[omphalosParticipant]

 Most have you have probably heard my complaints about basketball shoes and the impact they have on people’s feet, particularly the ones with more elevated heels and narrower toe-boxes.

This video explains why conventional basketball shoes can be detrimental to players’ health and is worth a watch for anyone who gets sore feet while playing basketball.

http://youtu.be/Ur4JF5I1PZk

I had some problems posting the link with my phone, so you might have to copy and paste it.

 

 

[IndianaBasketballParticipant]

Interesting… So what are the alternatives? Or what shoes aren’t detrimental to a player’s health? 

[IndianaBasketballParticipant]

Interesting… So what are the alternatives? Or what shoes aren’t detrimental to a player’s health? 

[omphalosParticipant]

 I’ve experimented with a bunch of shoes trying to find one I’m happy balling in.

A couple of actual basketball shoes that are decent are the Kobe 6s, they have a decent toebox if you get a half size up and are close to zero drop.

The Adidas Crazy Quick 1s that Wall himself wore are quite good as far as shoes go but I haven’t personally tried them, but they are low to the ground and have minimal cushioning.

For general shoes that can be used for ball, I like the Topo Athletic XT – it’s got enough grip that you aren’t sliding around and enough cushioning that you can make aggressive moves without feeling it too much.

Another decent one is the Skore Fit cross-trainer. Not too minimal but zero drop, wide toe-box and little toe spring –  a good transition shoe.

The New Balance Minimus range of cross trainers weren’t zero drop but came in multiple widths and were pretty light on cushioning, plus they have a mid-top version.

For me it’s more minimal the better and of the barefoot shoes out there I usually wear Vivobarefoot Ones or the Vivobarefoot Motus.

Fair warning though, switching to minimalist shoes, especially for balling in takes months of transitioning, building up the muscles and stabilizers in the legs and feet.

There’s a lot of literature out there, definitely worth looking into – the Correct Toes website provides a list of suitable shoes but are aimed at running.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[omphalosParticipant]

 I’ve experimented with a bunch of shoes trying to find one I’m happy balling in.

A couple of actual basketball shoes that are decent are the Kobe 6s, they have a decent toebox if you get a half size up and are close to zero drop.

The Adidas Crazy Quick 1s that Wall himself wore are quite good as far as shoes go but I haven’t personally tried them, but they are low to the ground and have minimal cushioning.

For general shoes that can be used for ball, I like the Topo Athletic XT – it’s got enough grip that you aren’t sliding around and enough cushioning that you can make aggressive moves without feeling it too much.

Another decent one is the Skore Fit cross-trainer. Not too minimal but zero drop, wide toe-box and little toe spring –  a good transition shoe.

The New Balance Minimus range of cross trainers weren’t zero drop but came in multiple widths and were pretty light on cushioning, plus they have a mid-top version.

For me it’s more minimal the better and of the barefoot shoes out there I usually wear Vivobarefoot Ones or the Vivobarefoot Motus.

Fair warning though, switching to minimalist shoes, especially for balling in takes months of transitioning, building up the muscles and stabilizers in the legs and feet.

There’s a lot of literature out there, definitely worth looking into – the Correct Toes website provides a list of suitable shoes but are aimed at running.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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