Keen Shoes

[motherhucker]

My hubby has had his pair for about a year, and they're starting to fall apart. Shannon came up to the Lucky Mud with us to play some disc golf and wound up getting her feet soaked because her Keen shoes (that are also less than a year old) are starting to fall apart.

Anyone else having issues with their aging Keens?

And on a side note, I spotted a pair of Keen sandals (men's, size unknown) for $5 at the Oak Grove Goodwill in Milwaukie.

[Jester]

I have had mine for 3 years and 3monthes and still going strong! I wear then almost daily. They look well loved but are still serviceable. I love my Keens!

[snap7times]

Keen's new disc golf shoe should be out in 2 months... I'll go for that or one of the nice ones i see online... waiting for it to come out to try it on or at least see what it looks like...

[alphawolf]

Ya i was pretty sad about my shoes. When i got them i was a little leary because they were not as comfortable as my other shoes but i grew to like them (and having dry feet :D) Now the sole is splitting from the shoe in places and i put a tear in the fabric on top of the L one just a few months after i got them. I only wear them to play golf. :waaah:

["Over the Hill" Bob]

Ya i was pretty sad about my shoes. When i got them i was a little leary because they were not as comfortable as my other shoes but i grew to like them (and having dry feet :D) Now the sole is splitting from the shoe in places and i put a tear in the fabric on top of the L one just a few months after i got them. I only wear them to play golf. :waaah:

Mine have been super comfortable since I got them and have been a good disc golf shoe. They have kept my feet dry for the most part but I have only worn them for disc golf and really for only about 4 months on a regular basis. Hopefully they will hold up well enough for the next couple of tournaments I'll be playing. I'm still planning to try the new Keen disc golf shoe when it comes out.

Bob

[Bruce]

Keen does not make a disc golf shoe, keep this in mind people (Until November 1st when the public release comes out). I've had better luck with Keen's than any shoe I've owned, and I go through shoes faster than anybody I know. I've gotten 5 months out of the Wasatch Crests, the same exact shoe as the disc golf shoe is based on. They are great, still water proof, but the sole is starting to go, which I fully expect from any shoe that I've abused through a summer of golf.

The real downfall of Keen shoes (for our sport) is not having a 1 piece sole, and if the disc golf shoe does sell, and it will have to be fairly well that will also be changed in time. Since the mold alone for a once piece sole is quite expensive.

Shoes fall apart, I expect it, if you want to get the most bang for you buck buy your shoes at REI and return them when they start to wear and exchange them. But that is just my .02

[JMan]

I have a pair with patent pending on them (we're talking old) and they are going strong. So are my other 4 pairs. As for their new DG shoe - I don't like shoes with the built in waterproof sock, might as well be wearing a plastic bag on my foot. Now if we could come up with a way to power an engine with sweat, I'd make a fortune.

[Will of Doom]

Speaking of plastic bags thats what Shannon had to do after her feet got drenched at Lucky Mudd. Thank god we had extra dry socks (and two handy plastic bags).

[Ms Thing]

I have a pair of Keen sandles that I use for golf. I really like them in the summer since my feet overheat quite easily. I don't play much in winter so I am not sure what I will wear then, most likely back to my Dr Marten boots. I will wear the Keen sandles on wet but not cold days. I wore them on Saturday figuring that me feet were going to get wet no matter what, I might as well wear the sandles so that I don't have wet socks. And then it was nice, go figure.

[LegoRules]

I love my Keen shoes! I got to test out the Keen dry feature at Adain last Saturday morning, and they were super dry on the inside. Very happy with them.

Cindy :)

[Bruce]

I agree with that Cindy, I play pretty much all weekend in the rain and my feet never got wet. I loved dry socks when I got home!

[emmarose]

I've never had Keens, but I have had great luck with Salomon Trail Runners, this year I got the goretex ones with a toggle (i don't care for having to tie my shoes) and was very pleased. they fit women's feet really well (slender with good arch support and a WIDE toe bed) and last consistently for a whole year, which is I've learned is about the best I can expect for a pair of golfin' shoes...

