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Skateboarding => Shoes & Gear => Topic started by: hesaidwhat? on June 15, 2011, 02:00:39 PM
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http://footprint.bigcartel.com/product/king-foam-insoles (http://footprint.bigcartel.com/product/king-foam-insoles)
flat poron insoles from footprint... that dont cost 50 fucking dollars. I cant believe it took so long for someone to make poron insoles. but anyway... they here now
Joey Brezinski's super happy fun game minutes- KING FOAM! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09FPzhE06Cs&#ws)
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Theotis drinking Duff what what whaaat??? :o
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If they're the same price as these:
http://footshox.com/product_detail_mens_sport.htm (http://footshox.com/product_detail_mens_sport.htm)
they might actually be worth it to support a "skate brand." The poron inserts from Foot Shox are seriously awesome. Jump off tall things! Now I'm just waiting for replacement knee cartilage.
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Interesting for sure.
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These are inexpensive and I've wanted to try poron insoles ever since I heard of what they do... But this is the first time I've heard about the game changers and the idea is awesome. for those that have tried them, do they mold throughout your entire arch area and does it actually make a difference as far as foot pain and fatigue?
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I'm not buying the ball and egg drop things. Based on physics, you can fake it.
Regular ball dropped for the other soles will bounce. Swap out the ball for a super heavy ball dropped for their sole won't bounce.
Drop the egg. An egg is super strong in it's longest dimension. Try to crush an egg in your hand pressing from the fat end to the skinny tip. It won't break. Do it from the sides and it will easily. If the egg lands on its top or bottom rather than on its side, it won't break as easily.
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I'm not buying the ball and egg drop things. Based on physics, you can fake it.
Regular ball dropped for the other soles will bounce. Swap out the ball for a super heavy ball dropped for their sole won't bounce.
Drop the egg. An egg is super strong in it's longest dimension. Try to crush an egg in your hand pressing from the fat end to the skinny tip. It won't break. Do it from the sides and it will easily. If the egg lands on its top or bottom rather than on its side, it won't break as easily.
Try it yourself.
Bowling Ball Impact Test- Footprint 'KING FOAM" Insoles VS EVA Foam (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_ue1LFy23g&feature=related#ws)
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I have been skating the footshox insoles for at least a month now and my feet, knees, and back are much happier. I just pulled the trigger on a couple pairs of these king foam shits just to see. If they suck, I'll just deal with it (and you'll hear me groaning about it). I hope they're even better than the footshox ones.
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http://rippedlaces.blogspot.com/2011/07/first-glance-fp-foam-king-insoles.html (http://rippedlaces.blogspot.com/2011/07/first-glance-fp-foam-king-insoles.html) looks like a review coming soon
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Thanks for the plug buddy. :)
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i got a pair. they come in a sheet and you have to cut out the insole so they are literally just flat insoles. i was super bummed at first but fuck i love em now. im using em with my tnt 5's
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^Did you put them as a replacement for the Vans insole or did you simply put the king foam insole on top of the Vans insole?
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I cut apart my old artos and got the poron out and have been putting it under my insoles for a while. It doesn't fit with every shoe but when I find one that is roomy it is a no brainer. I can't wait to get a pair of these king foam insoles.
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^Did you put them as a replacement for the Vans insole or did you simply put the king foam insole on top of the Vans insole?
i replaced em with the vans insole. i rigged up another thin insole for a higher heel area cuz the vans had a thick heel and it felt slightly off
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Whats with the insole threads lately? Cheap marketing?
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Just got a pair of the kingfoams, and a set of the water injected ones... gonna try them both out two different types so will be interesting! If it saves my knees and backs even the smallest amount of pain they've been having it'll be worth it
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^Did you put them as a replacement for the Vans insole or did you simply put the king foam insole on top of the Vans insole?
Interesting.....
I'm just finishing the Vans TNT 5 review today and I never had a problem with the insole. I thought it worked really well but your information is useful and I'll be sure to reference what you did in my insole review and see what works best.
Thanks.
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i got a pair. they come in a sheet and you have to cut out the insole so they are literally just flat insoles. i was super bummed at first but fuck i love em now. im using em with my tnt 5's
They actually do come cut to size and you can trim to fit but some got sent flat sheets because they had a supply/logistics problem so they had to send some uncut ones out. Still no difference in the end though.
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I cut apart my old artos and got the poron out and have been putting it under my insoles for a while. It doesn't fit with every shoe but when I find one that is roomy it is a no brainer. I can't wait to get a pair of these king foam insoles.
good idea. how difficult was it?
