Superfeet Green insole for overpronators/low arches? Opinions...

I was told to use them 2 years ago by my PT, in order to help my shin splints. Didn't do jack for me.

I would recommend Spenco. Superfeet seem very generic and flimsy.

There is a 60 day money back guarantee, no questions asked, and the company sees a return rate of less than half a percent. I think that right there is the most telling statistic that most people are happy with them.

Superfeet are a great alternative to orthotics. I wore orthotics for 15years before finally getting off them. I prefer wearing a minimal shoe and no inserts now, but have low arches and if something flares up, I'll put Superfeet in to get me through in the short term. Best to not rely on inserts though. Let your feet move the way they were meant to.

I'ven been using them for 3+ years and could not run without them. My only complaint is that they sometimes increase the stiffness of the forefoot too much via a laminar effect (kind of like plywood). This can put some extra strain on the Achilles, so I have to make sure that my shoes have good flexibility. Otherwise, they are a good compromise between the foam insoles (which never worked for me) and custom orthotics.

Why not just buy a stability shoe and save yourself the extra 35 dollars. And if you already have a stability shoe buy yourself a higher stability shoe.

Because you can put the Superfeet in your racing flats as well.

I like them and reccomend them. I used to have expensive orthotics from a PT until I tried Superfeet. Since then neither my knees nor my feet have hurt during a run.

To answer your original question, no, someone with flat feet/very low arches would not want to use the green superfeet. They would be better suited to the blue ones, which are made for people with flat feet/low arches.

I have been using Arch Molds...are these comparable to the best insoles out there?

Guess what? If you shorten your stride a lot, increase your cadence, get your buttocks in/forward, while staying erect, holding your rib cage up (no slouching), you will find yourself naturally getting up on your toes (mid/fore-foot striking), and you will then probably want less weight on your feet, and quite possibly think those superfeet things are a waste of money.

And if you follow those basic precepts which I just wrote above (and strengthen your core so that you can maintain the proper form over greater distances), with your foot strike underneath you (rather than too far out in front of you) you will then discover that you really are not an over-pronator (regardless of what the shoe-salesman said), and that your pronation for natural shock absorption is just fine.

Love 'em. I take the older ones and rotate them to my work shoes and biking shoes. I use them with stability running shoes as well as flats.

Superfeet are pretty good. In my opinion, though, Powersteps are better for arch support. They are a bit more rigid, but give superior support all around. If your local running store doesn't carry them then you can get them online.

Thanks for the replies, everyone!

in the no wrote:

To answer your original question, no, someone with flat feet/very low arches would not want to use the green superfeet. They would be better suited to the blue ones, which are made for people with flat feet/low arches.

Thanks for the input! Actually, I talked to a Superfeet rep after I posted my question and she said it's fine for people with flat feet/low arches to use the green Superfeet as long as they feel comfortable. She told me for some people with low arches and flat feet, the green feels like a golfball underneath their foot and it's unbearable, but if it feels fine, it actually provides more motion control than the blue, which incidentally, is recommended to be used only in shoes with non-removable insoles or for the flat-footed/low arched people who can't adjust to wearing the greens.

Just thought I'd pass that information along in case anyone else finds it useful!

I've been suffering from turf toe for a while, and finally bought the Orthofeet BioSole-Gel orthotics. They helped with discomfort immediately, and easily fit into most of my shoes--I just remove the footbeds that come with the shoe before inserting the orthotics. I wore them yesterday to walk my dog, and they were very comfortable.

competitor wrote:

Guess what? If you shorten your stride a lot, increase your cadence, get your buttocks in/forward, while staying erect, holding your rib cage up (no slouching), you will find yourself naturally getting up on your toes (mid/fore-foot striking), and you will then probably want less weight on your feet, and quite possibly think those superfeet things are a waste of money.

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Runsmith wrote:

competitor wrote:

Guess what? If you shorten your stride a lot, increase your cadence, get your buttocks in/forward, while staying erect, holding your rib cage up (no slouching), you will find yourself naturally getting up on your toes (mid/fore-foot striking), and you will then probably want less weight on your feet, and quite possibly think those superfeet things are a waste of money.

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I don't walk around on my forefoot, thanks. And motion control means feet, knees, hips, back, etc.

If that is too much for you to wrap your head around, keep working on it.