SynthLine09 Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I still wear my MTX from high school as dress shoes. They are actually my most comfortable pair of shoes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friceox Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I marched my first few shows in 2000 WITHOUT shoes. We just wore our white socks, with our white pants, in the rain, in the clay on the sidelines of the Disney Wide World of Sports complex. However, we were in the pit, so no one really noticed, except maybe judges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memphomello08 Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 HS - Dinkles. The sole came off during one of the BOA regionals I marched. HIGH SCHOOL drill was too much for them. 08 - MTX. Very comfortable and durable. Looks great when polished too :) 09 - Viper. Haven't worn them yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flervinuveling Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 worst- dinkles by far best- a tie. MTX for durability, viper for comfort. viper still lasted the whole season though, so maybe have to go with viper. man, those things feel good.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cainan Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 My first year with Freelancers, we were poor and the corps did not provide shoes. Most of us (myself included) wore US military issue black patent leathers bought from the Army/Navy surplus store. After that it was unfortunately Dinkles. They were pretty crap and fell apart rather easily. I reckon back then that Dinkles just were not engineered for the rigours of drum corps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cainan Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 I should add that my rookie shoes (the patent leather military brogues)... I stll have them. Kept them when I joined the Air Force. Still have them and still wear them to work just about every day. They have had to be re-soled a couple of times but they are ticking along just fine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HashBrownJM Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 I wear Dinkles, but mine have always help up fine. Plus, when I put them next to my old pair of MTX's from high school they just look thinner and less bulky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumelloboe Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 High School- Style Plus I think? I was in pit so they were incredibly painful if you were just standing there. Not sure what they were like to march in College #1- Tennis shoes (uniforms were khakis, polos, and a baseball cap. Yeah...) College #2- MTX Corps- Dinkles I HATED my Dinkles. I had Spenco Polysorb Cross-training insoles in my rehearsal and marching shoes and they still couldn't make up for how awful the Dinkles were. Rubbed my heels raw, too. Lots of members' soles began coming apart about halfway through the season. Even though they're kinda ugly, the MTXs were far, far more comfortable and easier to march in. They were cushioned, absorbed shock, had good tread, felt great in direction changes, and my feet felt secure in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njthundrrd Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 (edited) SHAMELESS PLUG HERE.... If your band needs shoes for the fall marching band season, please contact me at eric@carolinacrown.org We sell any brand and style shoe to numerous school programs across the United States. We will beat or match any competitor's price. Know of a member in Crown? Tell me who and half of the profit will go to them, their current or future tuition, or just a really cool way for them to have an outside job in the fall to help them with school. See you down the road and please join the Carolina Crown Facebook page for great updates, photos from the road and more information like this. Peace. Edited May 17, 2009 by njthundrrd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicBobert Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 (edited) MTX in '05 and '06. Vipers in '08. I liked them both, though the Vipers didn't seem like they would last 2 seasons like my MTX's did. Edited May 17, 2009 by MagicBobert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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