Ball of Foot Soreness with Boots. Daily wear Zero Drop/Wide Toe Box

[ElPollo]

So if I wear inflexible boots my feet will get used to them and not hurt?

In the short term, maybe. But in the longer term it will reduce flexibility and strength resulting in lots of other issues. My personal opinion is that unless you need crampons, stiff boots have more downsides than up.

 

[TXCO]

Ive been having similar issues. Many if these concepts mentioned are foreign to me. How do you learn about “drop” or general foot characteristics to be able to work on the issue? The balls of my feet were killing me after a backpack hunt this year. Im in a small town with no expert stores around.


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[twil]

I couldn't find anything wide enough just stuck with altras. Danner and keens make some wide ones

 

[dtrkyman]

I can't speak to anyone with injuries but in my experience with barefoot shoes and boots which is all I wear, after a long day on my feet my feet might be a bit sore, like your muscles after a work out maybe, but they recover quickly and are generally good as "new" the next morning.

I have very narrow feet and high arches, was a major problem with regular hikers, Asolo worked best for me bit I developed corns on my pinky toes so bad they were rubbing holes in my socks!

I was shocked that he sloppy fit of my Vivo's resulted in zero blisters, or hot spots anywhere despite the loose fit, I even swap out laces for stretch cord and just snug them up, my favorite Vivo Magna leather is more of a shoe as the ankle portion is like a sock, they just work, have crazy miles on them on and off trail!

 

[Jimss]

I have a neroma in the bottom of the ball of one of my feet. The 2 things that help (but don't eliminate the pain) is 1) wider boots (in the toe area) and 2) added padding. I dump the insoles that come with all of my boots. Having padded socks in the ball of my feet is also critical. Hard insoles are horrible.

I often buy boots around 1/2 to 1 size larger that offers a tad more room for padded insoles plus padded socks.. I don't have any problem with Crispis not locking in my feet in even with slightly larger sizes due to their boot and lacing design.