Patent ID: 8677657
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: A43B

Abstract:
1. A golf shoe outsole comprising: a plurality of pod sections molded to a bottom surface of the outsole; and each pod section having a flared outer perimeter extending beyond the normal contour of the outsole, the outsole having metatarsal and heel portion cross-sections, wherein at the metatarsal cross-section, a ratio of width to length is about 0.375 and the pod sections have a flare angle of about 52° on the medial side of the outsole and about 51° on the lateral side of the outsole, and wherein at the heel cross-section, a ratio of width to length is about 0.333 and the pod sections have a flare angle of about 22° on the medial side of the outsole and about 34 ° on the lateral side, and wherein the shoe will have a greater degree of flexibility and traction with turf, and therefore greater stability and balance to the user.