Cushioning system for golf shoes

A cushioning system for a golf shoe comprising:

• a footbed having a sole region, an arch region, a heel region, an upper layer engageable by a foot of a golfer, and a lower layer, the lower layer being composed of a compressible material and defining a recess in the heel region;
• a lasting board disposed below the footbed, the lasting board having a heel region defining a receptacle disposed oppositely the recess of the heel region of the footbed;
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• a cushioning element having an upper part disposed in the recess of the heel region of the footbed, a lower part disposed in the receptacle of the heel region of the lasting board, a flexible outer shell including upper and lower shell halves, the upper shell half having a lower surface and the lower shell half having an upper surface, the lower surface of the upper shell half being joined to the upper surface of the lower shell half forming an inner cushioning pad and a separate outer cushioning ring, the cushioning pad and the cushioning ring each being filled with an air-gel mixture, the air-gel mixture of the cushioning pad being softer than the air-gel mixture of the cushioning ring, the air-gel mixture of the cushioning pad and the air-gel mixture of the cushioning ring each being more compressible than the material of the lower layer of the footbed.

A cushioning system for a golf shoe comprising:

• a footbed having a sole region, an arch region, a heel region, an upper layer engageable by a foot of a golfer, and a lower layer, the lower layer being composed of a compressible material and defining a recess in the heel region;
• a lasting board disposed below the footbed, the lasting board having a heel region defining a receptacle disposed oppositely the recess of the heel region of the footbed;
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• a cushioning element having an upper part disposed in the recess of the heel region of the footbed, a lower part disposed in the receptacle of the heel region of the lasting board, a flexible outer shell including upper and lower shell halves, the upper shell half having a lower surface and the lower shell half having an upper surface, the lower surface of the upper shell half being joined to the upper surface of the lower shell half forming an inner cushioning pad and a separate outer cushioning ring, the cushioning pad and the cushioning ring each being filled with an air-gel mixture having a density, the density of the air-gel mixture of the cushioning ring being greater than the density of the air-gel mixture of the cushioning pad, the air-gel mixture of the cushioning pad and the air-gel mixture of the cushioning ring each being more compressible than the material of the lower layer of the footbed.