An outsole for an athletic shoe, in particular a golf shoe, having a plurality of traction elements of resisting rotational movement parallel to a plane surface of the ground. Traction elements in a forefoot region of the outsole are oriented with resist surfaces facing a lateral edge and traction elements...http://www.google.com/patents/US6817117?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6817117 - Golf shoe outsole with oriented traction elements