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Has an early 30 that got back into it last year when they took down all the rims at the basketball courts near me I've found that the ankle braces that a lot of basketball players wear and wearing high tops definitely helped
I need new ankle braces. Could anyone might give me some tips? And how likely is it to roll a ankle wearing high top shoes?
The combination of footprint orthotics and ankle braces make it a bit hard to find a good shoe. I am a 7.5 in most and I need my shoes snug for my last few remaining flip tricks.
And I start to think, that these footprint orthotic insoles do more harm then doing good, since the foot sits a bit higher in the shoe. Not sure about that tho.
I ditched the FP gamechangers for that exact reason - my two worst ankle rolls were while using them. They raise your heel 9mm in a shoe...compared to 3mm with standard factory insoles.
I switched to Remind Destins, which I find a lot less "tippy" and feel like i'm standing in them, rather than on them.
That said, my last ankle roll was in the Destins, to a point I think it's gonna happen if it's gonna happen, regardless of shoe/insole etc.
I was also skating mid Tyshawns at the time-
I only have my extremely lax ankle ligaments to thank for not tearing my ATFL on this one. Was trying fakie varial heels and my back foot landed on the tail with the board already on the floor, deck bounced out from under my foot with it at this angle and it was curtains... 100% operator error and i should have aborted the trick beforehand but I was pretty desperate to get a new learn that day so was clawing for a land that I should have kicked away.
Have ordered some high top DCs to try out, i've heard they're not much cop at preventing ankle rolls when push comes to shove, but the extra ankle support might at least be a good psychological boost.
I'm trying out skating around in the brace i posted above, but to be honest I can see going back to not wearing one when my ankle is better... they're bulky and distracting, and unless your ankle is totally shot to pieces, I don't think you would prevent a roll unless you went with a super supportive and stiff one (swede-o ankle lok or similar- which is like trying to skate with your foot in a cast).
If it helps anyone, this i my current daily ankle routine, started this a few days after my sprain when i could more or less walk around, scaled up to this stage gradually over the last week-
Early AM-
20x clockwise ankle rotations
20x anti-clockwise ankle rotations
A-Z trace x2 sets
Wobble board x5 mins (1 min tip left/right, 1 min tip front/back, 1 min clockwise rotation, 1 min anti-clockwise rotation, 1 min single leg balance with 30 secs tip front/back and 30 secs single leg squat)
calf raises x10
Mid morning-
5x laps of lounge walking heel/toe
1 min single leg balance on cushion
Lunchtime
20x ankle rotations clockwise and anti clockwise
1x set A-Z trace
exercise band set 20 ankle eversion
exercise band set 20 ankle inversion
exercise band set 20 towards body
exercise band set 20 away from body
Mid afternoon-
5x laps of lounge walking heel/toe
1 min single leg balance on cushion
Early evening-
20x clockwise ankle rotations
20x anti-clockwise ankle rotations
A-Z trace x2 sets
Wobble board x5 mins (1 min tip left/right, 1 min tip front/back, 1 min clockwise rotation, 1 min anti-clockwise rotation, 1 min single leg balance with 30 secs tip front/back and 30 secs single leg squat)
calf raises x10