paintball cleats worth the money?

[MarkM]

I have gone through several different types of shoe for paintball, I started using basketball high tops ($150), then shifted to lightweight super cheap hiking shoes ($15), then onto DM's($80) (Doc Martins.. I don't know if they are sold in the US) then I used german paratrooper boots ($15) and then I went with Tanels ($100), then onto Nike Air sharks ($25) then Nike Airmax mid ($45) and finally I use Reebok Astroturf high tops and when the ground is softer or wet under foot Reebok high top football cleats...american football not soccer. the Reeboks both cost me $25 each at the Reebok clearence store in Orlando.
You might have noticed a theme here with high tops..well I value my ankles and have turned my ankle several times even with High tops but only seriously the twice, the mid shoe I turned my ankle on the second time of wearing them so they got swapped out immediately loads of other times the high tops have saved me. It is your body so your choice.

[daviselk]

Just remember cheaper is not always better

I have a nice pair of mid-top football cleats that are sweet. they set me back a good 70 bucks but they havnt worn down at all and they fit good. they are to small for me now, so they give me blisters sometimes but beides that, they are great. RIGHT ON TRINA

[azza]

I use a trusty pair of slazenger street/skate shoes, that i got new for about $30NZ They've had over a years worth of general use plus paintballing and only now falling apart.

Cheers
Azza

[minimag03]

well ive been thinking about getting a pair of paintball cleats and was woundering if they are worth the money?the ones i have seen are a little expensive($100+).right now i have just been wearing my army boots but im thinking that the cleats will be a lot lighter,lol.
and also ,does it really make a difference between "paintball"cleats or are soccer cleats jsut as good?
anyone who wears/use to wear cleats please let me know what you think of them.
thanks

I use soccer cleats. They do their job, and I don't see how paintball cleats would do any better. The only difference is that the pb cleats might designed to get some bonces.

minimag03

[AGDlover]

i got me some ATC's and i'm lovein em

[LeatherPants]

Dye ATC

I bought a pair of HiTec boots. Didn't have the traction I needed.

Adidas football cleats. Worked well but would hurt my feet after 8-9 hours of play.

Dye ATC. Great grip on all kinds of terrain. MOST COMFORTABLE shoes for paintball.

[Athius]

Well i use Umbro soccer cleats which costed me only $20 in Champs sports they are very light weight, durable and they help me get more impulse in the off the break.


Plus it matches my teams uniform perfectly.

[ProX9]

Well i use Umbro soccer cleats which costed me only $20 in Champs sports they are very light weight, durable and they help me get more impulse in the off the break.


Plus it matches my teams uniform perfectly.

oh yeah i got my reebok baseball cleats for how much..... nothing!!!! my friend gave out all his old cleats and one pair fit me perfectly, so if you have friends do the friendly thing and mooch off their ***!!

[Hairball]

I agree with the comment about the Merrells, I had a pair of those and loved them. For speedball though I'd use a pair of off-road running shoes like these.

[TheDuelist]

I used to wear a pair of nike football cleats until I bought a pair of Diggers at Cup a couple of years ago. I love them. They are comfortable and have held up extremely well so far. I would recommend them to anyone.