Six Shooter

 

     The Six Shooter: WD always felt that for many pitching styles horseshoes are not wide enough across the blade of the shoe. When you pitch, you are fighting gravity-- the shoe wants to flop downward as you loosen your grip to release it at the end of your swing. We noticed a long time ago that if you take a shoe like the Ted Allen (very narrow blades) and swing it slowly-- As you begin to loosen your grip to release it, the weight of the shoe opposite where you grip will pull it downward against your swinging motion. This causes the pitcher to have to snap his wrist upward to compensate. If you compared the Allen to a shoe like the Deadeye Clydesdale (wider blades than the Allen), you'd find that less effort on the wrist is needed to send this shoe successfully on its way around the stake for a ringer.
This snapping of the wrist is what causes erratic pitches for many players. Especially players with a very slow deliberate swing. The wrist muscles are typically weak, so it's hard to control this motion and repeat it consistently. So, what they set out to do was to design a shoe that minimized or eliminated the wrist snap. They deduced that more surface area across the blade of the shoe would help correct this problem.

     

     Their first attempt at this was the Mustang. When it came out, it had blades slightly wider than any other shoe available and was very successful. Most people couldn't even tell you what it was that they liked about the shoe, but that "it just had a real nice feel to it". They were happy with the Mustang, but still felt that they could go wider in the blade and get even better results.
     They couldn't change the Mustang itself because, in the meantime, sales of that shoe soared and they didn't want to do anything that might hinder that, besides, it's a great shoe as is! The decision was made to develop a new shoe with even wider blades-- The Six Shooter. This shoe (Hopefully it will live up to its name and score six points quite often!) has, basically, the widest possible blades. If they were any wider, it would be uncomfortable to grip, which would probably defeat its purpose.

 

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Six Shooter Horseshoes	Color	In Stock	Price	Sets
Six Shooter Set (2 shoes)	Blue	Yes	$79.95
Horseshoe Accesories
Hardshell Carry Bag   more	Black	Yes	$49.95
Softshell Saddle Bag  more	Black	Yes	$22.95
Horseshoe Hook        more	-----	Yes	$11.95

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     They redesigned these cleats utilizing the very successful rounded hooks and sharp points of the Mustang. Then they shaped the Six Shooter cleats to grab like a claw when they land which turned out to be a great advancement. When this shoe lands on a pile of ringers, it really clings to the pile and stays on the stake. For a higher percentage pitcher, this can make a big difference. Often it can be the difference between winning and losing. It turns out that the shape of the wider blades also produced an unexpected benefit. Because of the sharper angle of the inside edge of the blades, when the stake hits the inside edges of the shoe, it will deflect off these blades toward the hook instead of toward the open end, helping it to stay on.
     The Six Shooter is a winner! It's shape virtually eliminates the need to snap your wrist at the end of the pitch, allowing for a clean delivery and a much higher accuracy in repeating the motion. The net result, in many cases, is significantly more ringers. That's what we all want and that's what you can get pitching the Six Shooters. Give them a try!

     Thin blades, extra wide through the ringer break and side grip areas. Tall thumb cleat. Tip cleats and thumb cleat on same face.

Sanctioned
Dead Soft Rating
Unique Iron Alloy.. resists burring

 

Average Weight: 2 lbs 8 oz

 

Accessories

 

Hardshell Carry Case $49.95  more	Softshell Saddle Bag $22.95 more	Horseshoe Hook $11.95 more