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Move toe-hole?

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3:09 pm
January 26, 2012


markh1975

Saint Louis, MO

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I'm pretty sure I need to move the toe-holes on my invisible shoes.  My toes slide a little toward the inside, and my heels slide toward the outside (kind of like the shoe is rotating under my foot).  And just from visual inspection it seems the holes need to go toward the outside about a quarter inch.  But that seems pretty close to the existing hole, so can I fill the existing hole with shoe goo if they are too close together?  Any other tips for moving the hole?

 

Mark

1:38 am
January 27, 2012


Steven

Admin

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Almost always, if your heel is sliding, it's because the heel strap is too lose, not because the holes are in the wrong place.

Might be something similar with the toe strap… OR it could be that you need to change the angle of the toe strap (either straighter from the toe hole to the outside ankle hole… or so that it comes straight back to the knot and then goes to the ankle hole).

In other words, play with tension and angles before making new holes.

If you make a new hole 1/4" away  from an existing one, then you should be okay. I'm not sure if Shoe Goo will allow you to move the hole less than 1/4"… in fact most moves of less than .25" are usually not necessary since tension/angles can handle those issues.

8:02 pm
January 30, 2012


markh1975

Saint Louis, MO

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Here are some pictures of what is going on.  I tried making the heel strap tighter, but it led to the strap rubbing my heel raw.  This was after about 9 miles of hiking.  As you can see, the left heel is sliding out, but the right heel seems okay now.  They both got rubbed raw by the strap, and the right one even bled a tiny bit.  Do one's heels get used to the straps, kind of forming a callous or something?  

Now I'm thinking that the left shoe's toe hole needs to be moved, but the right's doesn't.  What do you think?

10:34 pm
January 30, 2012


Steven

Admin

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I'd use one of the slip-on tying styles that let you get 2 straps around the heel — with more surface area it won't hurt, and it gives you more tension.



 
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