Golf shoe

A shoe sole for use with a shoe having an insole, said sole having an exterior and having at least one peripheral portion adapted to extend laterally beyond said insole of the shoe to which said sole is to be affixed, said sole having a lower surface, said lower surface of said sole having at least one edge which defines a pivot axis having a generally longitudinal orientation relative to said sole around which the foot of the wearer is adapted to pivot wherein said peripheral portion is constituted by a rigid material having a bevel pointed towards said exterior of said sole and wherein a wedge of elastic material is superimposed on said bevel.

A shoe sole for use with a shoe having an insole, said sole having at least one peripheral portion adapted to extend laterally beyond said insole of the shoe to which said sole is to be affixed, said peripheral portion including an exterior rim, said sole having a lower surface, said lower surface of said sole having at least one edge which defines apivot axis having a generally longitudinal orientation relative to said sole around which the foot of the wearer is adapted to pivot wherein said pivot axis is formed along a longitudinal groove provided in said lower surface of said sole, with at least one side forming said groove being interior of said exterior rim of said peripheral portion and adapted to be beneath said insole.

A shoe sole for use with a shoe having an insole, said sole having a relatively inelastic portion, a lower surface, and at least one peripheral portion adapted to extend laterally beyond said insole of the shoe to which said sole is affixed, said peripheral portion including an exterior rim, said lower surface of said sole having at least one edge which defines a pivot axis having a generally longitudinal orientation relative to said sole around which the foot of the wearer is adapted to pivot, said edge being positioned to be cushioned by a relatively elastic material portion of said sole, wherein said pivot axis is formed by an interior edge interior of said exterior rim on said peripheral portion.

A shoe sole for use with a shoe having an insole, said sole having a relatively inelastic portion, a lower surface, and at least one peripheral portion adapted to extend laterally beyond said insole of the shoe to which said sole is to be affixed, a lower surface, said lower surface of said sole having at least one edge which defines a pivot axis having a generally longitudinal orientation relative to said sole around which the foot of the wearer is adapted to pivot, said edge being positioned to be cushioned by a relatively elastic material portion of said sole, wherein said peripheral portion is generally rectangular in cross section and is formed entirely of said relatively elastic material, with said relatively elastic material extending over said relatively inelastic portion.

A shoe sole for use with a shoe having an insole, said sole having a relatively inelastic portion, a lower surface, and at least one peripheral portion adapted to extend laterally beyond said insole of the shoe to which said sole is to be affixed, said lower surface of said sole having at least one edge which defines a pivot axis having a generally longitudinal orientation relative to said sole around which the foot of the wearer is adapted to pivot, said edge positioned to be cushioned by a relatively elastic material portion of said sole, wherein said peripheral portion is generally rectangularin cross section and is formed of a triangular cross sectional portion of said relatively elastic material having a lower exterior edge along which said pivot axis extends.

A shoe sole for use with a shoe having an insole, said sole having a relatively inelastic portion, a lower surface, and at least one peripheral portion adapted to extend laterally beyond said insole of the shoe to which said sole is to be affixed, said lower surface of said sole having at least one edge which defines a pivot axis having a generally longitudinal orientation relative to said sole around which the foot of the wearer is adapted to pivot, said edge being positioned to be cushioned by a relatively elastic material portion of said sole, wherein said peripheral portion is generally curved in cross section in an inverted-U configuration and is formed entirely of said relatively elastic material, with said relatively elastic material extending over said relatively inelastic portion.

A shoe sole for use with a shoe having an insole, said sole having a relatively inelastic portion, a lower surface, and at least one peripheral portion adapted to extend laterally beyond said insole of the said shoe to which said sole is to be affixed, said lower surface of said sole having at least one edge which defines a pivot axis having a generally longitudinal orientation relative to said sole around which the foot of the wearer is adapted to pivot, said edge being positioned to be cushioned by a relatively elastic material portion of said sole, wherein said peripheral portion comprises a relatively elatic wedge mating with a bevelled surface of said sole, said pivot axis being formed along an edge on a relatively inelastic portion comprising said bevelled surface, whereby said pivot edge is elastically cushioned by said elastic wedge.