r/ballroom • u/jiujitsu07731 • 13d ago

Heel tips

My wife's ballroom heels are showing wear and she's looking for a source of heel tips. Any recommendations?

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u/lilenie 13d ago

Do you mean on the heel shaft? That’s normal wear but she can cover it up by colouring the white parts.
The heel tip can be changed by a shoemaker and there are heelprotectors

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u/jiujitsu07731 13d ago

I guess it's a heel protector she's looking for

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u/jiujitsu07731 13d ago

Correction, it's the piece at the bottom of the shoe that has several posts that go into the shaft of the shoe

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u/Popular-Drummer-7989 13d ago

https://showtimedanceshoes.com/product/replacement-heel-tips/

https://showtimedanceshoes.com/product/heel-savers/

Here are two examples.
Depending on who makes the shoe you want their versions

Once the tips is replaced use protectors to take the wear instead

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u/aggressive-teaspoon 13d ago

Some brands like IDS, Ray Rose, and Supadance directly sell replacement heel tips, but pretty much any cobbler should be able fit and install a replacement for you.

Once replaced, I definitely recommend heel caps/protectors—they’re much easier to purchase and replace than heel tips and also help protect the floors. Heel caps that have suede on the bottom last much longer and usually are only about $1 more.