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Julie Dawn
October 27, 2024
Favorite pickle ball shoes
These shoes were recommended for me to play pickle ball. They have good balance of support and stretchy material for comfort. My foot is wide so the Altra brand works well to provide width throughout, including a substantial amount of room in the toe box. The bottoms are perfect for a gym floor as they don’t grab but don’t slip either. This shoe is lightweight and very comfortable. I purchased more in other colors. Highly recommend!
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Amazon Customer
December 21, 2023
Better Than Expected
First time trying this brand. Altra is very comfortable with the wide toe box and perfect amount of support and cushioning. I have another pair of zero drop from Merrell and the Altra shoe is better all around. Good on sidewalks and natural surface trails, not hiking or climbing. Ideal for every-day, workout, and crossfit.
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Very comfortable
I was tackling plantar fasciitis and these shoes were recommended. I wear them to play pickleball. My foot is getting better every day and these shoes are helping so much. Zero drop and wide toe box is a must. I can feel my feet getting stronger every time I play. I wear a 1/2 size bigger than my normal size so my toes won’t hit the front edge. A whole size bigger is way too big. These are a great transitional shoe if you finally figured out barefoot shoes are the way to go. Strong feet vs. overly supported feet is what is needed to resolve feet issues.
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Amazon Customer
January 28, 2023
Very good shoe
As soon as I put these shoes on, I felt definite relief from my arthritic, bent big toe. The wider, taller box is a much better option than the brand of shoes I've been wearing for the last 7 years and there's plenty of room for my orthotic. I ordered my normal size instead of having to order a half size larger to accommodate my orthotic so they fit as expected.There are a few minor things that would raise my rating to a 5:- The shoe laces are round, short and slick. They don't stay tied. I had to replace them with longerlaces.- The sole could have a better grip. These are a little slick on the packed snow and ice.- The heel is a little wider than my other shoes. I have very narrow heels so this is even moreproblematic than my regular shoes.- My feet do tend to slide sideways with any lateral movedment.- Because the toe and heel are at the same level, I've had a tendancy to lean backwards and have tocatch myself. The shoe doesn't propel my foot forward when walking so it takes a little more effortto walk.- They could have a little more cushion.Having said all of this, I'm very satisfied with these shoes.
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Great for long walks and gym
Just received and walked 6 city miles then went to the gym. Very comfortable. Was anticpating feet might hurt since I'm used to pretty "squishy" Allbirds shoes for the same exercise. The wide toe box is truly amazing and the flat thin sole comfortable. I actually feel more stable on uneven surfaces in these shoes vs the thicker sole Allbirds. You can really feel the difference in the zero heel to toe lift ratio going up hills - big calf stretch. It is obvious these are better for feet, stability, etc. Glad my doctor was wearing them or I wouldn't have known they existed. Great for gym. I have better balance lifting weights, etc. in these shoes.
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carolyn perlman
February 19, 2024
Shoe laces!!
I love the roomy toe area. With my foot problems lately, I've really needed some extra space. And the shoe is great; but the laces for these shoes are ridiculous ! They are so short, I had to take them out of the top holes and do without having the shoes laced up all the way. With shoes this expensive, one would think that the laces would be long enough to lace up all the way. I will keep the shoes because I like the comfort and ease but now I have to shop for extra laces. I wouldn't buy them again!!!!
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Great shoes
I don’t usually spend this much money on shoes. I’ll just start the review by saying that. But, these shoes are worth every penny. I bought the white ones, but I definitely should’ve bought them black. I only say that because white shoes get dirty so easily! And they’re too pretty to be dirty. I didn’t realize how badly my feet needed the extra wide toolbox in these shoes. And when I started walking with them, my feet just felt instantly better. They have just enough support in them to make walking really comfortable. I do wish the laces were a little bit longer. I have naturally wide feet, and I barely have enough lace left over to put them in a proper bow. Lol. Right now I’ve used them for walking, and wait training. These shoes were brilliantly for both. Will be using them to run pretty soon as well, and I have nothing but high hopes for them. Hopefully they last, as long as the price point would suggest, although I would not mind purchasing these again, even if they didn’t. Worth the money, very comfortable shoe, highly recommend
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