Give me advice on which shoes to buy.

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  1. daniel20

    daniel20 Regular Member

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    I'm planning to buy Victor SH8000, Mizuno wave smash wide (latest) and Yonex SHB-101M. The shoes cost about 4700 pesos, 4500 pesos, and 4300 pesos respectively. The victor and mizuno shoes are sold here while if I decide to get the shb-101m, it will be from mybadmintonstore. FYI: I'm about to get size 8US for all of these shoes.

    Can anyone give me advice, please?

    P.S. SH-8600ACE is not available anymore in our country :(
     
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    4700 PHP for the Victor SH8000? thats expensive! i just bought the same shoe for $70 (around 3K) few months ago.
    anyway, i replaced the insole with spenco polysorb crosstrainer and its just awesome.
     
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    :( yeah. that's the price of Toby's (Sports store) here. Where'd you get the insole?
     
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    sorry for the consecutive post but why would you replace the insole? Doesn't the insole have some kind of technology or something? Sorry, im a noob when it comes to insoles.
     
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    Most stock insoles are not good regardless of the manufacturer. Keep in mind that out of the cost of the shoe the insole is probably 2%. After market insoles can cost up to $50 US.

    I use Softec insoles which are heat moldable (heat them up, put them in the shoe immediately and lace them up) and they form to your foot.

    As for shoes, you should really try them on before you buy them. They are so personal that buying them online without trying them on is not a good idea.
     
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    Ok. Any opinions on the mizuno wave smash wide (latest)? I'll probably buy those shoes today.
     
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    Where did you get Victor SH8000 with $70? Is it included shipping? Thanks,
     
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    from andy tran, a badminton coach here in LA.
     
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    from amazon.com
     
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    Do you have Andy Tran contact info (cell phone)?
     
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    Just got my wave smash wide 2 today. Gonna give it a test run this Sunday!
     
    #11 daniel20, Mar 11, 2011
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    check your inbox!
     
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