Re: athletic shoe question???

[Guest guest]

I have lived my entire life with wide feet. It is the thrill of the hunt for

wider athletic shoes! I will look around and let you know if I can find

something.

www.pediatric-orthopedic-foundation.org

[Guest guest]

Sorry, I don't have any answers for you, but I've been wondering the

same thing because my three-year-old is starting soccer and I was

thinking into his future of cleats and how will we ever find

them!?!?!? Since he's so littel he's just wearing regular tennis

shoes this time, but I wonder what we will do later!

Pam and (8-12-01)

>

> Hi,

>

> I have a son who is 6 yrs old (almost 7) and he was born with

> bilateral clubfoot. He has a VERY wide foot (as I'm sure most of

you

> are familiar with). He had the correction surgery when he was 4

> months old and has since had some turning in of his feet however our

> wonderful orthopeadic does not feel another surgery is

necessary..YAY!

> So..ph played baseball in the fall and wore regular cleats and

he

> was MISERABLE. The ortho said he should be wearing turf shoes as

> opposed to cleats due to the support on the bottom that turf shoes

> offer rather than the nubbies on a cleat. My problem is that I am

> having a VERY hard time finding any athletic shoes that come in a

> wide. I am not even sure they make them. Is there anyone here who

> has experienced this and if so, what brand have you found that runs

> wider than the others??

>

> Thanks so much for any information you can offer me.

>

> Amy

[Guest guest]

Hi,

my husband wears wide shoes, and I know from shopping for him that

New Balance is one of the best brands for wide feet. They make even

extra wide and above, I believe, in the typical styles. I'm not sure

what " turf shoes " are.. but maybe New Balance would have some kind of

athletic shoe that your son could wear?.. I did a quick search on the

internet and saw some black 'cross trainers' that look almost like

cleats but have the flat bottom.. and they came in wide and extra

wide.. here's the site I found.. I don't have firsthand experience

with it, just tossing it out as an idea.. they have the standard

nubby cleats there in wide too.

http://www.aperfectdealer.com/

good luck.. it's wonderful your son is enjoying sports and doing

well! hope you can find something that works for him,

and Claire

>

> >

> > Hi,

> >

> > I have a son who is 6 yrs old (almost 7) and he was born with

> > bilateral clubfoot. He has a VERY wide foot (as I'm sure most of

> you

> > are familiar with). He had the correction surgery when he was 4

> > months old and has since had some turning in of his feet however

our

> > wonderful orthopeadic does not feel another surgery is

> necessary..YAY!

> > So..ph played baseball in the fall and wore regular cleats

and

> he

> > was MISERABLE. The ortho said he should be wearing turf shoes as

> > opposed to cleats due to the support on the bottom that turf shoes

> > offer rather than the nubbies on a cleat. My problem is that I am

> > having a VERY hard time finding any athletic shoes that come in a

> > wide. I am not even sure they make them. Is there anyone here

who

> > has experienced this and if so, what brand have you found that

runs

> > wider than the others??

> >

> > Thanks so much for any information you can offer me.

> >

> > Amy

[Guest guest]

Well, I don't know about turf shoes, but stride rite website does

have a cleat in wide width.

Pam

>

> Hi,

>

> I have a son who is 6 yrs old (almost 7) and he was born with

> bilateral clubfoot. He has a VERY wide foot (as I'm sure most of

you

> are familiar with). He had the correction surgery when he was 4

> months old and has since had some turning in of his feet however our

> wonderful orthopeadic does not feel another surgery is

necessary..YAY!

> So..ph played baseball in the fall and wore regular cleats and

he

> was MISERABLE. The ortho said he should be wearing turf shoes as

> opposed to cleats due to the support on the bottom that turf shoes

> offer rather than the nubbies on a cleat. My problem is that I am

> having a VERY hard time finding any athletic shoes that come in a

> wide. I am not even sure they make them. Is there anyone here who

> has experienced this and if so, what brand have you found that runs

> wider than the others??

>

> Thanks so much for any information you can offer me.

>

> Amy