What shoes are allowed on the green?

Q: What shoes are allowed on the green?

The laws require players, umpires and markers to wear flat-soled ("heel-less") footwear on the green (Appendix A.2.1). Bowls South Africa's domestic regulation (A.2.2, Circular 40/2010) allows conventional shoes or sports shoes with: a continuous smooth sole, or a sole with a channel rise in the middle, as long as the sole is clearly one piece and the heel is not at a different height from the front; indented grooves for grip no deeper than 2 mm (a matchstick's thickness), and no protruding studs or lugs; a rear part at least 50% of the width of the widest part of the sole. Sandals are acceptable if they have a back strap. Bowls South Africa can allow or disallow specific colours and brands of footwear.

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The laws require players, umpires and markers to wear flat-soled ("heel-less") footwear on the green (Appendix A.2.1).

Bowls South Africa's domestic regulation (A.2.2, Circular 40/2010) allows conventional shoes or sports shoes with:

a continuous smooth sole, or a sole with a channel rise in the middle, as long as the sole is clearly one piece and the heel is not at a different height from the front;
indented grooves for grip no deeper than 2 mm (a matchstick's thickness), and no protruding studs or lugs;
a rear part at least 50% of the width of the widest part of the sole.

Sandals are acceptable if they have a back strap. Bowls South Africa can allow or disallow specific colours and brands of footwear.