There are two more things I'll add on the subject of non-mouldable
Superfeet versus the Sole Ultras (and other mouldable insoles that are
available in the US, but not here):
- Firstly, the cheaper Superfeet are just an approximation of a
hypothetical Mr Average Foot would get using the much more expensive
mouldable Superfeet. Superfeet/foot itself feels that you should be
using a moulded insole to get the best result (from their own website:
"It is an improved fit over the Trim To Fit Green because it is custom
molded directly to your foot, personalizing the product's shape to the
shape of your foot. Customizing the product to the bottom of your foot
offers a higher level of biomechanical support and function with
increased comfort."😉 You get the same sort of result from a Superfeet
fitting machine and home mouldable insole because both work on the
principle of getting you to stake a stance that puts you into a
neutral balanced position while your foot is placed on a somewhat
resistive mouldable medium (aka "a squishy thing"😉.
- Secondly, Superfeet say that if your feet are decidedly non-average
(and good luck knowing - how many people's feet have you looked at?)
then an off the shelf standard Superfoot will need modification to fit
correctly: e.g.
"I would highly suggest that a new buyer have someone actually size
his or her feet at the store. My reasoning is that I had a boot
fitter size my feet at the store. He told me that my arch length is
shorter than the normal population and a modification needed to be
done to the insole to help it work for my feet better. He was a
specialist that had received training from Superfeet regarding their
insoles, he also told me, and I verified on the website that not all
stores that sell the insoles have people who have been trained by
Superfeet. "
That's not to say the Superfeet are a bad product - until the newer
generation of insoles arrived, and if they happened to fit your foot
shape, they were probably the best one you could get a reasonable cost
- but they are out-dated now. A mouldable like the Sole gives you what
you get from the high-end mouldable Superfoot, but at a much lower
cost. There's a money back guarantee, so personally I don't see the
risk. (
If you do decide to go with the non-mouldable Superfeet (and honestly,
I don't know why anyone would, as they're just a less satisfactory
attempt at doing what the later insoles do - they're not even cheaper
than Soles) ***strongly consider making a journey to a store with a
qualified Superfeet fitter to buy them.*** Checking first that the
store is willing to make that level of effort if you're buying insoles
only. This guy will probably be their best boot fitter and a scare
resource at busy periods, so especially if you're not buying boots it
will help to go at a slow time - and be much fairer to them.
Obviously, take your boots along.