Patent ID: 7905034

Claim:
A golf shoe comprising: an upper and an outsole; a mid-sole connecting the upper to the outsole; and the outsole comprising: generally thin, soft, and flexible thermoplastic polyurethane forward and rear base sections, each section having a plurality of openings defined therein, each opening having a predetermined perimeter size and shape with a hardness no greater than 75 Shore A ; a plurality of hard raised stability pods having a minimum of 95 Shore A hardness, each pod of a size and configuration for molding to a corresponding opening and extending at least 6.3 mm from a bottom surface of the outsole; means in each raised stability pod for releasably attaching a cleat; and an arch support shank molded to and connecting the forward and rear base sections, wherein the shoe will have a greater degree of flexibility because of the soft and flexible outsole and greater stability and balance to the user because of the raised stability pods.