How do I know what size to buy in a bowling shoe?

Answer 1

• First Tape the paper to the floor. Tape at the ends of the paper so that the paper doesn't move.
• Put on your socks as you will wear your Bowling shoes with socks on. Now sit one the chair and put one of your feet firmly to the floor and slightly bent your legs so that the shin is just in front of the ankle.
• Now trace an outline of your foot, holding the pencil vertical and upright to the paper.
• Don't hold it at an angel as you will trace under your feet resulting an inaccurate measurement. If possible ask a friend of yours or your bowling mate to trace your feet for you.
• Once the tracing is done, use your pencil or pen to mark the widest and longest part of your feet.
• Now use a measuring tape or ruler to measure the length in inches. Don't round up your markings rather use the closest 16th
• Write your measurement down and repeat this process on the other feet.
• Most of the people ignores the width because actual shoe sizes are based on length. But in order to find narrow or wide shoes, it is important to know the width.
• Use the largest of the measurement that you find to determine your shoe size. For example if your right foot is 1/3 of inch longer than your left foot. Then go for the size of your right foot. Same thing applies for determining the measurement of the width of your feet.
• Once you have the length and width, deduct 1/5 of an inch from each of those numbers. These final numbers are the actual measurement of your shoes.

Answer 2

Because you want a more snug fit with bowling shoes, the common practice is to try a half size smaller shoe than you normally wear as street shoes.