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An improved golf shoe and sole is provided. In a preferred embodiment, a pair of golf shoes comprising a right shoe and a left shoe, the right shoe having a different arrangement of traction elements on the sole thereof than the left shoe. For right-handed golfers, the sole of the right shoe has a g

An improved golf shoe and sole is provided. In a preferred embodiment, a pair of golf shoes comprising a right shoe and a left shoe, the right shoe having a different arrangement of traction elements on the sole thereof than the left shoe. For right-handed golfers, the sole of the right shoe has a greater number of axial traction members which are aligned with an edge of the sole than transverse traction members which are positioned transverse to the edge of the sole. The right shoe accordingly resists pivotal motion. The left shoe has a greater number of transverse traction members than axial traction members so as to allow pivotal motion. The golf shoes accordingly allow the golfer to make a fuller back swing and to follow through more completely on the power stroke. The relative number of axial and transverse traction members on the left an right shoes may be reversed for left-handed golfers.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A pair of soles for golf shoes, comprising:first and second soles, each having a heel portion, a toe portion forward of the heel portion, a first edge extending between the heel and toe portions and a second edge extending between the heel and toe portions opposite the first edge; a

[ I claim:] [1.] A pair of soles for golf shoes, comprising:first and second soles, each having a heel portion, a toe portion forward of the heel portion, a first edge extending between the heel and toe portions and a second edge extending between the heel and toe portions opposite the first edge; anda plurality of traction members, each elongated along a traction member axis, the plurality of traction members includingat least one first traction member connected to and depending from the first sole, the traction member axis thereof being generally transverse to least one of the first and second edges of the first sole,at least two second traction members connected to and depending from the first sole, the traction member axes thereof being aligned generally parallel with at least one of the edges of the first sole, a number of second traction members being greater than a number of first traction members to resist pivotal motion of the first sole relative to the ground,at least one third traction member connected to and depending from the second sole, the traction member axis thereof being aligned generally parallel with at least one of the edges of the second sole, andat least two fourth traction members connected to and depending from the second sole, the traction member axes thereof being generally transverse to least one of the first and second edges of the second sole, a number of fourth traction members being greater than a number of third traction members to allow pivotal motion of the second sole relative to the ground.