Patent ID: 6694647
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
An outsole for both a right and a left golf shoe having improved traction with the ground, the outsole comprising:a sole member having a sole, a heel, and an arch disposed intermediate the sole and heel, the sole and heel each having a ground engagement surface, the heel having a centerline and left and right side portions disposed on either side of the centerline; and a plurality of traction enhancing elements extending outwardly from the ground engagement surfaces of the heel and sole of the sole member; wherein the right side portion of the heel has a front surface and the left side portion of the heel includes a flare, the flare having a ground engagement surface, the ground engagement surfaces of the flare and left side portion of the heel having an area which is greater than the area of the ground engagement surface of the right side portion of the heel, the flare including a first flare region having a laterally extending ground engagement surface and a second flare region having a ground engagement surface extending forward of the front surface of the right side portion of the heel.