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Although rearfoot measurements have been examined in the past, forefoot motion is also important. The purpose of this research was to develop a three-dimensional evaluation protocol to measure stability of sports footwear during the execution of lateral movements. A pair of prototype shoes were constructed by modifying a typical basketball shoe model, completely segmenting outsole and midsole and only bonding the outsole and midsole components to the uppers at the perimeter. A pair of unmodified basketball shoes were used as a control. The prototype shoes were subjectively evaluated as more unstable than the control shoes.