Shoes or Socks?

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^:lol: EDIT: I was laughing at Sureboss' comment, not yours 01GTP. You just posted quicker than me. Honest :)
I play bare foot. Minimal slippage, maximum feel. ;)
 
Usually socks... now that it's hitting over 30 degrees here regularly I adapted to barefoot :mischievous:
 
Mr P
Yep barefoot here also! with socks on my feet slip off the pedals at the crucial times and without they stick like glue basically 👍
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I'm using socks as well.
In order to solve the "slippering" problem that you are having (I had this too), I bought a special pen-tube in kind of a "home depot" store. This special pen-tube is something like a "colored glue" for painting & decorating. My wife made a few stripes on the bottom of the socks, and when it dries it made my socks anti-slips.
It is very good solution !!!
 
yossigab
I'm using socks as well.
In order to solve the "slippering" problem that you are having (I had this too), I bought a special pen-tube in kind of a "home depot" store. This special pen-tube is something like a "colored glue" for painting & decorating. My wife made a few stripes on the bottom of the socks, and when it dries it made my socks anti-slips.
It is very good solution !!!
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Kinda' like these that I used (slipper-socks with grippy rubber design on the base):

http://www.lloydspharmacy.com/webap...Id=1008&storeId=90&productId=335225&langId=-1

Bit expensive for what they are, but very warm and toasty when the cold weather arrives!
 
Socks. The G25 pedals aren't stiff enough to provide enough resistance for good pedal feel through even my flimsiest old Puma driving shoes... shoes result in a heavy foot for me every time.
 
I am socks only on my DFP. Next question.... How many of the socks guys have special "racing socks" and keep them seperate from thier everyday socks?
 
Just as I thought the GT5 forum couldn't have questions any more foolish, this thread pops up. I use neither shoes nor socks, bare feet here.
 
PJ-FFL
Just as I thought the GT5 forum couldn't have questions any more foolish, this thread pops up. I use neither shoes nor socks, bare feet here.
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So why do you bother to answer the OP his question than??...:indiff:



spy.
 
KarlG
Shoes, more realistic.
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Uhuh... Are those shoes professional racing spec? If not, I'd say the more "realistic" option is that which gives the gamer the most tactile feedback through the pedals, and given that most gaming rigs have pedals that are nowhere near as heavy as pedals in a real car, socks or bare feet offer a far more "realistic" experience in that respect.

PJ-FFL
Just as I thought the GT5 forum couldn't have questions any more foolish, this thread pops up. I use neither shoes nor socks, bare feet here.
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If it's such a foolish topic, why did you bother responding in it?
 
There is so much heat transfered from the engine through the firewall to the pedals that I have to use socks. My ol' feet are not as tough as they use to be or I'd be barefoot ;)
 
DFPro here and I wear slippers made from sheep wool :)

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TokyoDrift
Uhuh... Are those shoes professional racing spec? If not, I'd say the more "realistic" option is that which gives the gamer the most tactile feedback through the pedals, and given that most gaming rigs have pedals that are nowhere near as heavy as pedals in a real car, socks or bare feet offer a far more "realistic" experience in that respect.
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Not pro, more of a sport type. They have a very thin layer of rubber, so you get great feel of the pedals. I prefer them to socks because:

1. You wear them when driving for real.
2. Better grip on pedals
3. Easier to heal/toe. Doesnt hurt your feet compared to socks.
4. Toes dont get split between the edges of pedals
 
KarlG
Not pro, more of a sport type. They have a very thin layer of rubber, so you get great feel of the pedals. I prefer them to socks because:

1. You wear them when driving for real.
2. Better grip on pedals
3. Easier to heal/toe. Doesnt hurt your feet compared to socks.
4. Toes dont get split between the edges of pedals
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I'll just have to concede that there are people out there who take gaming far more seriously than I do ;)
 

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