[snap7times]

anyone try the keen shellrock WP?

[snap7times]

bump, anyone try the shellrock?

[REDFIVE]

I have never had a pair of keens but I don't like them. I used to work at REI's distribution center and when we would get a truck load of the shoes they would always take 6 to 8 hours to sort. They could never get the right style in the correct box and the sizes were never the same as what the box said. Not too keen on keens for a reason that isn't fair to the company.

[erp]

If the company packed and shipped their product this haphazardly and you're reporting your experience accurately, you're being completely fair!

I don't use them for golf, but the semi-dress Keens I have for use in the corporate environments I work in are the cats pajamas!

I have never had a pair of keens but I don't like them. I used to work at REI's distribution center and when we would get a truck load of the shoes they would always take 6 to 8 hours to sort. They could never get the right style in the correct box and the sizes were never the same as what the box said. Not too keen on keens for a reason that isn't fair to the company.

[Eric Olson]

My hubby has had his pair for about a year, and they're starting to fall apart. I have never had a shoe for disc golf last a whole year, regardless of the make. I don't have an opinion on Keen's in particular but in this case it's probably not the fault of the shoe. Even Goretex lined trail runners of every make I've worn only last me one winter season at the most before wetting out.

[GettinBetter]

Krazy Glue can save your shoes!!!! Have went through maybe 3 viles of the stuff on my DG shoes and they have held up very well for 2 years now. BTW I play at least 2-3 rounds every week.

[TreeLove]

I agree with gluing shoes. Wear for a few weeks, observe the fail point, glue the crap out of them! I like Marine Goop, also popular is Shoe Goo, or any solvent-based, rubber-clear flexible glue!

[snap7times]

shoe goo is very good...

[emmarose]

I have never had a shoe for disc golf last a whole year, regardless of the make. I don't have an opinion on Keen's in particular but in this case it's probably not the fault of the shoe. Even Goretex lined trail runners of every make I've worn only last me one winter season at the most before wetting out.


I only expect a year out of any pair of shoes I get for golfing...and I really only use them for a half a year because in the winter/fall time I'm in my hiking boots or Sorel's...you folks seem to have much higher expectations than I do...

["Over the Hill" Bob]

I only expect a year out of any pair of shoes I get for golfing...and I really only use them for a half a year because in the winter/fall time I'm in my hiking boots or Sorel's...you folks seem to have much higher expectations than I do...

Clarification: I've had my shoes for a year. I've not worn them for a year but have had them that long. I starting wearing them for golf about June. By mid August they were giving out. My Nike ACG's that I had previously lasted for a year and a half of golf. Wish I could still afford the ACG's. :)

Bob

[emmarose]

Clarification: I've had my shoes for a year. I've not worn them for a year but have had them that long. I starting wearing them for golf about June. By mid August they were giving out. My Nike ACG's that I had previously lasted for a year and a half of golf. Wish I could still afford the ACG's. :)

Bob

yeah...2 months...you should try to get your money back! also, look on amazon or zappos.com and you can get screaming good deals on shoes often with free shipping and handling...i go try shoes on at rei, etc. and then buy them online or through sierra trading post...i make it a game to never pay more than half price for my shoes and I've had really good luck. i've never bought any nikes, though, so I can't guarantee the good deals on the ACG's...
peace threw disc golf,
emmarose

[erp]

Wow - my experience with Nike ACGs was vastly different - they fell apart in a month of heavy every day use and golf ate them alive. I was contracting there and had to wear their products to work - I made a point of wearing them back in (I worked on software for their footwear designers...) and asked them about the quality issue and they suggested I spend more money.

The logic of a company that couldn't make a $50 shoe last over a month requiring me to buy a more expensive one didn't really work for me.

As it stands, for summer golf, Adidas Sambas last me about 4 months of heavy use on and off the course, and their trailrunners get me through a winter or a winter and a half.

