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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2011
Douglas K. Robinson, Jr., Mansfield, MA (US);
John J. Erickson, Brockton, MA (US);
Douglas K. Robinson, Jr., Mansfield, MA (US);
John J. Erickson, Brockton, MA (US);
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Abstract
A golf shoe having an upper, a midsole, and an outsole is provided. A collapsible support element is positioned in a recess proximate to a wearer's first metatarsal bone. The collapsible support element has anisotropic mechanical properties and includes a series of longitudinal wave elements. The wave elements are stiffer in a longitudinal direction and more collapsible in a transverse direction. The wave elements resist collapsing when a golfer walks but have a propensity to collapse during the golfer's swing, which allows more efficient transfer of energy during the swing. The shoe further includes flexing channels in a forward portion as well as a flexing channel in the rear portion.