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I'm in Podiatry. Pull one of us aside after cases and have us take a look at your feet and we can suggest some shoes. Hoka, Brooks, New Balance are great options. I wear new balance with removable orthotics cause I have flat feet.
thoughts on cowboy boots?
 
Full Metal Jacket reference? Steers and Queers? Lol I hope I’m not wrong, sorry if I am. Or if I’m not 🤣
a little bit of this and a little bit of that. My comment was made tongue-in-cheek.
 
This has been an ongoing issue for me since training. Here is my breakdown.

Tennis shoes: tend to wear out quickly, top of shoe usually not sturdy enough to prevent any kind of sharp from going through it if it fell off a table or something, overall good support while they last.
Boots: sturdy with great support, clunky and my feet were drenched in sweat at the end of every day
Crocs: wear out quickly, feet get really cold in the OR. I lose traction really easy with them and would nearly wipe out at times on wet surfaces.
Danskos and anything without a heel: weaker ankle support and tough to walk fast when needed.

I eventually settled on a Birkenstock shoe with a normal to low ankle rise. Great support with the cork bottoms and the under-sole has not worn down at all. Very good grip and a leather foot top for protection.
Which Birkenstock shoes do you have? I have Oswegos which I like. Bend Low’s don’t have cork but maybe they’re comfortable anyway? I think Callan would be nice if they’d make black coating for the cork.
 
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I got the oofos and adidas ultraboosts based on the recs here.

The oofos remind me of higher quality crocs, would seem pretty good for flat footed individuals but i didnt like them.

The adidas ultraboosts are great overall, my new shoe.

Crocs LiteRide 360 pacer is meh
 
I bought a couple pairs of Samuel Hubbard shoes and really like them for comfort and quality. The company was started by the Rockport founder before his death. Another thing is I have bought some Unbound Merino shirts when working alone.
 
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