So is there a stretch I can do to get my first met on the ground? I can't even really do it passively. I quit going barefoot because it was so painful - not the other way around.
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10-13-2009, 06:14 PM #1
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10-14-2009, 05:15 AM #2
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Anyone else think it's odd that the gadgets they have in shoe stores to measure your feet have sliders to measure, length, width, and length of arch, but it can be very difficult to find a shoe in anything but an "average" width; and I've never seen shoes that are sold with different choices in arch length.
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10-14-2009, 05:20 AM #3
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It's no different from anything else that's sold pre-made - shoes, bicycles, clothing. Even the cockpits of automobiles, which aren't offered in different sizes but definitely vary in size. Each make of shoes has a general "philosophy," different models will be variations on that theme, and sizes of each model will keep the same proportions. Measuring your foot gives an experienced fitter an idea of what makes and models to try.
There are still some custom cobblers around, but like custom anything, it's going to cost you.Speed comes from what you put behind you. - Judi Ketteler
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10-14-2009, 07:30 AM #4
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thanks for the link, Oak. Interesting... yeah, I have blamed my mom for years for putting me in shoes that were too small
(family joke - you know, blame mom). Since I work in a chemistry lab, open toed shoes are out of the question... bummer, but big, clown type shoes are perfectly acceptable. I will look into that book...
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