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It's tough, tin snips work best to cut away the upper.
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after mine were backorder , they finally arrived yesterday and they sent one pari of king foams and a pair of the gamechangers when i ordered 2 king foams. so now i gotta wait for my pair while my brother skates his. from just messing around in his pair though i can tell you that the impact absorption is way better than the g codes sti, which i thought were amazing.
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I have the Gamechangers insoles stacked on top of the Kingfoam ones right now, seriously the most comfy my feet have been. I'm recovering from a heel bruise and these things are perfect. Not sure if I'll skate them that way but to walk around it's perfect.
i thought about this too but I'd have to do it with some mid tops
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I have the Gamechangers insoles stacked on top of the Kingfoam ones right now, seriously the most comfy my feet have been. I'm recovering from a heel bruise and these things are perfect. Not sure if I'll skate them that way but to walk around it's perfect.
That would feel like skating in some platform shoes circa Kiss 1977.
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i was using the gamechangers for about 5 months and they are awesome. the only thing i don't like is the toe part of the shoe, that shit is made of regular foam material that flattens out after a few months. the insoles did reallly help my heels and arches, but my toes after some sessions lately began to ache and i could take it so i switched to some $15 sofsoles. but i am willing to try these poron insoles.
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Is there a poron insole with arch support, so you don't have to stack two insoles and fuck your board feel? That would be ideal I'd think.
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i was using the gamechangers for about 5 months and they are awesome. the only thing i don't like is the toe part of the shoe, that shit is made of regular foam material that flattens out after a few months. the insoles did reallly help my heels and arches, but my toes after some sessions lately began to ache and i could take it so i switched to some $15 sofsoles. but i am willing to try these poron insoles.
The flattening out of soles at the front balls of my feet drives me crazy. The blue swirly part of these Sofsole athlete insoles does not flatten out. super good. As a whole, they are on the soft squishy side.
(http://www.feetrelief.com/feetrelief/images/sof_sole_athlete_pair_mens.jpg)
I also put in separate arch supports. Unfortunately the ones I use are discontinued but I have 4 pairs that I rotate through all my shoes.
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/419SGWF5K4L._SL500_AA300_.jpg)
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i was using the gamechangers for about 5 months and they are awesome. the only thing i don't like is the toe part of the shoe, that shit is made of regular foam material that flattens out after a few months. the insoles did reallly help my heels and arches, but my toes after some sessions lately began to ache and i could take it so i switched to some $15 sofsoles. but i am willing to try these poron insoles.
The flattening out of soles at the front balls of my feet drives me crazy. The blue swirly part of these Sofsole athlete insoles does not flatten out. super good. As a whole, they are on the soft squishy side.
(http://www.feetrelief.com/feetrelief/images/sof_sole_athlete_pair_mens.jpg)
I also put in separate arch supports. Unfortunately the ones I use are discontinued but I have 4 pairs that I rotate through all my shoes.
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/419SGWF5K4L._SL500_AA300_.jpg)
its pretty pathetic honestly that footprint used some regular foam for those $50 insoles. they could have used a way better material.
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The footprint insoles have been $34.99 for a long time but like that other guy said, after 5 months ... thats a long time
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on their youtube page, gamechangers said that they would combine the footprint insole with king foam soon
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on their youtube page, gamechangers said that they would combine the footprint insole with king foam soon
Ah, good deal. I'll buy those.
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on their youtube page, gamechangers said that they would combine the footprint insole with king foam soon
Ah, good deal. I'll buy those.
yeah for reals! i wrote em an e-mail and they said that they'd send me a coupon for my next purchase
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Got some ;D
(http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/3204/38805659.jpg)
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Those are the poron ones, right? What's the verdict?
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Those are the poron ones, right? What's the verdict?
yeah poron, gonna try them out today.
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So, how did they feel? Worth the money? I'm considering investing in some of these.
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What happens to the energy when I want to jump?
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So, how did they feel? Worth the money? I'm considering investing in some of these.
Worked well for me, didn't skate anything big. But bailed on some ledge tricks and my feet felt good.
For $15 it;s a good buy, I did the test like in that Joey video, it really works.
Was a slippery feel when i first skated in them, but i got used on the feel after about 30 minutes.
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So, how did they feel? Worth the money? I'm considering investing in some of these.
Worked well for me, didn't skate anything big. But bailed on some ledge tricks and my feet felt good.
