Different Sizes of Bowling Shoes

Bowling shoes can be a difficult purchase for an avid bowler or a beginner bowler to make. Perhaps you've found that to be true yourself. These shoes do not always fit as standard-sized shoes do, and can require some effort to find the perfect pair. Bowlers can follow several tips to help them find a pair of bowling shoes in the right size.

  1. Size Conversion Chart

    • If you're looking to fit into a bowling shoe, then one of the ways to do that is to use a size conversion chart. A typical size conversion chart begins with a person's standard shoe size and shows him how to convert his size into the proper bowling shoe size. The chart includes conversions for men, women and children. The variety of charts available should help you pick out a pair of bowling shoes.

    Rental Shoes

    • If you want to be absolutely sure the shoes are going to fit, then go to a bowling alley first, and test out the rental shoes to find the size that works best. This situation is ideal if you are purchasing the same shoe brand that a bowling alley rents out to its patrons. However, even if you are not purchasing the same shoe brand, then the bowling alley rental shoes should be a better judge of size than a regular pair of tennis shoes.

    Dress Shoe Comparison

    • Another tip for picking out a pair of bowling shoes is to compare the bowling shoe size to a pair of your dress shoes. It has been said that a person's dress shoe size is more comparable to a bowling shoe than the size of a person's sneakers. This may be a better judge for men, as their dress shoes are shaped more like bowling shoes, as opposed to women who often have dress shoes with heels.

    Measurements

    • Another way to purchase accurately sized bowling shoes is to have a professional at a shoe store take measurements of your feet. Professionals can easily take measurements at a various department stores and shoe stores. A person who wears an arch support should account for that in the measurement and sizing of bowling shoes, especially if she'll be wearing the arch support while bowling.