Golf shoe startup raising $900k for push into field sports

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The founders of a company whose screw-on spikes make any shoe appropriate for the golf course are taking a swing at a new product for field sports. 

Ty Stuart, co-founder of Golfkicks, said the company just finished its pilot program for Yardkicks, a similar product with smaller spikes that turn any shoe into cleats fit for traditional team sports.

“They are really hot with little leaguers, kids and softball and baseball beer leagues,” Stuart said. “The fact that it works in almost any field sport, I think it could be real big.” 

The company…