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01-29-2008, 08:16 PM
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Hi everyone...Any comments on hi-top asyms vs. normal asyms (the shoes). There's a pair I may want, but they're hi-tops, so I'm not sure about them. Yes, I know they provide ankle support, but anything other than that? | 
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01-29-2008, 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by epeelion  Hi everyone...Any comments on hi-top asyms vs. normal asyms (the shoes). There's a pair I may want, but they're hi-tops, so I'm not sure about them. Yes, I know they provide ankle support, but anything other than that? | Their tops are higher than the low-top versions.
Rick
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01-29-2008, 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by piste off Their tops are higher than the low-top versions.
Rick | And the laces are longer than the low-top versions.
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01-29-2008, 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by DJ Apostrophe And the laces are longer than the low-top versions.
-w | That's a good one.
BTW - seriously one other difference is that the high-tops don't have Right and Left versions, which might help you on re-sale ease if you find you don't like them.
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01-29-2008, 09:27 PM
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| I've worn both, and I preferred the low-top versions. The high-tops felt slightly constricting (well, they are high-tops). I also had a friend develop shin splints after wearing them. Said shin splints disappeared once he switched back to the low tops. | |
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01-29-2008, 10:43 PM
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| Some people prefer high tops, some people hate them. Most people aren't big fans, but I for one love the damn things. | |
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01-30-2008, 06:26 AM
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| I've had one pair of hi-tops. Overall didn't like them. Found then too restrictive and think they actually made my lunge worse by reducing ankle motion. I removed the plastic supports initially from one shoe and then the other. I then only laced them to just above the ankle. At that point decided hi-tops weren't for me.
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01-30-2008, 12:38 PM
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| What do you wear now in terms of a high or low shoe? When I first fenced I wore a high-top to help stabilize my ankle. After many years, I now find them very restrictive in terms of lunging and general footwork, so I am wear in a low shoe. If you are used to a low shoe you may not like a high-top. Also, the Adidas Equipment high-top is not an asymetrical shoe like the low version. | |
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