Brooks Glycerin Field Shoes

[cwbaseball11]

Anybody use these field shoes? Can you give a review? I'm particularly wondering about traction. We have a variety of different surfaces in our region, and Spring can be pretty soggy in Kentucky. Thanks!

[Ump242]

never had those, I swear by the Reebok Zigtechs, and I know guys that say that the new NewBalance are good, and others that love the Mizunos

[DerekGDS]

4 hours ago, cwbaseball11 said:

We have a variety of different surfaces in our region, and Spring can be pretty soggy in Kentucky.

Lower end of traction. I wouldn't recommend them in areas where it is soggy or bogged down. They're better suited for drier conditions and turf. I believe @MadMax wears. 

[BLWizzRanger]

I have worn these and Adrenalines. These are my turf shoes and I have never slipped with them either on dry or wet fields.

[MadMax]

On 3/8/2026 at 8:20 AM, cwbaseball11 said:

Anybody use these field shoes?

Yes, I do, and I love 💕 them. 

Now, keep in mind, in the environments I work, I’ve abolished (p)leather shoes that are heat traps, and I don’t need aggressive traction. Either I’m upon a roasty-toasty complex field, a reasonably well-groomed (small) stadium or high-school field, or on turf. When you’re on a roasty-toasty for 9 hours of baseball, the last thing you give a s#!t 💩 about is the polish of your (p)leather shoes! No one cares!! 

Then, for league / conference games I do, I have to anticipate 3 hours (more or less)… every day, with the only “break” from the routine being a Plate day! I’m at 222 (the winter has not been kind, guys), but I need a shoe that is not only super-cushy, but can easily transition to being at a dead run. A structured running shoe does this, in spades. 

Most of my colleagues have gone Hoka. Some have gone OnClouds. I wanted to go a bit different, so tried Brooks… and they stuck. 

Now, for truly soggy games (not on turf), where I need something with a more aggressive lug, I still have my Nike Terra trail shoes. The treads are like shark teeth. Otherwise, @wolfe_man and I both own New Balance Vaadu’s, which were their first foray into FreshFoam, and feature a virtually bombproof 💣 -yet-ventilated vinyl upper. 

I have also been scoping out Brooks trail shoes, such as the Cascade, for use in those games out in the northern sticks. 

[Velho]

+1 for the running shoes

Asics Novablast 4 have been very very good to me. Zero traction issues in dry/wet or dirt/grass.

Only thing on these wide higher foam shoes that I've encountered is it can be quite easy to roll your ankle if you catch an edge.