shoe fitting Archives - Frank’s Custom Shoe-Fitting

Let’s talk about how shoes should fit. The first thing to know is that most people are wearing the wrong size shoe.

Most of the foot problems I see stem from shoes that are the wrong size for a person’s foot.

So knowing how shoes should fit can prevent quite a bit of potential foot problems down the road.

The other thing to know is that the fitting process involves a bit more than just making sure you have room at the end of the shoe.

You have to know the size of your foot.

That means not just the length.

You have to consider the width.

And you have to see if you have a thick foot or not.

That’s not all.

To dive into the rest of it, I put together a short video above that shows how shoes should fit.

That will show you how the process works, and what you should look for when trying on new shoes.

Knowing this will teach you how to find shoes that work for your feet.

But if you want the perfect fit, then you can always schedule an appointment with me so we can go through a shoe-fitting assessment.

Once we go through that, we can try different shoes, see what works best for your foot, and then go from there.

Either way, knowing how shoes should fit is the key to happy feet.

So make sure you watch the video.

And if you want help with any of this, feel free to schedule an appointment by clicking here or using the calendar below.

So what makes a shoe good? Ever walk into a shoe store or shop around online and actually ask yourself, “what makes a shoe good?”

Well, after being in the shoe industry for over 40 years what I’ve found is that most people shop for shoes based on what they need the shoe for first. It could be work, running, a casual event, etc.

Then once that is determined the next 3 criteria that decides what shoe they get are…

Fashion
Fashion
Fashion

Then, it’s finding the shoe in their size.

Which, a lot of times is usually the wrong size.

If they are looking at the shoe in person, then they’ll try it on and hope it fits.

And a lot of times the shoe won’t fit, but they like the look of it so much that they buy it anyway.

If they buy it online, they won’t even be able to try it on first. But they’ll buy it anyway and hope it fits.

If not, they’ll convince themselves it fits “good enough” or they’ll return it.

Almost nowhere in the shoe buying process do they stop to ask, “what makes a shoe good?”

But this question should be asked right after you determine what you need the shoes for.

Here’s the catch though…

Since shoe companies are not in the business of educating their customers most consumers don’t know what makes a shoe good.

So the video above, will explain the major areas for you to focus on to determine what makes a shoe good.

If you know what to look for, you’ll know more than 95% of the shoe buying population.

How Shoes Should Fit

What Makes A Shoe Good?