Adidas "Equipment" Fencing Shoes

I have tried a lot of different shoes for fencing. Back when I started, I tried running shoes. Those were terrible because I could not feel the floor beneath my feet and felt sluggish.



Then I tried indoor sport shoes. Those were fine in the floor-feel department, but unfortunately they had bad support at the arch, and the insoles became really bad really quick, and my knees were aching after a little bit of fencing.



I tried some of the older models of fencing shoes, and had the same problems than with the indoor shoes.



Then I saw the new Assymetricals from Adidas. Bought a pair. When I got them and put them on, I felt like fencing. I did not feel like standing there with them on my feet, I wanted to fence. I wanted to go on guard, and that was the position that felt the most comfortable to be in while wearing these shoes. I knew I had to buy them. And so I did. A whopping $150 went from my pocket to the vendors. After a couple of months, my knees weren't hurting and I could fence for a longer time.



Sure, everyone has them, and if you want to look different don't buy these shoes. Sure they are expensive, but they last about twice as long as the old models of fencing shoes, and the fact that their insoles are specifially designed with fencing in mind makes for less pain in the legs. So I think that these advantages far outweigh the disadvantages.



One word of advice, try them on first, they tend to size a little different than other fencing shoes, and make sure you are wearing whatever socks you fence in when trying them on. Also, don't buy the high top version, unless you've had a bad ankle injury, they don't add anything to the low-top version and they cost more.