Odd Find...Awesome Results.
My brother turned me on to MONTRAILS, which is a company who apparently makes high end jogging/mountain footwear.
As with most any shoe, regardless of brand, concrete teepads seem to wear down most soles rather quickly....as some soles last longer than others.
Anyways, the Montrails that I have are designed with a middle tread system that is different from the rest of the sole. The middle of the front sole is made out of some form of Kevlar plastic or something(VERY hard plastic). Apparently, the sole is designed for holding up to jagged and sharp rocks and terrain. Whenever you are walking on loose stones the shoes sound like you are crushing the rocks beneath you. When I first tried the shoes out on the concrete tees, they felt a little ackward, as the traction is quite unique from most shoes you would play disc golf with. At first, they may feel like your rotation is kind of slick(as in two hard surfaces rubbing together), but no worries, there is plenty of traction(softer traction surrounding the harder), as I have never slipped.
The great part is, I have been wearing these shoes for over a year, and play often on cement tees, and the shoe is literally laughing at me...."like, um is that all you got!" Not to mention, the shoe is very high end, so the comfort level and waterproof ability is superior. Your heel feels like you are placing it into some form of saddle, and of course, the soles feel like they are made for running/hiking on mountains...which they are.
Another note about the shoe...I wear an 11.5 US, but the shoes my brother gave me are 12.5 US, and they fit perfect...as he wears a 12, and said they were too tight...just something to keep in mind if you order, and not buy at a store.
Now my brother got these shoes on discount, so maybe they were discontinued, but here is a link for the closest shoe to what I have...gl
and yes...the shoes are worth every penny
http://www.montrail.com/Product.aspx?top=1&cat=120&prod=161
