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Has anyone measured the thickness of a Popcush insole? Are they all the same from model to model?
The two things I have noticed - because they are curved they fit some people's feet way better from go which can be a good thing or a bad thing, as well as they compress a lot, so looking at a pair from new is very different to a well used pair, or at least the ones I have seen.
That is why I would say put your old ones in the new shoes, which will feel more comfortable right from go and then when the shoes are worn in or getting thin, put the new ones in which will give the shoes a bit more support until you are done with them.
As to which and what, there are at least three options out now:
Common purple pop cush insoles in most pro versions
3D in the Grosso versions - hard plastic rim round the heel area
Thin flat versions of the older material - most common in Chukka low and Rowley shoes that I have seen, maybe others.
If I can find pics, I will add later, but I got a few things to do right now.
If you do manage to measure the thickness, please let me know. I have some Vans on the way to try and they were advertised as having the Popcush insole. I don't want to actually use the insole, I just want to know how much room it takes up in the shoe so I can figure out what type of aftermarket arch support will work best with the shoe (thickness is important here). I can't wear any skate shoe without arch support, so that's why I wanted to know. It may be that the shoes don't work for me fit wise and I end up having to return them anyway.
When I am in the shop next, I will check all three options.
For the meantime, this thread has some good info for anyone else wanting to read about the Pop cush insoles from a while back.
Thanks to
@yourbreakfsat for that one:
Vans Popcuh vs Ultracush Insole Review
https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=110828.0I do have some of the most recent Skate version Old Skool and Sk8 low, so the insoles on those are as follows:
Front 5mm thick flat right through the first third of the insole
Back 10-11mm thick in the middle area of the heel, but significantly curved section up around the sides to almost 20mm at the edge of the heel area, slightly more on the inside through to the end third of the shoe.
What I end up doing with all my shoes is cutting out cardboard and either gluing it in or sitting it in depending on how thick I need to make it, but I create a significantly higher arch support area than is in any other shoe that is cheap to make and works well for me - just shape cardboard to fit, usually folded over so it needs less glue or work and often shaped to fit under whatever area is needed, be it just the inside edge, or the whole heel area too.
This was a post from a while ago now, so the Vans pro insole is different to the Skate insole, but at least you can see the cardboard I cut out for how I do it.
This other one too.