Shoe advice please!

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Illini_Ref

I am replacing my football shoes. I currently have the Spotbilt Grid Stud shoe and have gotten along fine with it. It does double duty as my base shoe for baseball.

I need to order shoes in EE sizes, so I am down to another pair of Spotbilt or the New Balance 350 in all black. I really want to try the New Balance but it seems as if it may be more of a baseball shoe in the traction department.

Anyone use the New Balance 350 for football? If so, any comments?

I use my NB 350's for football, too. I love them. Have two pair and they are used for the bases in baseball and for football. I'm mainly a referee, so if you are a wing or back judge you may want to ask one of them about the traction.

[MJT]

I have Spotbilt OS98's and love them!

[HLin NC]

but admittedly, on poor fields or wet weather, I have a pair of adidas regular fb cleats I wear.

I can say on the decently manicured Bermuda grass fields here, I've had no issues with traction so far.

An older model of the following shoe was worn by the SEC officials several years ago. I have a low cut version that are hard to find.
http://www.eastbay.com/catalog/produ...34/mvp--sport/

[IceGator8]

The NB 350's work great for football. I also use them for baseball.

I just got some of the Reebok NFL shoes that you can buy from Honigs. They are light and very comfortable. A sticker on the inside of the box states they are also availabe in wide widths.