Bluebonnet Shoe Fitting Process

Shoe fitting process

Step 1: We watch you walk barefoot on a line. This is to determine whether you are neutral, supinate or over-pronate as you walk. During this step, we also determine how high or low your arches are. We always ask if you are having any issues or pain in your lower body.

Step 2: Sizing. We size BOTH feet to ensure proper sizing to the larger foot. Generally, most people that have never been sized for running shoes before will find they’ve been wearing a size too small and will go up at least half a size in running shoes. Why size up, you ask? Simple. When you run (any distance over 2-3 miles) your foot begins to swell and you actually slide forward in the shoe slightly. If the shoe is too short, or fitted tightly, you will start to notice blisters forming on the ends of your toes, black toenails and in extreme cases your toenails will begin to fall off.

Step 3: Now that we’ve narrowed down your foot type and size we’ll pull one version of the appropriate shoe from every brand available. Through process of elimination you, the runner, will narrow it down pair by pair until you find the shoes that feel “just right”.

Explanation of our Label on Shoes

For customer education each shoe has a label on our shoe wall.  The label shows Shoe Name,  if the shoe is Stability or Neutral, Price, Stack height (the amount of material between your foot and the ground) and Drop (one of the factors driving what part of the leg is being being worked most).