Fitting of the shoe

Fitting of the shoe means basically how shoes are fitted into the feet in wear. It is important to "feel " how shoe fits into the foot. The fitting need to check in length, joint, forepart and instep. To check the correct fitting, a foot measuring is advisable to use. The main purpose of a measuring device is to predict from the foot length- and in some case also the joint girth and width.

In sport shoes one important factors are as mentioned above plus a pronation. In the case study, the company has developed its own measuring device.

This device selects the most suitable shoe for each foot, taking into account:

• The flexibility of the midsole
• The shoe size
• The width of the last
• Any support needed to correct abnormal foot pronation

The company of the case study has studied runners and good fitting running shoes. According their studies only 40 % of people have pronation - i.e. the foot s own shock absorption - that is suitable from the running point of view.