Football boots for astroturf 5-a-side - recommendations?

Have a pair of Nike T90 Shoot III FG boots, which I've found to be really good. I had the ones gustov has pictured and I agree they are terrible (or at least weren't good for me).
 
Liking the look of those addidas linked above, I have 3 pairs of nikes at the moment which have all their own little niggles so I fancy a change!
 
Thread Resurrection Part2.

I've now been through about 3 more pairs of Adi5s, but the design and build quality has changed (to this style: http://www.sportsdirect.com/adidas-adi-5-astro-turf-trainers-mens-263107 and this: http://www.sportsdirect.com/adidas-adi-5-excl-mens-astro-turf-trainers-263106) for the worse. The soles on the inside get totally trashed by the rubber crumb getting in the shoe and my toes leave massive dents in the foam with about 10 hours of play which makes them very very uncomfortable.

Not really sure what to try next, I'm thinking maybe giving leather another change and trying : http://www.sportsdirect.com/adidas-kaiser-5-team-mens-astro-turf-trainers-263128 or http://www.sportsdirect.com/adidas-adinova-iv-trx-mens-astro-trainers-263063

anyone got any recommendations?
 
Might get shot down for this.... however, i wear good old sambas, comfy, last ages, and give plenty of grip, might be worth a try?
 
do they have to be the astro trainers rather than the more traditional boot / blades?

I'm currently using a pair of Adidas F50 blades on astro turf. Think they were at the end of the line though cos the pair i got were half price.
 
Most 5-a-side places don't allow blades afaik.

I've just recently started playing 6-a-side again and bought the orange adi5s and I'm not massively impressed by them, however for £25 I couldn't see anything better out there. The Kaisers look pretty decent though.
 
ah right, I just play down at my local council leisure centre so doubt they really care.....about the only sign they've got up is take off your boots before entering the building :D
 
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I've had those for a year or so and they're still like new (granted I haven't played every week due to my dodgy back), I just wanted to look like Kaka but they are actually really, really nice
 
I just wear bladed boots on 3G astro. For old astro i use the utter POS nike vapours
 
i recently got a pair of these

http://www.sportsdirect.com/adidas-adinova-11pro-trx-mens-astro-turf-trainers-263064

http://www.sportsdirect.com/adidas-questra-11pro-trx-mens-astro-turf-trainers-263059

cant remember what ones they are now from the above, the only differences is the more expensive pair are leather and the cheaper pair is synthetic.

they were the only ones they had stock of in my size that i liked after my initial chosen one's were not in stock.

they are okay only used them 2 times so far, so need more time to settle in before i can make a proper judgement.
 
I bought some Nike astros and after a few months my foot started to hurt when ever I played, where arch is it hurts at the bottom of my foot.

Doctor has said its because the football shoes are flat and new insoles would stop it.

I've put in some new soles but it still happens, is it my nike shoes ? should i buy another pair ?
 
sunny007 said:
I bought some Nike astros and after a few months my foot started to hurt when ever I played, where arch is it hurts at the bottom of my foot.

Doctor has said its because the football shoes are flat and new insoles would stop it.

I've put in some new soles but it still happens, is it my nike shoes ? should i buy another pair ?
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your doctor does not have a clue what they are talking about seriously, he is not a bio mechanical expert.

i cant be bothered giving full explanation of it all but if you have any questions feel free to ask.

insoles are the worst thing you can do for your feet (trust me, i have had a knee injury) they mess up your bio mechanics, trying to compensate for your poor movement rather than correcting the problem.

the best thing for your feet, legs and knees is actually walking, running, etc barefoot. this forces you to use correct bio mechanical movements. but in this day and age it is impossible to be barefoot most of the time.

it sounds as if you have collapsed arches (flat footed), and because your shoes are flat, they are forcing your arches to become curved again (correcting the problem), by using insoles you have basically stopped your arches from going back to normal and helping them to stay "flat".

follow the below steps:

1. get rid of insoles
2. walk barefoot whenever you can (around the house)
3. buy "vibram five fingers" (you will need to try them on to get correct size) and use these whenever you can outside of the home, they may look stupid but they are the next best thing to being bare footed.
4. make sure all the shoes you buy and wear from now on have a HARD and FLAT sole. this replicates the "ground" inside of the shoe, by being hard and flat it is the 3rd best thing to being bare footed. converse and chuck taylors are recommended i think.

see this post for even more info

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=19719688&postcount=5380

that link above has many links within it with lots of relevant information, make sure you click on them too

the pain you are feeling is normal, you are basically just re-training your muscles and bio mechanical movement to the way it is supposed to be.
 
Psycho Sonny said:
your doctor does not have a clue what they are talking about seriously, he is not a bio mechanical expert.

i cant be bothered giving full explanation of it all but if you have any questions feel free to ask.

insoles are the worst thing you can do for your feet (trust me, i have had a knee injury) they mess up your bio mechanics, trying to compensate for your poor movement rather than correcting the problem.

the best thing for your feet, legs and knees is actually walking, running, etc barefoot. this forces you to use correct bio mechanical movements. but in this day and age it is impossible to be barefoot most of the time.

it sounds as if you have collapsed arches (flat footed), and because your shoes are flat, they are forcing your arches to become curved again (correcting the problem), by using insoles you have basically stopped your arches from going back to normal and helping them to stay "flat".
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Seriously? So thats why all the world class sportsmen and women out there run barefoot all the time I always wondered........ There are two sides to every argument and the truth probably lies somewhere in the middle supporting either side so radically seriously limits your options.

Take this with a massive pinch of salt he has just diagnosed your condition and recomended your treatment plan without even seeing your feet or running motion. Giving out medical advice without an examination is pretty pointless.

Best advice is go an see someone in person who does know what they are talking about an appointment to see a pro is your best bet you probably won't get it on the NHS but the investment in a private consultation will be worth it as you will get the real answer to what is causing your problem and some ensible balanced treatment plans.
 
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