Shoe advice please!

[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?

[tjones1]

Talk to HandCheck7, I know he used them last year in football. I wore them last year in baseball and really liked them. I've heard good things about both shoes and basically just flipped a coin and got the Grid Stud.

I just got a pair of the Spotbilt Grid Stud. Tried them on and they feel great.

I'm not sure if Spotbilt is completely shutting down or just their plate shoes line.

[Blue37]

Originally Posted by tjones1

I'm not sure if Spotbilt is completely shutting down or just their plate shoes line.

I was told by a rep of another company that Spotbuilt was going completely out-of-business, but he might have been trying to persuade me toward his product line.

[waltjp]

Originally Posted by Blue37

I was told by a rep of another company that Spotbuilt was going completely out-of-business, but he might have been trying to persuade me toward his product line.

I thought Spot-Bilt was recently aquired by Saucony.

[tjones1]

Originally Posted by waltjp

I thought Spot-Bilt was recently aquired by Saucony.

That's what I heard too. However, I didn't hear if they were going to continue production of all their lines.

[IceGator8]

I think Spotbuilt is now Pentagon.

[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.

[waltjp]

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 also need a wide shoe. I used the Reebok NFL THorpe II for baseball and lacrosse this past season and I was very happy with the fit and comfort.

http://www.honigs.com/detail.asp?Cat=2&Sub=9&Item=1160

I also just bought a pair of New Balance 350's. The tread doesn't look agressive enough for some of the natural turf fields so I'll probalby use it mainly for the artificial stuff.

http://www.honigs.com/detail.asp?Cat=2&Sub=9&Item=1098#

[Mregor]

Originally Posted by waltjp

I also need a wide shoe. I used the Reebok NFL THorpe II for baseball and lacrosse this past season and I was very happy with the fit and comfort.

I agree. A very good shoe.

Mregor

[golfdesigner]

I started doing football 4-years ago, started with the Spot-Bilt Grid Stud. After using NB basketball shoes for the last 5-6 years on the basketball court, I decided to give the NB 350s a try last year. I would now vote for the NB shoes. I do most of my football games on natural grass, I work the white hat, with some games on synthetic turf. I really haven't found problems on either type of turf. The 350s can be a little bit of a problem to clean up dust etc, but I just use ArmourAll wipes and the shoes look like new.
I still keep the Spot-Bilts around for the really nasty game days so the NB stay nice.