For $15 it;s a good buy, I did the test like in that Joey video, it really works.
Was a slippery feel when i first skated in them, but i got used on the feel after about 30 minutes.
Thanks!
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So, how did they feel? Worth the money? I'm considering investing in some of these.
Worked well for me, didn't skate anything big. But bailed on some ledge tricks and my feet felt good.
For $15 it;s a good buy, I did the test like in that Joey video, it really works.
Was a slippery feel when i first skated in them, but i got used on the feel after about 30 minutes.
are you guys taking out the original insoles and replacing or putting these on top?
Tried them by them selves and just didn't seem 'right' but i haven't really given them a chance, and if i put them on top i feel like it's too much and feel like i'm going to roll my ankle a lot easier...
just mind games i'm playing with myself i know..
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So, how did they feel? Worth the money? I'm considering investing in some of these.
Worked well for me, didn't skate anything big. But bailed on some ledge tricks and my feet felt good.
For $15 it;s a good buy, I did the test like in that Joey video, it really works.
Was a slippery feel when i first skated in them, but i got used on the feel after about 30 minutes.
are you guys taking out the original insoles and replacing or putting these on top?
Tried them by them selves and just didn't seem 'right' but i haven't really given them a chance, and if i put them on top i feel like it's too much and feel like i'm going to roll my ankle a lot easier...
just mind games i'm playing with myself i know..
I took the original insole out, isn't that it;s supposed to work?
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So, how did they feel? Worth the money? I'm considering investing in some of these.
Worked well for me, didn't skate anything big. But bailed on some ledge tricks and my feet felt good.
For $15 it;s a good buy, I did the test like in that Joey video, it really works.
Was a slippery feel when i first skated in them, but i got used on the feel after about 30 minutes.
are you guys taking out the original insoles and replacing or putting these on top?
Tried them by them selves and just didn't seem 'right' but i haven't really given them a chance, and if i put them on top i feel like it's too much and feel like i'm going to roll my ankle a lot easier...
just mind games i'm playing with myself i know..
I took the original insole out, isn't that it;s supposed to work?
Yeah pretty sure that is how it's supposed to work... just didn't feel 100 percent right so wasn't completely sure.
I'm what you'd call an idiot if i can't figure out insoles in shoes haha
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So, how did they feel? Worth the money? I'm considering investing in some of these.
Worked well for me, didn't skate anything big. But bailed on some ledge tricks and my feet felt good.
For $15 it;s a good buy, I did the test like in that Joey video, it really works.
Was a slippery feel when i first skated in them, but i got used on the feel after about 30 minutes.
are you guys taking out the original insoles and replacing or putting these on top?
Tried them by them selves and just didn't seem 'right' but i haven't really given them a chance, and if i put them on top i feel like it's too much and feel like i'm going to roll my ankle a lot easier...
just mind games i'm playing with myself i know..
I took the original insole out, isn't that it;s supposed to work?
Yeah pretty sure that is how it's supposed to work... just didn't feel 100 percent right so wasn't completely sure.
I'm what you'd call an idiot if i can't figure out insoles in shoes haha
The kingfoam insoles were designed as a replacement for the stock insole.
Also, we've made some changes to the kingfoams. We've added a special top cloth which gives them a firmer feel and a protective layer on the bottom which will stop the foam from ever rubbing away.
They will be released in a week along with the new gamechangers which feature kingfoam in the heel and forefoot.
There is a special discount code "kingfoam" for slap members and past customers which will be active for the first week of release.
JG
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Thanks! I think I shall invest in another pair. The exposed foam material on the bottome of mine would be the only complaint, as they started to split a little on one. Other than that, very comfortable.
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I bought some of these last week. Only had the chance to skate them once but they felt good. Maybe a little thin though.
The new top cloth to make them feel firmer sounds good. Though I cant buy another pair right away.
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They will be released in a week along with the new gamechangers which feature kingfoam in the heel and forefoot.
Nice, that's the one I want to try.
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When I heard about the gamechangers, I immediatly purchased them. They feel super good to walk in. but when it comes to skating, I prefer my stock insoles. I can't get used to skating the gamechangers... They're thicker than the stock insole of an average vulcanized sole. Guessing it's just me thought. The gamechangers do make me less exhausted after walking for a while.
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http://rippedlaces.blogspot.com/2011/10/sneak-peek-footprint-insole-technology.html (http://rippedlaces.blogspot.com/2011/10/sneak-peek-footprint-insole-technology.html)