Best driving shoes??

[ZetaVI]

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3248

I asked this question a while back considering I'm into kicks. Considering what I've heard, Pumas and Onitsuka Tigers are heavily favored. I really like the Onitsuka Tigers Ultimate 81 and I've also got into wearing New Balance. I like New Balance because I can wear for driving and casual use. New Balance=Because Takumi.

[OICU812]

511 Tactical are awesome shoes. Feels like bare feet but ...not.

[FRSpappa]

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[WingZer0]

Asics Onitsuka Tigers as others have said





have used Asics Top Seven once

[Jesse1292]

Chucks and vans for me.


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[PHLonomenal]

Originally Posted by Jyn

A lot of people seem to prefer Pumas.

I've found Converse Chuck Taylors are great. I use low top, but high top isn't too bad, just less movement from the ankle.

Same here. Not a driving shoe per se but afford me excellent feel and control...and they always look great with jeans. I'm low top only though.


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[chris wallace]

Originally Posted by Teseo

Try barefoot.

Yep. No better relationship with your car anything else is just a condom.


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[tyrantcf]

+1 on Pumas. The Puma Racer Carbons I just got are amazing.

[FRSpappa]

Skechers Go Bionic Runners!


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[Sleepless]

I like skateboarding shoes. The Puma driving shoes are too narrow for heel / toe shifting as the pedals are too far apart.


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[dbrandt01]

I've gone from these shoes, to cowboy boots, to even barefoot. I like these shoes though. I guess they're technically called "boat shoes" but I like them

[SirBrass]

Originally Posted by OICU812

511 Tactical are awesome shoes. Feels like bare feet but ...not.

My 5.11 tactical trainers are nothing like that. Then again, they're thick treaded soles for rough terrain, but the shoes weigh like they're new balance running shoes. Great for daily wear especially if you're doing something like Gunsite's Pistol 250 course (where you spend ALL DAY for 5 days on your feet doing range work), where you have to have terrain durable but structurally (that is, your skeleton structure) supporting footwear.

Best $100 I spent on footwear for shooting/hiking/climbing. Not so great for driving (doable, but you do have to get used to the numb feeling and judge throttle input by engine sound and tach movment alone, not by pedal feel as well).

Honestly, my low top converse were NOT good driving shoes. I do best with a mid to high top shoe. Chucks with their unsupported sole DO hurt after a short while, but put in some athletic insoles and they become fantastic driving shoes.

I've been daily wearing/driving my cream hi-top chucks for about a month now with those insoles and have had NO problems with comfort and pedal control is nice and direct for driving.

[wheelhaus]

I also vote Pumas (or similar motorsport influenced shapes). I've also used some skate shoes that have a flat bottom and square edge that worked pretty well, but i still prefer the Pumas by a large margin.

Whatever shoe you end up with, it should have a thin sole (for feels) and a predictable shape that usually either A- follows the contours of your foot, or B- has a flat bottom with square edges.

I've found shoes/boots with stiff/thick soles are the hardest to drive with, as well as running shoes with the bulged heel and big bulky knobs everywhere.

[OICU812]

Originally Posted by SirBrass

My 5.11 tactical trainers are nothing like that. Then again, they're thick treaded soles for rough terrain, but the shoes weigh like they're new balance running shoes. Great for daily wear especially if you're doing something like Gunsite's Pistol 250 course (where you spend ALL DAY for 5 days on your feet doing range work), where you have to have terrain durable but structurally (that is, your skeleton structure) supporting footwear.

Best $100 I spent on footwear for shooting/hiking/climbing. Not so great for driving (doable, but you do have to get used to the numb feeling and judge throttle input by engine sound and tach movment alone, not by pedal feel as well).

Honestly, my low top converse were NOT good driving shoes. I do best with a mid to high top shoe. Chucks with their unsupported sole DO hurt after a short while, but put in some athletic insoles and they become fantastic driving shoes.

I've been daily wearing/driving my cream hi-top chucks for about a month now with those insoles and have had NO problems with comfort and pedal control is nice and direct for driving.

I don't find the Beacon Trainers thick at all. I've had Pumas etc being discussed as well.