pronating question

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Am I an under pronator [supinator] if I wear down the outsides of my shoe heels? I'm trying to
pick out a new pair of shoes and am confused by pronation, and how to tell which type I am. Any
and all help appreciated.

Don't worry about the outside heel....just look at the bottom of the shoe from the arch forward
to the toe.

Jim Johnson

spiker said:

Am I an under pronator [supinator] if I wear down the outsides of my shoe heels? I'm trying to pick
out a new pair of shoes and am confused by pronation, and how to tell which type I am. Any and all
help appreciated. garth

Most people wear down the outside of their heels first. Shoe wear patterns are not a very reliable
way of telling if you are a pronator or not.

A surer method is to wet the bottom of your foot and step on a newspapper. The pattern of your foot
print is a better way to determine your type.

If most of your foot print is left on the paper indicates a overpronator. If your print looks like
it pinches in the middle so that the print looks like it has 2 distinct lobes indicates a
underpronator. If your print pinches in the middle a little bit then you have a "normal" foot.

Andy