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[Bat and Ball Cricket]

Hi all,

After some advice from the cricket footwear nerds out there.

My question is around using spikes without spikes or conversion studs in.

Is it possible to take out the spikes from the heels of shoes and instead of replacing them with conversion studs, have screw in plugs or bolts so the threads stay protected, just in cause you want convert back to full spikes later?

Here is a bit of history.
I bat in half spikes, but find it quite strange that conversion studs are still used on the heels.
Pretty much every bigger brand of shoes puts rubber studs or grip on the heal of their shoes as well as spikes, but at a lower level than the conversion studs end up.
So if you happen to play on a ground that is a little uneven, your conversion studs make contact before the rest of the heel. I've found this a little disconcerting even rolling my ankle once or twice.

So i want to uses them without spikes or conversion studs in the heels. But i had some other shoes where  the threads damaged meaning when i then wanted to use them as full spikes, the spikes wouldn't screw back in.
Is there anything out on the market that i could use? I was thinking the right thread sized small bolts with no heads and a phillip screw driver fitting, but unsure of the thread size? Something a bit like this - http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/graphics/product_images/pDSP1-8744304p275w.jpg

Or, will i need to customise my own plugs from old spikes/conversion studs.

Cheers.

[Jaffa]

Quick reply. I needed to quickly replace my spikes with studs but didn't have a full set so the holes left over I filled with silicon kit which worked for me.

[Bat and Ball Cricket]

Quick reply. I needed to quickly replace my spikes with studs but didn't have a full set so the holes left over I filled with silicon kit which worked for me.

Much trouble getting the silicon out? Or after working up the sides, did it just screw out the was the spikes/studs do?

[skip1973]

maybe grind the actual spike off a replacement spike so you have virtually a flat silver disc still with the key hole so you can replace when needed.

[Abighugeappl]

A pair of Asics (Strike Rate 2's) I own came screws with what I remember as being a phillips head to them, to replace the spikes. They sat well below the rubber sole once screwed in, so apart from mud blocking up the area, you could easily screw them out and put in the traditional spikes.
So yes it is possible, you will just have to find screws that have the same sized thread as the spikes.