I'm a runner, 6'3, size 15 shoe, with flat feet (no arch). Does having flat feet usually mean your feet will be longer too, or does the arch not have anything to do with how long or short your feet will be?
I'm a runner, 6'3, size 15 shoe, with flat feet (no arch). Does having flat feet usually mean your feet will be longer too, or does the arch not have anything to do with how long or short your feet will be?
flatfootedrunner wrote:
I'm a runner, 6'3, size 15 shoe, with flat feet (no arch). Does having flat feet usually mean your feet will be longer too, or does the arch not have anything to do with how long or short your feet will be?
You didn't just ask whether having flat feet means your feet will be longer than not having flat feet? did you?
Answer: Yes, if your feet are longer than someone's feet that are not flat.
what im asking, is, in general, is the bone(s) that determine arch placement also responsible for determining how long your feet will be. for example, if you stand on tip-toes, the foot will be shorter, right? my guess is that its only 1 or 2 shoe sizes difference. im not a foot doctor, help me out please.
Well, yes, after a fashion.
If you take any straight (horizontal) line, pivot it upwards, it will then project a shorter length on the horizontal surface--think of how your shadow looks as the sun goes across the sky.
If you take a straight line and curve it into an arc, it will project a shorted straight line. It will look shorter when viewed from a certain point.
None of this has anything to do with bone structure. There is no standard, i.e., a person x inches tall must wear size y shoes.
Standing on tiptoe does not change the foot length. It changes the projected (perceived from a certain direction) dimension--not the true length.
so do most of your flat-footed, if u have any, flat-footed friends tend to wear bigger shoes than whats average for their height?