Black Shoes

[dcbarisax1]

... Adidas Turf Hog shoes.  They tend to run small though, so you might need a half size larger than you normally wear.

How do they feel otherwise?  Will they hold up for all 4 qtrs or will they let you down by halftime?  I've worn Reeboks before and they weren't for crap after halftime.  I'm a bigger guy so I need something that can hold up and still be comfortable lol!

[VALJ]

I'm a bigger guy so I need something that can hold up and still be comfortable lol!

D2 NWAFOA UMPIRE

The latter definitely proves the former.   

[WVABJ1807]

I do have these shoes. I do like them, I had to change the laces in them though.  Don't liekthe old fashioned laces.  IM looking for a pair of mid cut shoes.  Since we have gone to pants, I need to wear mid cut shoes bc of ankle issues.  When we wore knickers I didn't like the look of mid cut shoes, now you cant tell.  Any suggestions.

[ljudge]

ON our crew, we don't wear cleats on grass or Turf.  To us it doesn't look professional.

No disrespect but what is the definition of "looking professional?"  Serious question.  Someone made a comment to me a few years ago while working on a high school chain crew playoff game that he felt the shoes I was wearing weren't "professional."  Ironically they were brand new Reebok shoes the NFL gave to me that I use as a game-day assistant.  I could no longer use the shoes because we now have a Nike contract and cannot use for NCAA because my conference has a contract with adidas.  I only wore the shoes 5 times as I was only a backup that season.  I was only helping my high school association as I lived close to the venue and had off for that weekend.  So I asked the guy why he thought I was unprofessional given there's no requirement of any kind for chain crews and his comment was I was "advertising."  I just shook my head and my shoes looked 20 times nicer than his.  Now if it were sneakers that's another story (which I have seen on TV from guys working state semi-finals which was a disgrace).

[ReverendRef]

dcbarisax1: "How do they feel otherwise?"

They work for me.  That's the thing about shoes though, one man's comfort is another man's hell.

May I suggest going through zappos.com.  They have a good selection of everything, their return/exchange policy is great, and their customer service is top notch.  That's actually where I purchased my pair.