cicerone imposter wrote:Wow, Mame, I'm seeing a whole new side of you! LOL
Mame is a constant source of surprise.
She's a wild woman.
That may work for your for particular feet. Enjoy.
Nike Free, huh?! I'll check them out. Thanks for the lead on a possibly good sensible shoe. Foot issues, posture issues and mechanics are so individual and variable.
Signed (former shoe salesman 38 years ago),
Alternative Russ
Thanks, Chai - you gave me a new sig line
ossobuco wrote:I don't have 250 to spend on shoes - like soz, before she bought new shoes, I'm working on an old pair of nike air max, best for my own odd feet.
(Nope, still have the old ones. Found some cheap Air Pegasi, maybe.)
Just read this whole thread... my first Major Shoe Purchase was a pair of Fluevogs, circa 1994 or so. With angelic soles -- little angels carved in. Swirly sides, lace-up. This was when docs were still big but fading, and Fluevogs were way cooler.
I loved those boots.
Sigh.
(Wore 'em into the ground, gone now.)
I've read about Nike Free, they look interesting. One thing I seem to remember is that they're meant to be used on forgiving surfaces -- sand, grass, that kind of thing -- not so much for pavement-pounding. I'll see if I can find the article I'm thinking of.
Either I'm thinking of a different article, or didn't remember the specific caveat right...
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/23/fashion/thursdaystyles/23Barefoot.html
Quote:First I ran in bare feet, then in the Nike Free 5.0 and finally in Nike's most popular cushioned shoe, the Pegasus. The amount of impact, Dr. Davis found, was significantly higher during the Free and barefoot sessions. But slow-motion video replay revealed that I was landing on my heel then slapping down my forefoot. My right foot was twisting outward, while my left knee was dipping to the right. These irregularities were nearly invisible, but severe enough to aggravate my twingey Achilles.
By learning to land on my midfoot, I could correct these problems, Dr. Davis said. But I should be careful, she warned, because tinkering with a new gait can suddenly load the heel and Achilles with unaccustomed stress and cause a whole new set of injuries.
The Nike Free "should be the first shoe sold with an instructional DVD," Dr. Hartmann said. "You have to respect that this shoe can revolutionize the way people run, and no revolution comes without its casualties."
soz: That's exactly my problem with "latest trend" athletic shoes. many years I had to have my Achilles tendon surgically repaired due to the very same type of problem you underlined. That is precisely why, even with expert opinion, things can still blow up on you.
Caveat emptor.
Ok I just want to respond to a couple things said within this thread. First off..Chung Shi's are exclusive to Foot Solutions in the United States.
Secondly, you can stop in a Foot Solutions throughout the nation and try on these shoes AND try them on outside on the sidewalk. The reason we do the sidewalk test is so that you can feel the difference from carpet to cement. These shoes are made for hard surfaces and a lot of people that wear them are nurses, teachers, mechanics and etc that are standing on hard surfaces for long periods.
Third..There is a 2 week policy at our store and at almost all stores I know of [though Foot Solutions is a franchise so I can't really speak for them all] and it is not special for anyone unfortunately...the pedorathist that trained me are from Texas and trained at the Austin, Texas location.
I could continue on this subject but I do not want to get into the controversy of how the shoe works for the people that they do work for. This is something I do all day long and while I'm at home I like to not think about work so much. I happened to cross this thread, however, and just wanted to clear up a couple of things.
I just puchased a pair of chung shi shoes for a heel problem. I've had heal pain for 4 months with nothing helping. I put them on a 6pm and wore them till 5 am with little or no pain. It was wonderful. I could feel them work my legs but they said this happens. So far great shoe even though they cost so much. It takes a little time to get use to walking in them but I got the ones that are 15 degrees or a little less as each stile is diffrent. I paid $245 plus tax at foot solutions is Fargo ND.
