Copied and pasted from quick google searches: Cowboys wore Wellingtons and other variations because the “tall tops of the boots protected your legs; the underslung heels kept your feet in the stirrups.” Each feature of a boot has a purpose.
But for most mens shoes, the heels are only small, and have benefits more than just increased height. People walk by planting their heel first and a small heel stops the sole from wearing down too quickly. With a Goodyear welted shoe, a cobbler and a sole saving heel can make men’s shoes last a lifetime. the WIKI article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heel_(shoe) For "dress" shoes, this answer makes the most sense to me. I have a pair of cordovan shoes (horse muscle) that are very old, look new and have had the heels replaced: The heel-strike is the most forceful part of the process of taking a step. Traditional shoes with leather heels/soles wear out fast there, and it's a lot cheaper to replace the heels than the whole shoes. and of course, there is this reason: http://www.elevatorshoes.com for me, sometimes being 6'5" just isn't enough On Tuesday, December 30, 2014 4:08:51 PM UTC-6, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > I hate to let you down, Grant, but I'm not very good at shaving rubber > heels off in one piece, though my second one was much closer than the > first. But if we ever have a major fire in the season of snow when I'm > likely to be wearing these boots, my last thought will be of Grant's lament > for me. Grin. > > Several points: > > -- High heels only "level" a hill going up. Going down, they magnify the > slope. > -- Fire travels faster up hill than down, so the greater need is to outrun > a fire going uphill. > -- I can run faster downhill or uphill with "zero drop" sing proper > locomotion techniques than I ever did with high heels (running shoes -- > nearly all of which have high heels). > -- Most people's achilles tendon is shorter and weaker due to wearing high > heels (any shoe with a raised heel) > -- It took me 3-4 months for the achilles to lengthen and strengthen so > going barefoot or in minimalist shoes was comfortable. That's more > adjustment than most people are willing to do. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > > On Tuesday, December 30, 2014 1:45:25 PM UTC-7, Grant Petersen wrote: >> >> >> http://www.whitesboots.com/index.php?dispatch=categories.view&category_id=444 >> >> Whites Smokejumper Boots have high heels, and I always thought they >> looked like old granny gunshooter boots..and a few years ago I was at a >> trade show, stopped at the Whites booth, and I asked the guy there hey, why >> the scary granny heels that look ancient feminine but kind of wicked? He'd >> worked there 30 years and was now top dog, and told me in this case, it's >> for running down steep hills trying to escape a chasing fire. The high heel >> hits the ground sooner and has a leveling effect on the hill, so you don't >> get pushed forward downward as much. We all hope Deacon Patrick didn't >> totally wreck and discard the heels, in case he's up against that. >> >> On a primal-primate-sex note (now you're all paying attention), read >> chapter two of The Naked Ape. Same kinda stuff. The Naked Ape was a big >> book in the '70s, author Desmond Morris is still alive, I think. The book >> explains........stuff. I'll leave it at that, you're on your own. >> >> On Friday, December 26, 2014 11:46:42 AM UTC-8, Eric Norris wrote: >>> >>> Oh … the Kim Kardashian effect! >>> >>> —Eric N >>> campyo...@me.com >>> www.campyonly.com >>> www.wheelsnorth.org >>> Blog: http://campyonlyguy.blogspot.com >>> Twitter: @campyonlyguy >>> >>> On Dec 26, 2014, at 11:43 AM, Deacon Patrick <lamon...@mac.com> wrote: >>> >>> Primate females in heat raise their rear ends as a signal they are ready >>> to mate -- a primal signal mimicked by women wearing high heals for the >>> change in posture and movement it creates. >>> >>> A raised heel (which almost all shoes and boots have), messes with >>> proper body alignment, motion, and function and serves no practical purpose >>> short of mating signals for either gender (though it is helpful for >>> horseback riding to prevent the foot from sliding through open toed >>> stirrups). >>> >>> With abandon, >>> Patrick >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
