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Originally Posted by mrmega74 They have no support in the arch area (called a last), nor in the heel cup. If you wear those kind of shoes for a lifetime, it will most likely catch up to you. |
A 'last' is the template the shoe is made to, has nothing to do with arch support
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Originally Posted by mrmega74 One rule of thumb I read about buying shoes: Hold the shoes in both hands, one by the heel and one by the toe and twist. There should be very little twist in the shoe. If it twists around 90 degrees, put it back on the shelf. The othe test is called the two-finger test. Grab the heel cup part of the shoe with the thumb and index finger and squeeze. Again, there should be very little give there. If you can nearly pinch the sides of the heel together, there's no support to keep you from pronating. Put that sucker back. |
These will give you no indication of a shoes comfort and even if the heel cup is quite stiff it still will not control excess pronation (if you have any). Try it on!
Agree, cheap shoes are usually a load of **** and buying em cheap on the net is possibly a false economy, unless of course you've tried a pair on in the shop first.
If your feet are painfull and you can't remedy the cause, go see a Podiatrist for and assesment
BTW I'm a Podiatrist (well nearly, only 1 year to go).