Probably not done because those footshapes are archetypes so many real feet fall in between them,
I'm somewhere between Greek and Egyptian.
Might also be a sizing issue? I get the feeling you describe in shoes which are too large.
Definitely not sizing them too big. Im a 9.5/10uk in street shoes and go for a 7.5 in my sportivas and equivalent tightness in other brands.I'll be keeping my eyes open for any boot demos coming up. Would love to try some unparallel shoes as I know nothing about them.
Quote from: Liamhutch89 on April 12, 2022, 07:55:49 pmDefinitely not sizing them too big. Im a 9.5/10uk in street shoes and go for a 7.5 in my sportivas and equivalent tightness in other brands.I'll be keeping my eyes open for any boot demos coming up. Would love to try some unparallel shoes as I know nothing about them.I'm 44.5/45 street and take Solutions/Miura in a 41.5 - softer shoes in a 42. Seems like a full size smaller than what you're doing so could be having an effect but does depend somewhat on foot shape. Seperate point Liam but on the last couple of posts I've seen from you, you've said you're 'heavy' both times. What does this mean specifically? For reference I'm 83kg and don't experience the issues you're having with shoes. To me it sounds more like a technique issue, specifically not dropping your heel properly to engage more surface area. This would explain why the Theory works better as it is bending for you. I had a massive jump in my footwork when I realised how important it was to really drop my heels and spent a period of time focusing on it so could be worth having a mess around and seeing if it makes a difference.
I looked up Sportiva Phantoms and Evolv Theories
I basically make shoes fit a lot of the time so am happy to try many brands, the furia, drago, chimaera don't officially fit me as they are a bit narrow but I just bust them out by wearing them in front of the TV for hours before climbing in themI am a ten UK and and a 42 in all Scarpa shoes really, that's a plastic bags to get them on fitting , the boostic did break in quite quickly but it is wider than the furia so is a better fit it of the box for meMy big toe and second toe are the same length
Not trying to come across as a Scarpa fan boy but I do find that most of their techy models have the best feeling in the toe box as the sole finishes at the same point as the rand therefore your big toe is almost slightly further forward meaning you can really toe down with confidence, sort of similar to the old dragonI find in solutions and skwama it doesn't matter how tight you wear them , the rubber always projects 3 or 4mm further out than where your foot sits in the upper which gives a sensation of clunkynessWeirdly I always wear out the very front edge of a Scarpa shoe where as in solutions it will be gone through 5mm back first and the edge will be almost intact which shows I am using the shoes in a completely different way I think.Just my 2p's worth, might be a load of twaddle
Chimera and Boostic are polls apart!
Old magos were insane on edges, but not precise - kind of a blunt force weapon? Sorry, they were precise (your could get on teeny edges) but they were a bit insensitive.
the new mantra which is ridiculously soft and just wouldn't stand on an edge, I didn't try them on a board
I bought some Instinct VS's and after testing them on my board, I feel like I have twice as much power in these shoes as I do in my Genius/Theory/Phantoms. This was surprising given the Instincts are a pretty old design now and they don't feel like they fit my foot quite as well (perhaps unfair given they're not yet broken in and I'm 3 sizes down from my street shoe). I now see that they're popular and have remained unchanged for good reason!
i wear 7.5 in solutions and schwama (cant remember if my otaki s are 7.5 or and im a 10.5 street size.
Quote from: Thedevonshirepiemuncher on May 13, 2022, 07:38:53 am the new mantra which is ridiculously soft and just wouldn't stand on an edge, I didn't try them on a boardBizaare. I've got the Mantras and find them amazing on small footholds. Possibly you had them too big or too small?
Quote from: MischaHY on May 13, 2022, 10:53:17 amQuote from: Thedevonshirepiemuncher on May 13, 2022, 07:38:53 am the new mantra which is ridiculously soft and just wouldn't stand on an edge, I didn't try them on a boardBizaare. I've got the Mantras and find them amazing on small footholds. Possibly you had them too big or too small?Here's a random guess: the man from devon is 75kg+ and Mischa is <70kg. I think discussing shoes stiffness is utterly pointless if you don't know someone's weight and foot size. I've got mates who consider the Scarpa Vapour V "stiff" whereas I find them floppy... He's 58kg and I'm 78ish.The one shoes I've ever found genuinely stuff are the old boostics, gen 1 Magos and TC Pros.