Sole for athletic shoe.

摘要

Footwear (10) including an upper (12) and a sole (20) with a plurality of cleats (28) extending from the sole arranged in groupings of cleats adapting the footwear (10) to field sports. A control device (34) extends upwardly of the sole (20) around the heel, a pair of spines (32) extend along the sole (20) between cleats (28) of a grouping of cleats within the region (24) of the ball and heel of the foot, and a flex area (30) is provided in the sole in the general off-center alignment of the heads of the metatarsal bones.