Force
Olson Ole

They're all reasonably priced and should last (I haven't heard complaints from anyone wearing any of those shoes). But absolutely try them on first!

Of the lot I've suggested, the BP 400 series allows you to have removable sliders that you can change if you want something quicker or slower. But they are a bit more expensive than the others.

I wouldn't recommend the Asham's (even though I wear them) mostly because of the cost. I love mine, but they ain't cheap.

And there is always the options of customizing a pair of skateboard or other type of shoes that you find comfortable, and turn them into curling shoes. Most of the curling shoe companies out there can do this, and your local club might be able to recommend a local shoemaker who can do it as well.

Hope that helps...

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Curling only once a week as others have said...any mid range shoe will give you good wear and performance.

My wife curls about 4-5 times a week, plus spiels and she likes the fit (fit is the most important thing) of the Balance Plus 200 with the thick slider. She gets 5 years out of a pair.

Certainly try on the shoes and if possible do a slide. Be mind full of the hack foot as well as the slider. Make sure for your slide that the toe in the hack feels right. Some shoes have a longer toe overhang and for me (size 10.5...6'2") that is a problem.

Curling shoes are one of those things that will last 8 to 10 years so it's worth the extra time to get the right feel and fit.

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I use the Ashams with the discs. Really like them and they were on sale, so reasonable. Curl twice a week plus odd spiel or playdown.

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Go to this link and answer the questions then get back to me. I will narrow your choice to 1 to 3 models of shoes.
http://hoglinecurling.com/joes-blog...s-right-for-you

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Curling only once a week as others have said...any mid range shoe will give you good wear and performance.

My wife curls about 4-5 times a week, plus spiels and she likes the fit (fit is the most important thing) of the Balance Plus 200 with the thick slider. She gets 5 years out of a pair.

Certainly try on the shoes and if possible do a slide. Be mind full of the hack foot as well as the slider. Make sure for your slide that the toe in the hack feels right. Some shoes have a longer toe overhang and for me (size 10.5...6'2") that is a problem.

Curling shoes are one of those things that will last 8 to 10 years so it's worth the extra time to get the right feel and fit.




Omg yes those are so comfortable

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I am looking for curling shoes in Montreal. I found only one store which sells curling shoes and has limited variety. Is there any other place I can go in Montreal to buy curling shoes for growing feet. I have read in this forum that you can buy skateboard shoes and then customize them to be Curling, how much will this cost and where to do this customization?

Thank you.

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I am looking for curling shoes in Montreal. I found only one store which sells curling shoes and has limited variety. Is there any other place I can go in Montreal to buy curling shoes for growing feet. I have read in this forum that you can buy skateboard shoes and then customize them to be Curling, how much will this cost and where to do this customization?

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Doesn't the club you curl at sell shoes? If not maybe ask around the club as to where other members get their shoes?

At one time you could buy sliders or slider kits and glue them with contact cement on any flat bottom shoe but it was never as good as a real curling shoe. The bottom of the shoe must be flat as possible and the toe must not curl up.

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shoe material

I am looking at buying some sheet material of rubber to cut out and adhere to my gripper foot of my shoes to convert them and keep the thickness of both shoe soles the same. For my slider foot I am attaching teflon from sheet material that is 5/32 to 1/4 depending on the rubber I get for the gripper foot. 5/32 seems to be plenty fast.
The question is...what type of rubber sheet material to buy as far as durometer rating, pattern, etc to give the grip a curler wants, is durable so it doesnt break down and leave debris on the ice?
Durometer rating of running shoe is 70, tire 50, pencil eraser is 40.
Also, if teflon is teflon, great, but if there is any grading system or anything specific to curling I should know about I'm all ears.
Probly gonna convert all my kids shoes too through the years instead of having to buy curling shoes for each one every year as they grow.
I have researched fitting and attaching so with a little trial and error we should have acceptible results.
Help please?

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SO cheap dad, I cannot help you with the durometer, other thatn to say it is soft in general. I was told that good gripper rubber is a special blend of rubber polymers that gets grippier at cold temperatures versus standard rubber.

One option you may look at, is from Steves Curling you can buy a gripper piece that you can glue on.
http://www.stevescurling.com/product-p/gripmat-bk.htm

For the teflon, you might be able to find teflon that is etched on once side already. Here is a description from a supplier "One side is etched for bonding with adhesive (not included). The other side and edges have a smooth finish. Etched side is brown."

Without this etching, you will have some issues glueing the teflon to yoru shoe, since "nothing sticks to teflon". I have found SHoe Goo does stick pretty well, but the etching will make it work even better.

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Thank you.
I have been looking at vibram (expensive), rubber, crepe soles, gum crinkle(which reminds me of the rubber that the slip on grippers are made of).
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If I were in to making my own shoes, and keeping costs in line, I would not bother gluing on a gripper to my gym shoe. I would just by a slip on gripper, and wear that on my non-slider foot. Easy to replace if it gets worn out, and if you out grow your shoes, the slip on gripper comes with you for you next shoe (since slip on grippers are good for 2 or 3 shoe sizes). But however you want to save money is fine.

I wouldn't worry about the thickness of the rubber matching the thickness of the slider. I doubt you will notice the 1/16" or 1/8" thickness difference

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Slider wise, I have always wondered how hardware store furniture sliders pushed into (and probably glued) sneakers would do. People commonly use those sliders on delivery aids. The end result would probably resemble goldine's quantum line.

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Slider wise, I have always wondered how hardware store furniture sliders pushed into (and probably glued) sneakers would do. People commonly use those sliders on delivery aids. The end result would probably resemble goldine's quantum line.


Those furniture sliders are not teflon typically, just some sort of common plastic polymer line PE. Dont think they will be nearly as fast as the teflon as a result

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