What's on your feet when you throw?

I had an exciting thought the other day when was talking to my brother-in-law, who is a designer for Merrell (a division of Wolverine that specializes in hiking apparel). I told him how cool it would be if Merrell made disc golf shoes, since myself and a slue of other disc golfers I know use Merrell (or other similar brands) as their preferred disc golf foot attire. Since I cannot think of a single disc golf shoe in existence, I told him Merrell could have a strong chance of cornering that market niche. Since Merrell is a quality brand and based out of Rockford, MI, I would defiantly welcome a disc golf shoe and use it religiously. We continued our discussion with shoe tread ideas and other suggestions. He said he talk about with Merrell's VP, but I want to know my fellow disc golfers' thoughts...

[Mikey]

those are fresh...i wish i had the money now tho

[Robert Hargrove]

Donny and I wear the same shoes nice pick.They are light and when you spin off the box that the tread seems to wear down so its not so aqward off the box

[Duh]

I've been through soooooo may tennis shoes. My first problem was a toe-dragging issue. At one point I had 10 pairs of tennis shoes, all with the left toe area blown out. The next pair of tennis shoes I bought fell apart at the seams, I think they were Adidas. I gave up on tennis shoes; they seem to only have about a 3 month life span for me.

I did eventually get some Merrells. I had them for 2 years before they got uncomfortable. I heard Merrell will fix the shoes if you send them in. I inquired about this, but never received a response.

[Destraayer]

Hmmm... I'll ask my brother-in-law if what you say is true. That would be a good thing to know for myself since I wear Merrell.

[Mikey]

i use champion running shoes

[John Sturtevant]

Dog poo.

Actual footwear. Some hiking boots from Walmart. Actually the best footwear I have found yet for playing. They are water tight, have a nice thick tread, and show very little wear after 4 months of play.

[Steve West]

The shoes I pick must be waterproof. Whether walking through dewy grass, standing in casual water, or playing in the rain or snow, waterproof is essential. My winter pair is also insulated with snow tread.

Similarly, good wet traction on rocks, asphalt, and cement is critical. I've had Merrells that were great when it was dry, but got so slippery when wet that I could hardly walk on a smooth sidewalk.

[Gabriel -=24 CHA!NS=-]

My personal fav's.. For spring/summer/fall. These plus seal skins are great for me. I would love them in gore-tex or otherwise weather proof for the winter. The real selling point on these is the fact that their light weight nad mostly mesh for drainage. Also the tread is like a hiker so you get awesome traction on anything, 'cet Ice..

[Nascar Dave]

Big props to Merrell. I ran a fundraiser back in July to replace two stolen baskets and right before that I played a round with a Merrell shoe rep, who after we played, sent me a $115.00 gift certificate to give away during the fundraiser.
Great shoes and great people.
Also wear NB and Salomon, and some Vasque depanding on the weather.

[Destraayer]

Very Cool

[Chris Crandall]

i wear regular old tennis shoes, sometimes hard to walk up hill in with elevation changes same with down hill doesn't help the grip has wore off the bottom, i will have to get me a pair of shoes like this eventually

[C]

I currently wear a pair of new balance. Love the shoe. The way it fits all that good jazz, HOWEVER, it sops up water like you wouldn't believe. Anytime I tee off before 10AM I know my feet are going to be soaked in less than an hour. Its funny I've had a couple people ask me what is the best "discgolf shoe". I don't know, but someone would make a ton of money making the RIGHT one.