Golf shoe outsole

摘要

A golf shoe outsole comprises a thin, flexible base layer having many discrete platforms projecting downwardly from the base layer for providing traction elements. The platforms are separated by channels and open regions to allow the discrete platforms to readily flex relative to one another about the thin base layer, providing enhanced flexibility to the outsole and improved traction performance during a dynamic act such as a golf swing.

主权项

1. A golf shoe outsole having a heel end, opposite toe end, lateral side and opposed medial side, the outsole member defining a lateral-medial midline through the outsole that divides the outsole into a forefoot region forward of the midline and a heel-arch region rearward of the midline;
wherein the forefoot region comprises a plurality of discrete platforms extending downwardly from a thin, flexible base layer that extends across the forefoot region; wherein the plurality of platforms and the base layer define a forked channel extending below the base layer and between the platforms, the forked channel comprising a stem portion extending inwardly from the medial perimeter of the forefoot, a forward branch extending from the stem portion to the lateral perimeter of the forefoot, and a rearward branch extending from the stem portion to the lateral perimeter of the forefoot rearward of the forward branch; wherein the forked channel further comprises an intermediate branch that extends from the rearward branch to the lateral perimeter and is positioned between the forward and rearward branches; wherein a first one of the platforms is positioned along the lateral perimeter between the rearward branch and the intermediate branch, a second one of the platforms is positioned along the lateral perimeter between the forward branch and the intermediate branch; and wherein the first platform comprises plural static traction members and the second platform is configured to mount a dynamic traction member.