An article of footwear with a pivot portion including a plurality of flex grooves is disclosed. The plurality of flex grooves provides increased flexibility in different portions of a sole of the article. In addition, a periphery of the sole includes sole pods to increase the traction on the periphe
An article of footwear with a pivot portion including a plurality of flex grooves is disclosed. The plurality of flex grooves provides increased flexibility in different portions of a sole of the article. In addition, a periphery of the sole includes sole pods to increase the traction on the periphery of the sole.
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1. An article of footwear, comprising: a sole including a central portion, a peripheral portion disposed outwards from the central portion, a heel portion, a forefoot portion having a toe portion, and an arch portion disposed between the heel portion and the forefoot portion, wherein the central por
1. An article of footwear, comprising: a sole including a central portion, a peripheral portion disposed outwards from the central portion, a heel portion, a forefoot portion having a toe portion, and an arch portion disposed between the heel portion and the forefoot portion, wherein the central portion and the peripheral portion each overlap with the forefoot portion;a pivot portion disposed on the central portion, wherein the pivot portion is a round pad surrounded by a round groove;a first flex groove set including a plurality of flex grooves extending in a radial direction from the pivot portion, the plurality of flex grooves being configured to facilitate bending of the central portion and the peripheral portion; anda second flex groove set including a plurality of flex grooves extending across the arch portion, the second flex groove set being configured to facilitate bending in the arch portion. 2. The article of footwear according to claim 1, wherein the first flex groove set includes a longitudinal flex groove having a first longitudinal flex groove portion extending from the pivot portion toward the heel portion along the central portion and wherein the second flex groove set includes a plurality of flex grooves extending diagonally from a lateral portion of the sole to a medial portion of the sole. 3. The article of footwear according to claim 2, wherein the pivot portion is a circular pad and a first flex groove of the second flex groove set intersects with a second flex groove of the second flex groove set. 4. The article of footwear according to claim 2, wherein a first flex groove of the second flex groove set is parallel with a second flex groove of the second flex groove set. 5. The article of footwear according to claim 4, wherein the second flex groove set includes a first flex groove having a depth that varies along the length of the first flex groove. 6. The article of footwear according to claim 5, wherein the second flex groove set includes a second flex groove having a substantially constant depth along the length of the second flex groove. 7. The article of footwear according to claim 1, further comprising: a plurality of sole pods disposed on the bottom surface of the sole, wherein at least one sole pod of the plurality of sole pods is disposed over at least one peripheral flex groove and includes at least one pod flex groove, the at least one pod flex groove being aligned with at least one peripheral flex groove such that the at least one peripheral flex groove is exposed through the at least one pod flex groove. 8. The article of footwear according to claim 1, wherein the first flex groove set includes a longitudinal flex groove having: a first longitudinal flex groove portion extending from the pivot portion toward the heel portion along the central portion and;a second longitudinal flex groove portion extending from the pivot portion toward an edge of the toe portion and terminates before reaching the edge of the toe portion. 9. The article of footwear according to claim 1, further comprising: a heel sole pod disposed on the heel portion. 10. The article of footwear according to claim 1, wherein the pivot portion is a circular pad. 11. An article of footwear, comprising: a sole including a central portion, a peripheral portion disposed outwards from the central portion, a heel portion, a forefoot portion having a toe portion, and an arch portion disposed between the heel portion and the forefoot portion, wherein the central portion and the peripheral portion each overlap with the forefoot portion and the heel portion;a pivot portion disposed on the central portion, wherein the pivot portion is a round pad surrounded by a round groove;a first flex groove set including a plurality of flex grooves extending in a radial direction from the pivot portion, the plurality of flex grooves being configured to facilitate bending of the central portion and the peripheral portion; anda second flex groove set including a plurality of flex grooves extending across the arch portion, a first flex groove of the second flex groove set having a depth that varies along the length of the first flex groove. 12. The article of footwear according to claim 11, wherein the depth of the first flex groove is shallower in the central portion than in a peripheral portion. 13. The article of footwear according to claim 11, wherein the depth of the first flex groove decreases from the peripheral portion toward the central portion. 14. The article of footwear according to claim 11, wherein the depth of a second flex groove of the second flex groove set has a substantially constant depth along the length of the second flex groove. 15. An article of footwear, comprising: a sole including a central portion, a peripheral portion disposed outwards from the central portion, a forefoot portion, a heel portion and an arch portion disposed between the forefoot portion and the heel portion wherein the central portion and the peripheral portion each overlap with the forefoot portion;a pivot portion disposed on the central portion, wherein the pivot portion is a round pad surrounded by a round groove;a first flex groove set, including a plurality of flex grooves disposed in the forefoot portion;a second flex groove set, including a plurality of flex grooves disposed in the arch portion; andwherein the first flex groove set has a first average depth that is substantially less than a second average depth of the second flex groove set. 16. The article of footwear according to claim 15, wherein the first flex groove set includes a plurality of flex grooves extending in a substantially radial direction from the pivot portion of the forefoot portion. 17. The article of footwear according to claim 16, wherein the second flex groove set is configured to facilitate bending in a first bending direction associated with an upward bending of a toe portion of the sole and wherein the second flex groove set is configured to substantially reduce bending in a second bending direction associated with a downward bending of the toe portion. 18. The article of footwear according to claim 15, wherein the second flex groove set includes a plurality of flex grooves extending diagonally from a lateral portion of the sole to a medial portion of the sole. 19. The article of footwear according to claim 18, wherein a first flex groove of the second flex groove set intersects with a second flex groove of the second flex groove set. 20. The article of footwear according to claim 18, wherein a first flex groove of the second flex groove set is parallel with a second flex groove of the second flex groove set.
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