Thought I woke up in Shoes made for a King.
I was considering having custom shoes made. I see Poron inserts offered by many of the custom shoe companies, there must be a reason. but it's my money and I wanted to be sure before spending several hundred, or thousand, dollars on shoes that I would regret.  I wanted to try the Poron first.  The sheet was the obvious way to go for the money spent. I was able to cut inserts for 3 pair of shoes ( 6 inserts Size 9 Mens ) and still have half of the sheet left for my wife . . if it works.  I started with my walking shoes.  I traced, cut and inserted a Poron sheet under my orthotic foodbeds; 5 miles one morning without the Poron sheets under my orthotic and the next day 5 miles with the Poron insert.  It's difficult to describe the difference pre and post Poron inserts, but after trying Poron in street shoes I can't imagine being without it.  So, the next day I tried the same 5 miles in a not high end COSTCO tennis shoe that's been in my closet for years; sans Poron the first day, with sore feet at the end of 5 miles.  During my walk I had decided to put the Tennis shoes in the garage for painting projects.  The next day I cut and inserted Poron inserts into the same not very expensive COSTCO tennis shoes under a mid-range off-the-shelf orthotic footbed.  I would have thought I paid hundreds of dollars for the COSTCO shoes.  What a difference.  The tennis shoes went back into my closet as an alternative to my high end walking shoes.  It seems that you need to match the shoe, shoe volume and orthotic to be sure it's perfect with each foot and model of shoe, but with good eyesight, a pencil, a pair of scissors and kindergarten skill set anybody can do it.  I have cut inserts for all but one pair of shoes and wouldn't think of going without the Poron. Truth be told I'm not sure I need the custom shoes.  My standard shoes, with the Poron, are damn near the comfort in the footbed that I expected with my custom made shoes.
Rating: 5 stars