As an aside, I threw a round in my chuck taylors yesterday because I haven't been able to get my Sambas dried out from playing the Mud last week.

That was a mistake.


Clarification: I've had my shoes for a year. I've not worn them for a year but have had them that long. I starting wearing them for golf about June. By mid August they were giving out. My Nike ACG's that I had previously lasted for a year and a half of golf. Wish I could still afford the ACG's. :)

Bob

[emmarose]

It seems that different people need different shoes...I wonder if this has to do with foot shape, walking style (pronator or supinator) and weight distribution or what...

[snap7times]

proper care for shoes has a major influence on their life. Shoe Goo has helped alot for some of my shoes. Also rotating shoes for rounds really does alot. I have rotated 3 shoes for my rounds for the past 6 months, each shows wear and tear but a lot less than if I used one shoe straight on till it fell apart, buy a new shoe etc... I just get shoes when they are cheap, on sale etc... Merrell shoes at the outlet mall is awesome, I get my nike's at outlet or ebay for 30-60 percent off normal price... i have 3 shoes now, will get the keen dg shoe which i wont tell what the name of it is since I am not sure that is public info or the shellrock WP for my 4th shoe to add to my rotation, and if one of the 3 shoes falls apart, i'll shoe goo it and bring it as a back up for the wet warm up rounds etc since shoe goo is pretty much water proof...

["Over the Hill" Bob]

It seems that different people need different shoes...I wonder if this has to do with foot shape, walking style (pronator or supinator) and weight distribution or what...

I did a survey here (or the old site) once and I don't there were two like answers to what a disc golfer wants or needs in a shoe for golfing.:slapface:

Bob

[emmarose]

I did a survey here (or the old site) once and I don't there were two like answers to what a disc golfer wants or needs in a shoe for golfing.:slapface:

Bob


I am very much a shoe snob, and very particular...it makes sense that other people would be as well...and I know the right shoe makes a huge difference, not necessarily in how i feel on the golf course, but in how my aching feet and back feel afterwards.
peace threw disc golf,
emmarose

[jevon]

I picked up a pair of Columbia Grizztooth Omnitech shoes last June. My feet have stayed dry at Dabney, Dexter, Milo, Mudd, and Pier. All in varying degrees of moisture from early morning dew to drizzle to monsoon. Even standing in 2 inches of water. They are super comfy, have great traction, and they don't make my butt look big. The best part is that I got them for under $50 at the employee store with a guest pass.

[erp]

I would say the same about my Adidas Supernova trail runners (I think they're supernovas anyway - the markings are all worn off...) right down to getting them at the outlet in Troutdale.

With the exception that they make my butt stick out some.

I picked up a pair of Columbia Grizztooth Omnitech shoes last June. My feet have stayed dry at Dabney, Dexter, Milo, Mudd, and Pier. All in varying degrees of moisture from early morning dew to drizzle to monsoon. Even standing in 2 inches of water. They are super comfy, have great traction, and they don't make my butt look big. The best part is that I got them for under $50 at the employee store with a guest pass.

[Ted C]

Ditto that, shoe goo is the Shiznit

[Joshua Olmsted]

I was interested if others frequently play golf in sandles? I'm interested in trying out the Keen sandles. So far I've played just about every round and tournament in my life, through rain and snow, in my good ol' Tevas. Perhaps this new dg shoe might be a good excuse to break out of my old tradition...:chinscratch:

[Toby Puttzinski]

I have always preferred a 'trail-running' type of shoe for disc golf, but I've had some really good rounds in court shoes....
I know that Scott Papa and some other old-school pro's like to throw in 'Chucks' or other flat bottom court shoes. One benefit of court shoes is that there is less torque on the knees/ankles when teeing off of concrete pads. Although I can see some advantages of court shoes on a dry tee-pad, I don't usually wear court shoes on the course because I'm worried about slipping on wet surfaces, grass fairways, and such.
I've got a wide foot, so I've had very little success finding a shoe that fits in brands like Solomon and Keen. REI, along with the other outdoor adventure stores in Seattle, didn't have one hiking shoe in widths that would fit me. I have had to go online and buy New Balance trail shoes (in order to get a waterproof low-top), but all three pairs that were supposedly waterproof have proven to be anything but...
I sure hope that the new dg shoes come in widths.

