Keen vs. Merrell

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The 2 major disc golf shoe sponsors. 

Keen vs. Merrell (Vibram).

Which do you prefer and why?

[Mike Inscho]

I bought a pair of Keen Obsidian WP's recently.. not even a month and my right heel tread came unglued. I'm currently looking for something that will hold up a little better than that. I toe drag but not on occasion....but dang.. $90 for a month of use? I'll look up Montrail.. Garmont's.. and those NF Hedgehogs and see what I can find. I've been told that it's really hard to beat the Vibram soles... I'm leaning toward a durable shoe with those athletic type of soles on them.

But to answer the question: Not Keen.

[All day Corey]

I have owned both Merrell and keen shoes. I would like merrell shoes better if they weren't so narrow. I have tried buying a bigger shoe size but that didn't help much. Bought a pair of keen's and that solved the problem. Now i am back to wearing a size 11 again. Thank you KEEN!!! Now about the duability. I think that Keens are more durable but the merrells have better soles, at least when you first buy them. I had a pair of Merrell Camelen Ventilators and they were fine as long as I didn't play to many rounds day (Once again the wide feet) but after the first 4-5 months. The wear of the sole got to a certain point that the sole finally tore apart. I play at least 2-3 times a week (The same as the Merrells) and I have not had a problem. Reply for more info.

[MitchB]

Don't know yet, I'm still researching.
I have been wearing 10 to 15 dollar wal-mart shoes that work good for about 3 months then blow out.
I figure if I spend more money I'll get more time out of them.
So in doing the research I found you guys.
A lot of good input from everybody but I still don't know what I want.
Yesterday I was at a 2 hour disc golf clinic with Nate Doss, Avery and Valarie Jenkins and they all were wearin KEENS.
When I asked about them mainly where did you get them they said online.
Well I can't buy shoes that way as I got weird feet so I gotta fit them before I buy.
I guess I'll just have to continue looking.

[Blake Meyers]

dude the best are these teva hiking shoes like a boot but without the boot haha they grip any surface!!! but i mostly wear addidas running shoes or under armor however i like keen slightly better but i dont wear them anymore

[MitchB]

Blake where do you get them?

[Blake Meyers]

http://www.endless.com/dp/B001G8XB7O/181-8218429-6782707?ie=UTF8&am... this website had the closest thing to what mine are i dont know exactly where i got them because they were orgionally my dads.