Sole Unisex Softec Regular Insole
- Custom cushioning and support for medium to tight-fitting footwear
- Heat moldable for a customized fit or just wear right out of the box
- Three Component Construction for cushioning, wicking & support
- Accepted by the American Podiatric Medical Association
- Recommended Footwear: Running & Walking, Basketball, Skate, Tennis, Ski & Snowboard boots
Product Description
SOLE Softec Regular is made for medium to tightly fitting footwear. Designed to provide shock absorption in footwear with reduced volume. Moldable base layer adjusts to your unique foot without losing its orthopedic shape. Can be molded by heat or just by wearing. Softec cushioning 1.6mm of proprietary cushioning material ensures maximum shock absorption and comfort. Moisture-wicking top sheet is a perforated polyester weave that maximizes breathability and moisture-wicking. Adjustable arch support support and alignment personalized for your unique foot. Deep heel cup cradles the heel, aligning the foot during heel strike and through the stride. SOLE Softec Regular Footbeds are accepted by the American Podiatric Medical Association. Recommended Footwear: Running & Walking Shoes, Basketball Shoes, Skate Shoes, Tennis Shoes, Ski & Snowboard Boots. Recommended Activities: General Sports & Everyday Use, High Impact Activities, Baseball, Skateboarding, Football… More >>
Sole Unisex Softec Regular Insole
The in soles that were sent where the wrong size. I recieved womens 9’s instead of mens 9’s.
I can’t live without these. Honestly, cannot live without them. They are great for my high arches. They are the only insert I’ve tried (and I’ve tried probably 5-10 different types) that actually gives sufficient arch support and really molds perfectly to my feet.
I’ve had my footbeds for 3 years and they are still holding up great. You can also take them in and out easily to put them in different shoes.
However, these are recommended for sneakers or tennis shoes; they don’t fit in tighter shoes. For example, they don’t fit into my Converse one-stars (low or hightop) but they fit fine in my Saucony Jazzes.
I suffer from Posterior Tibial Tendonitis and have been on the sidelines for a month. I can’t afford custom made orthotics from the doctor’s office, so I’ve been searching for an orthotic that works but is affordable.
I got my Sole orthotics today and WOW! I put them in the oven and molded them to my feet and I am 100 percent pain free for the first time in a few months.
I am getting ready for a run as we speak. I am amazed and delighted with these and if u suffer from foot problems, These are your orthotics.
These soles did not work for me. They put the support in the wrong place. I followed the directions exactly and gave them every chance including walking in them a week and then backpacking with them for two days and 12 miles before changing back to the insoles that came with my boots. Here’s the story.
I have always had a problem finding shoes with sufficient arch support (and toe box room). Recently I’ve started wearing Keen hiking shoes and they come very close to solving my shoe fit problems completely. The low tops are so comfortable that I now use them for everyday wear. However, their mid-rise hiking shoes felt too pronated. I was advised by the salesman (at REI) to try the Sole Softec insoles, so I did. I wear a 9 1/2 or a 10 depending on the shoe – so I bought the men’s 9 1/2 to 10 size insole and followed the instructions for heating and forming them in my boots exactly. Here’s what I discovered.
I first trimmed the soles so that they fit in my shoes. I did this using the Keen insoles as a guide. That worked well. I put the soles into the boots before heating them to see how they felt – I wanted to get a feel for how the heating and forming process changed the soles. The support hit me too far behind the arch on the inside of the heel. That was uncomfortable. I heated them according to the instructions, put them into my boots and stood in them for about five minutes. Nothing changed. At least I could not feel a change. So I wore them for two days to let my foot adjust. That didn’t help, so I tried the heating process again. Again no detectable change or improvement. Nonetheless, I wore them for 3 more days with no improvement in comfort and again tried the heating process. The support was simply in the wrong place. I flew to Seattle and wore them walking around Seattle for a couple of days. I then went to Glacier National Park and wore them while carrying a pack on the Highline and Loop trail (fantastic hiking). The insoles retained the original problem – the support was too far back on my foot – it was not under my arch where I needed it – it was under the inside of my heel. So I switched back to the Keen insoles and then hiked from Lake McDonald to Sperry Glacier and then out over Gunsight Pass, about 20 miles of rugged and spectacular terrain. My feet felt much better and the Softec soles won’t be going back into my boots.
Obviously, they weren’t so bad I couldn’t walk in them, but I gave them more than enough chance to work and they made my feet hurt throughout the process due to the misplaced distribution of the support. I had hoped that the heat forming process would form the support to my foot. It did not and, in fact, I could not detect any customizing of the fit.
You can check my story for yourself. Just look at the heel in the Sole Softec insoles. You can see that the inside of the heel well right behind the arch is too high. It’s not a rounded heel well. There is a visible bump where the inside/forward part of you heel will be – and that won’t come out as the result of their heat forming process.
I bought these footbeds to put in my ski boots because I was getting some pressure on the inside of my feet and it was causing pain around the arches of my feet. I looked into custom footbeds and the cost was around $200. The SOLE foodbeds are the best thing for the money. My feet no longer hurt in my boots and I have tested them several time this season. I would definitely recommend this product.