Footwear...

[Stayhuge]

Hi Everyone,

Just curious what everyone uses. I have been playing for a long time, on and off, and when I returned about 3 years back, I noticed that there were a ton of people with cleats. I used to just throw on an old pair of sneakers, and go out and play. Lately, I picked up this pair of light boots, waterproof and pretty good treads. Good for woodsball, especially since I am inclined to twist my ankle. Feel free to post up with your experiences and/or suggestions. I would like to hear from those who use cleats and those that no longer do, if there are any.
Thanks everyone

[ezcreation]

stay out of cleats...

Bro in law was using them, and foot got stuck on the floor while knee turning...Now might need knee surgery on the ACL

I say boots all the way!

[om3n]

if I'm playing in the woods or on grass, I wear cleats. If I'm playing on turf, I wear a pair of Nike's.

[rawbutter]

steel-toed combat boots

(Once I got shot in the toe and didn't notice until after the game when someone else pointed it out. Oops. )

[vf-xx]

Trail running shoes. Like sneakers but better tread for woods / dirt.

Currently a pair of North Face trail running shoes.

[zondo]

Depends on the terrain, like Om3n said, but I may try some trail shoes like vf-xx said... something in a hightop. Nike still make their ACG line?

[OPBN]

Several of the fields I play on have streams, that have to be crossed, so I wear something waterproof. Current choices are: a pair of old Timberland hiking boots or Bates zip side tactical boots. The Timberlands are awesomely comfortable and built for full day of walking. The Bates are higher though and much more waterproof.

My favorite of all time was some kid wearing a pair of airwalks during a winter game. Once his socks got wet, he ended up wrapping his feet in papertowels and paint bags. Surprised he didnt lose a toe to frost bite.

[Ando]

I use a set of lacrosse shoes.

[tbaggin]

I use the Jt hightop cleats. They arent cleats like football ones, they ar emore like hiking if anything. I cant find them anymore in my size which sux because they have been the best ive used.

[Spider-TW]

I have a pair of cheap, water proof hiking boots that are about gone. I'll start looking for the same thing with a little more sole support and cushion (scenario play). I'm not sure if just the boots got old, or if we both got old.

The water proof part was definitely appreciated though.

[vf-xx]

Given the general climate where I play, I don't go in for waterproof. I go for shoes that have good drainage and wool socks. Works great for me.

[Mr. Mouse]

depends what kind of day it is and where im playing, if its wet out most likely wear cleats, or if im playing speedball i wear cleats, anything else i usually wear running shoes or a pair of old sneakers

[tribalman]

when i play indoor i wear a pair of sketchers running shoes. they are comfy. if i'm playing at the badlandz where the terrain is uneven and lots of branches and logs i'll wear an older pair of work boots that aren't quite broken but not in good enough shape to wear at work. helps from twisting my ankle as i'm sprinting around and jumping over the wood piles.
if it's a full grass field or concrete, running shoes. i'm not sliding and the terrain is pretty level.
regardless of terrain if it has rained within the last 2 days i'm wearing boots. before i started doing that i've almost lost a few pairs of shoes because of mud. one game my shoes got stuck in the mud behind a bunker when i ran out. i played on without them. got some interesting looks from the refs during the game. wasn't fun trying to pull them out while trying not to get stuck myself
only time i wear cleats is when i'm playing Ultimate.

[chafnerjr]

scarpa zg65 gtx... Totally bad @$$

[Aslan]

depends

I mostly wear steel-toed boots because I mostly play woodsball. On the rare event that I might play X-ball, I might throw on a pair of cleats...but that's rare. I mostly wear boots because climbing over logs and rocks in cleats is just silly.