We may have a misunderstanding all along, basketball shoes
 are the most important, as long as you buy good basketball shoes, you can protect yourself well or have excellent sports performance; and the purchase of basketball insoles is basically focused on shoes If it is too big, buy a pair of pads or shoes that are too hard, buy a pair of soft pads, or even buy a pair of insoles to replace them if they are worn out; but how many people realize how important insoles are? It is necessary to know that the first contact point of shoes is the ground, then the insole; and the first contact point of our feet is the insole; the quality of the insole directly determines the feedback, landing stability and comfort of the foot. It can be said that many times , In many aspects of sports protection, insoles are needed to do the first step of protection.
Then What kind of insoles can be considered a good pair of insoles? It should be said that there is no standard answer, but there are several standards that are definitely required.
1. The fit of the insole should be high
Why is fit important? Quite simply, many NBA and even top domestic players and athletes will customize their own insoles, and some insoles are even as high as $5,000 a pair. So why customize it? Yes, that’s right, it’s a matter of fit. The high fit ensures that the force-bearing area of the foot is maximized, thereby reducing the risk of overstretching of the local muscle fascia. For specific explanations, you need to use simple physical principles: F=PS, F represents force, P represents pressure, S represents area, compared with flat insole (contact points are concentrated on the forefoot and heel), the insole with high fit is S1 >S2 (flat insole), then under the condition of a certain external impact force, the pressure on the sole of the foot can be minimized. So what kind of insole is considered a high-fit insole? a. There must be arch support; b. The insole is not completely flat, and a certain degree of foot wrapping is required, especially the heel; c. Metatarsal support. Simply put, it’s about wrapping the foot completely and minimizing the neutral area.
2. The insole has a good shock absorption effect
The shock absorption effect of the insole is necessary, especially for some relatively hard shoes, such as Shoes like AJ1 and AJ6. Here I want to emphasize the difference between shock pads and soft pads. When choosing an insole, many JRs will emphasize the softness of the insole, especially the feeling of stepping on the shit on the foot is stronger, then this is mainly represented by TP9. From the online comments, many netizens can easily draw a conclusion: the insole is very soft and comfortable, but it is suitable for shopping, not for playing, and the arch of the foot will be tired after wearing it for a long time. Why are you tired? You can imagine the following scenarios: playing volleyball on the beach, JRs should be experienced by some people, soft and comfortable, but strenuous. This is the utility of TP9. From this point of view, although too soft insoles are comfortable, they are really not suitable for playing, especially when playing for a long time. So what characteristics should a professional basketball shock pad have? First of all, there must be a certain degree of softness, which is a consensus. The softness can increase the action time to achieve its shock absorption effect (P=Ft, F is the force, and t is the time). Secondly, there must be a certain hardness, many people will be surprised, hardness can also help shock absorption? In fact, this is the case. If the insole is too soft, it will have the effect of TP9, which is comfortable but not supportive enough. The hard part mainly acts as a support and a softness valve. But how to achieve a certain degree of flexibility, and at the same time have the hardness of hardness? In fact, this is quite simple, and many insole manufacturers in China have done it, that is, the insole is divided into a frame part and a shock absorption part. The frame part will basically use EVA as the midsole, and then configure the shock pad at the bottom of the frame. This structure is basically concentrated on the forefoot and heel, thereby reducing the impact of the foot. The combination of a soft and a hard part can provide good shock absorption, the soft part can absorb the impact well, and the hard part has a good support effect and can also be used as a softness valve. Of course, the shock absorption of these two parts is absorbed by the material structure, and now most manufacturers at home and abroad are designed in this way. A more intelligent way of shock absorption should be shock absorption in different ways of material + structure. But from the shock pad, it should be both soft and hard.
3. The shock absorption effect of the arch
The introduction on this point is actually a content of shock absorption, but because the shock absorption of the arch is a It needs to be discussed separately, so it is the third point. Why do basketball insoles need arch shock absorption? It should be said that arch shock absorption is required. After all, the support of the arch can increase the contact surface, and at the same time, it can increase the shock absorption effect and tension resistance (especially excessive tension) of the arch. I have also read an introduction on the design of the foot arch on the Internet before, and I personally think it is quite complete. Here is a little quote from its content: ‘The design of the arch pad is designed to protect the foot during exercise, not only refers to the arch of the foot’. The main meaning of this sentence can be divided into two parts: 1. In order to protect the arch of the foot, we only need to fill the arch with sufficient filler to avoid the damage of the arch; 2. Sports protection arch support is not only support The arch of the foot also needs sufficient shock absorption capacity. This puts forward relatively high requirements for the design of the arch shock absorption. One is to support (a certain hardness), and the other is to absorb shock (with a certain deformation ability). We discussed the coexistence of support and shock absorption before. This is difficult to achieve on one material and requires the cooperation of two materials. Therefore, it is difficult for many integrated insoles to achieve this effect. Not only the TP9 we have seen before, but also Nike or other high imitation or domestic insoles can not achieve this effect, and it is easy to cause arch fatigue if not done well. The problem. And many insole manufacturers will decompose this into two parts, the support part and the shock absorption part, which can solve this problem well, such as Decathlon’s basketball insoles, Sofsole, etc. However, what impressed me most about the article was that three densities of materials were used in the arch of the spenco GRF to divide the shock absorption effect of the arch into three levels. We have to admire this design. From this point of view, the design of the arch should be both absorbing and supportive, not just soft!
4. The wrapping of the heel
In fact, the wrapping of the heel is a bit repetitive with the first point. It is emphasized that there are two main points: 1. There is not enough attention to the wrapping of the heel in China. Many times everyone emphasizes softness, and there is no domestic literature to discuss it; 2. The wrapping of the heel is very important, it not only involves the fit of the insole, but also has a relationship with the outside world. The resistance to unbalanced force can be said to have the same effect as high-top shoes.
Generally speaking, there is no single standard for the selection of basketball insoles. Everyone’s needs, uses and characteristics of shoes are different. We need to choose according to our needs, or even do not choose. But for JRs who play basketball, a good pair of basketball insoles not only has better performance, but also reflects more responsibility for your body. And we should jump out of a misunderstanding. A good basketball insole is not only soft, but should at least have the above four points: high fit of the insole, good shock absorption, arch support and strong heel wrap. The choice of these four points should not only be hard, but also soft. A good pair of basketball insoles should be composed of multiple components rather than an integrated compression pad, which can meet their respective needs through different materials acting on different areas.
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