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I have similar feet, 9-91/2.  Narrow heel, wide toes.  Thanks!    
New Balance are my usual shoes.

If you Google " shoe lacing for specific foot problems", you'll get many links that show how to tie your laces for better fit and feel.

Of course if you shoe is poorly constructed or the initial fit is way off, then lacing might help, but not cure the problem.

I have size 10 1/2 EE feet, but my heel is narrow. I had a lot of heel slop, so the lacing tip that locks the heel in, makes all the difference in the world. I use it on all my footwear that laces.

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There's a video from Runners World, and a link to the New Balance site that shows lacing techniques. Go to New Balance, click on Tech Center, and the lacing tips are on the right hand column.

solotripper wrote on Feb 28^th, 2011 at 8:59pm:


Yes, lacing has helped... I think it was DD that shared that with me last year. But poor shoe design can be only be helped so much. These shoes were meant for somebody with duck feet... And the size was not wide.

solotripper wrote on Feb 28^th, 2011 at 8:59pm:

You have pictures or description? 

My only shoelace tip is to tie a knot in the middle of the laces if you find you're always dealing with one lace much longer than the other.

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I don't know if you've tried this, but sometimes the way you lace your shoes can make a huge difference in the way they fit and feel?

Google the subject and you'll find a myriad of lacing styles for different problems. I lace my shoes in a way that locks my heel in the heel cup, but doesn't cut the circulation or allow excess " slop".

Might have a fix for you problem?

woodstripper wrote on Feb 28^th, 2011 at 4:34pm:


At Midwest Mountaineering I scored a pair of Chota's Rocky River Wading Boots at the Expo last spring. I was under the impression the Trekkers were a has been and the boots you got were sold out and none to come anytime soon. I bought the Rocky Rivers for half what you probably paid but have issues with them. After learning about wearing liner socks I overcame the blister problem. Otherwise like Woodstrippers boots, they drain and dry very well. They just don't fit all that snug and I got them a little small. I wish  I'd have gotten something else... But they'll have to do. They've held up to 28 days on trips last year and seem ok that way...

Ben

I scored a pair of Chota Caney Forks last year at 'copia.  Took 'em way up north to WCPP and absolutely loved 'em!  They drain well, gave good traction & support, and best of all, kept almost all the sand, grit, and gravel out despite long, mucky portages.

Only downside:  I used the optional "inserts" to give a snug fit, thinking this would be necessary on poor footing.  During the first wet portage with sucking bog under-foot, the inserts shifted all over the place in the boot.  When I hit some steep down-hill, they started rucking up in the front of the boot and rolling up under my toes.  A most unwelcome feeling.  But after removing them, the boots were still snug enough, and did not shift around underfoot.

Before this I've tried all sorts of water shoes and sandals.  Some worked better than others, but all let the junk in to some degree.  The Chotas are no doubt pricey, but they've been the Cat's Meow for my feet.  Just don't use the optional steel spikes... rough on canoe bottoms

zski wrote on Feb 19^th, 2011 at 2:02pm:



I have never had a sole come off. I have had them unseat on the sides but not often.

If you look at the pictures of the soles above you will see the orange plastic tongue on the front. It slides in a groove 1.5 inches. You can see the orange tabs down the sides which lock in slots in the shoe.  On the back is a strap that has a hole in it. The strap pulls over a button so to speak on the back of the shoe. They stay very secure.

There is a video on their website that shows how they work. Bottom of the front page.
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I do take spare soles with me but not the same type. I take Felts, Lugs and Felts with studs. I clip the extra soles together through the button holes on the back straps with a carabiner and then clip them to the lacing loops on my boat.

So once you put the interchangeable soles on these Korkers they STAY on? No chance getting sucked off in the mud or peeled off trudging over rocks? Do you bring a spare pair of soles just in case?
I may be changing the way I think about footwear --again.