Footwear manufacturing process

A method of manufacturing a shoe sole, the method comprising the steps:

• acquiring a plurality of tennis balls
• grinding the tennis balls in a granulator, thereby generating felt fuzz and rubber granules;
• passing said felt fuzz and rubber granules through a screen having ⅛″ holes, thereby separating said rubber granules from said felt fuzz;
• combining 0.6 oz of water and 5.2 oz of polyurethane, resulting in a water and polyurethane mixture;
• combining said water and polyurethane mixture with one pound of said rubber granules;
• mixing said rubber granules and said water and polyurethane mixture into a rubber mixture and adding 0.5 oz of said felt fuzz to said rubber mixture;
• lubricating two plates of a hydraulic press;
• placing said rubber mixture into said hydraulic press between said two plates;
• pressing said rubber mixture into a sheet;
• curing said sheet for three hours;
• selecting a cut-out die, said cut-out die shaped for forming a footwear sole;
• cutting a sole from said sheet with said cut-out die;
• and
• applying said sole to a piece of footwear.