Yes it's August 23, not Fall yet.Checked NB website, didn't see anything about a toe cap or pitching shoe.
Wow - thank you all for the great feedback.
While Ringor's does offer a wide shoe, I think the comfort aspect is pushing me towards NB - although I guess I'll give Mizuno's a look too. Checked NB website, didn't see anything about a toe cap or pitching shoe.
Lots of good points on both sides - no - no 100M dash in her future. (Not sure if anyone else's daughter is like this - she'll want to run the 90' bases, sometimes more than once if I time her. Park too far away from the grocery store entrance, and it becomes child abuse.)
Thanks as well for the thought of using mens sizes for cleats - her foot may fit better in them, and we'd have much more options. (I think she's already a women's 8).
As for Ringors not having the size - SES - I have to ask what age the girl is that needs a 12 or 13? A women's 13 is a men's 11.
Again - very helpful. Was not expecting this topic to be interesting enough to warrant a second page!
We love the ringors w/ pitching toe, but certainly wish they were lighter. DD is already one of the slowest on the team and these shoes don't help any.
Are these girls running the 100 meter dash in the Olympics or playing softball? I don’t get the knock about the ringors being a little on the heavy side. lol.
Yes it's August 23, not Fall yet.
Yes it is enough protection to be a pitcher's toe but not like the Ringor which would survive an atomic blast. The rest of the shoe will wear out before the toe does, let's put it like that.Called NB and spoke to someone in team sales. He was able to confirm that the Velo model will be released in early October with additional protection on the toe box. He didn’t confirm this was going to be marketed as a pitching toe. He said it will be available in turf, plastic cleat, and metal cleat versions.
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