Got to thinking about the toe wearing problem. I used to have that happen (inner right toe area) when I threw mostly forehand. A lot of hunting boots these days have rubber reinforced toes so they don't wear out when walking thru brush. That would be a nice addition to a DG shoe (Salomon reps out there?) In the meantime a person could mask off all but the toe area and put a nice coat of truck bed liner or something similar on the shoe.