Low profile insole for lunar balistec.

[joshthefisher]

Have a pair of lunar balistecs which the insoles started slipping inside of. Replaced them with sof sole air orthotic. Had them in about 2-3 weeks and figured they would have settled in but they are still a little too thick. The lunar balistec fits my foot well so I don't need support just looking for something to keep that low to the ground feel with some more cushioning to compensate for being 3 months old.

I see shock doctor court insoles, spenco total support thin, sof sole thin fit and spenco comfort insoles seem to be some decent thin offerings.

Would the sof sole air or athlete be much thinner than the orthotic?

 

[Ramon]

I've used the Sof Sole FIT (low and neutral versions). It's definitely low profile, but it's designed primarily for support. There is almost no extra cushioning. For me it's a much better insole than the Airr Orthotic because I always get sore feet when I wear soft insoles. Firm, supportive insoles actually give me less soreness. Most low profile insoles will give you little to no extra cushioning.

 

[NDtennis_Williston]

Super feet

I've used the Sof Sole FIT (low and neutral versions). It's definitely low profile, but it's designed primarily for support. There is almost no extra cushioning. For me it's a much better insole than the Airr Orthotic because I always get sore feet when I wear soft insoles. Firm, supportive insoles actually give me less soreness. Most low profile insoles will give you little to no extra cushioning.

Give Super Feet a try. Green works for most, but I think the blue is low pro.

 

[Sinner]

I use SuperFeet and the black ones are pretty low-profile.

 

[Fintft]

I ended up using thick insole (Dr. Scholl's active that have some plastic reinforcement in the arch to improve lateral stability) and while innitially they didn't fit well (i.e. I got some rubbing on the left shoe on the uppers to the extend that I had to tape a bit), eventually they fit nicely now...

I don't care much for thin insoles.

 

[JT_2eighty]

I use Superfeet, and have tried all the colors (orange, green, brown, blue, black, carbon).

Carbon is their thinnest, and so of course with thin you get minimal cushion, but you still get that great superfeet arch support.

 

[g4driver]

Spenco Total Support Thin Insole

Spenco Polysorb Total Support (Regular Version and what I use)

Spenco Total Support Max Insole (for the Clydesdale equivalent tennisplayers)


I used Superfeet Blue and Green for my Ecco Shoes at work for 11 years. But for tennis, Spenco is far superior for running on hard or clay courts. Spencos are simply much better than Superfeet IMO tennis.

 

[Ramon]

Give Super Feet a try. Green works for most, but I think the blue is low pro.

I'm actually using Superfeet Greens right now. They work great, but the OP was wanting low profile. I have thin narrow feet, so for me, the more volume the better.

 

[QuadCam]

the problem I find with every aftermarket insole is that they have too much heel cushioning and tend to raise your heels up in the shoe compared to stock insoles. That's probably fine for a running shoe, but it just doesn't work well with a tennis shoe, IMO. I've never tried superfeet though.

 

[JT_2eighty]

Superfeet Carbon is good and thin, but wow, it's now $55!

TW ran it on a happy hour a while back and they were under $30.

They are very thin, so perfect for not raising you up higher like their other insoles, but of course no cushion so it's always a trade-off. LB are super cushioned as is, so the Carbons are perfect for me in this shoe. I use my SF orange in shoes like the Vapor which are already very low to ground and need some added cushion.

Both have awesome arch support, which also takes a few sessions to adapt to if you are used to the flat-lack-of-arch support in most shoes.

I'll have to check out Spenco if they are better for tennis.

I agree SF green run too high for tennis, IMO.

 

[Ramon]

the problem I find with every aftermarket insole is that they have too much heel cushioning and tend to raise your heels up in the shoe compared to stock insoles. That's probably fine for a running shoe, but it just doesn't work well with a tennis shoe, IMO. I've never tried superfeet though.

The Sof Sole FIT won't raise your heels, but again, it's not made for cushioning. It's basically a piece of contoured plastic with a thin layer of rubber to make it comfortable at least. The Superfeet Greens will raise your heels and add cushioning (though not as much cushioning as Sof Sole Airr).

 

[joshthefisher]

Spenco Total Support Thin Insole

Spenco Polysorb Total Support (Regular Version and what I use)

Spenco Total Support Max Insole (for the Clydesdale equivalent tennisplayers)


I used Superfeet Blue and Green for my Ecco Shoes at work for 11 years. But for tennis, Spenco is far superior for running on hard or clay courts. Spencos are simply much better than Superfeet IMO tennis.

Ive used total support before the were ok but they weren't polysorb. Ive used superfeet black when I was wearing Cb 4.3 but they give me heel pain sometimes. I'm going to put a pair in and try though.