Bowling shoe kit

Abstract

A bowling shoe which may have removably attachable forefoot/sole slide pads, and removably attachable heel brake pads. The bowling shoe may also have an outsole made of TPU, as well as lip characteristics to prevent forefoot slide pad wear, and rear outsole characteristics to facilitate removal of the heel brake pad.

1 . A bowling shoe kit, comprising:
 a left shoe and a right shoe, each of the shoes having a forefoot, a heel and an outsole;   one or more forefoot slide pads removably attachable to the forefoot of at least one shoe, to adjust the sliding characteristics of the forefoot;   wherein the outsole of each of the shoes comprises TPU.   
     
     
         2 . The bowling shoe kit of  claim 1 , wherein the TPU is clear and transparent. 
     
     
         3 . The bowling shoe kit of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more heel pads removably attachable to the heel of at least one of the shoes, for adjusting the braking characteristics of the heel portion. 
     
     
         4 . A bowling shoe kit, comprising:
 a left shoe and a right shoe, each of the shoes having a forefoot, a heel and an outsole;   one or more forefoot slide pads removably attachable to the forefoot of at least one of the shoes, to adjust the sliding characteristics of the forefoot;   wherein the outsole of at least one of the shoes comprises TPU and includes a lip extending down to at least partially cover a front-most toe portion of the forefoot slide pad, thereby helping to prevent the toe portion of the forefoot slide pad from detaching from the forefoot during play.   
     
     
         5 . A bowling shoe kit, comprising:
 a left shoe and a right shoe, each of the shoes having a forefoot, a heel and an outsole;   one or more heel pads removably attachable to the heel of at least one of the shoes, for adjusting the braking characteristics of the heel portion; and   at least one manually-graspable groove located in a rear portion of the outsole of at least one of the shoes, facilitating a player's ability to remove the heel pad from the heel.   
     
     
         6 . The bowling shoe kit of  claim 5 , wherein a bottom surface of the heel of at least one of the shoes includes one or more depressions having a first topography, and wherein the one or more heel pads has a top surface with one or more corresponding projections having a second topography designed to mate with the first topography of the depressions. 
     
     
         7 . A bowling shoe kit, comprising:
 a left shoe and a right shoe, each of the shoes having a forefoot, a heel and an outsole;   one or more heel pads removably attachable to the heel of at least one of the shoes, for adjusting the braking characteristics of the heel portion; and   wherein a bottom surface of the heel of at least one of the shoes includes a first topography, and wherein the one or more heel pads have a top surface with a second topography designed to mate tongue-and-groove with the first topography.   
     
     
         8 . The bowling shoe kit of  claim 7 , wherein the second topography includes a sloping projection whose base is wider than its top. 
     
     
         9 . The bowling shoe kit of  claim 7 , wherein the outsole comprises TPU. 
     
     
         10 . A bowling footwear kit, comprising:
 a left shoe and a right shoe, each shoe haying a forefoot, a heel and an outsole, and at least one of either or both of the shoes further having: (a) one or more forefoot slide pads removably attachable to the forefoot, for adjusting the sliding characteristics of the forefoot; and (b) heel brake pads removably attachable to the heel, for adjusting the braking characteristics of the heel;   wherein the outsole comprises TPU.   
     
     
         11 . The footwear bowling kit of  claim 10 , wherein the forefoot of one of the shoes has a peripheral shape which is asymmetrical compared to the forefoot of the other shoe. 
     
     
         12 . The footwear bowling kit of  claim 10 , wherein the forefoots of the shoes are symmetrical when compared to each other.