[KG_MCDGC]

I'm trying to figuire out how to get the new Keen Obsidian WP (I'm very partial to wearing Black shoes) for less than full price. I think I'm going to go the route of signing up to an e-mail list for a 10-20% discount then make the purchase. Also perusing retailmenot.com. But they're water-proof and are light weight trail runners.

[snap7times]

Okay, i just realized that almost everyone on here does not know much about the technology and concepts that go into making a shoe and picking the right shoe for you. Shoes are made with different levels of cushioning, some are soft, medium, and hard. Some nike shoes actually show this on their cushioning, i have one that has both soft and medium cushioning and I love it. I had a harder cushioned shoe with narrow toes and dang i hated it. I went to a workshop on how to identify different parts of the shoe and find what applies to me so I pick the right shoe. Some shoe stores have feet experts and they will get a wet stamp copy of your naked foot print and then ask you several questions and then explain to you what you should try and give you like 3-4 different shoes that best fit your foot shape and answers on the questions they ask. For all you know, you could be buying the wrong type of shoe over and over again without knowing it...

[General Scales]

I have always thrown in a nice pair of skate shoes. The ollie pad really helps the toe draggers and they have more grip then your standard court shoes. Most are extremely cushioned and not flat.

Personally I like Globes and Emerica's. My Globe Mullen 3's have gotten through a full year of discgolf

[tomw]

Some shoe stores have feet experts and they will get a wet stamp copy of your naked foot print and then ask you several questions and then explain to you what you should try and give you like 3-4 different shoes that best fit your foot shape and answers on the questions they ask. For all you know, you could be buying the wrong type of shoe over and over again without knowing it...


AL Bundy? is that you? :)

[Uhlman]

I wear a new balence cross trainer. It works great for me. No shoe is waterproof when water goes over the top.

[snap7times]

Oh come on, Al was nothing, who is the only intelligent Bundy to ever go to college? ;)

http://www.runnersworld.ltd.uk/shoefinder.htm - this has plenty of good information and links within the same website...

[ScottW]

I got a pair of the Oboz Firebrand shoes for disc golf back in May and they have been nothing short of awesome so far. Super comfortable, I like the look of them, made outside of Bozeman, MT (hence the name), and they have a 1 year warranty. Give them some consideration, here's the link to their website and I know REI carries them and we all know how good REI is with returns if you are not satisfied.

http://www.obozfootwear.com/site/oboz-mens-firebrand.html

[Scott]

I got a pair of the Oboz Firebrand shoes for disc golf back in May and they have been nothing short of awesome so far. Super comfortable, I like the look of them, made outside of Bozeman, MT (hence the name), and they have a 1 year warranty. Give them some consideration, here's the link to their website and I know REI carries them and we all know how good REI is with returns if you are not satisfied.

http://www.obozfootwear.com/site/oboz-mens-firebrand.html

Looks nice. I'd never heard of these guys. The Sawtooth looks pretty tasty, too.

[emmarose]

I got a pair of the Oboz Firebrand shoes for disc golf back in May and they have been nothing short of awesome so far. Super comfortable, I like the look of them, made outside of Bozeman, MT (hence the name), and they have a 1 year warranty. Give them some consideration, here's the link to their website and I know REI carries them and we all know how good REI is with returns if you are not satisfied.

http://www.obozfootwear.com/site/oboz-mens-firebrand.html

These shoes are super cute (took a peek at the ladie's options)... I just wish that they were waterproof... even if it's not raining I like a goretex or goretex equivalent type option... sigh... and they look comfy and supportive... maybe when they go on sale... thanks for link.