Comments on: How to Measure Heel-Toe Drop in a Running Shoe https://runblogger.com/2012/09/how-to-measure-heel-toe-drop-in-running.html Running Shoes, Gear Reviews, and Posts on the Science of the Sport Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.12 By: Brian G https://runblogger.com/2012/09/how-to-measure-heel-toe-drop-in-running.html#comment-662009367 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=234#comment-662009367 It seems that all heel drop measurements are taken on unloaded shoes. While that may be a good starting approximation, the compressibility of everything in the shoe under the bottom of the foot with a load of average human weight probably needs to be taken into account to get a more accurate measurement. But that is just with standing still. Things get more complicated when you run in the shoes which, due to impact loads being 2 – 3 times greater than body weight, shoe compression can be even greater. And throw everything out the window if the forefoot area has a different compressibility than the heel area (like for air pockets in the heel but not the forefoot).

I guess all I’m saying is that while heel drop is good to know, one shouldn’t become overly obsessed with it.

]]> By: Woody https://runblogger.com/2012/09/how-to-measure-heel-toe-drop-in-running.html#comment-662004019 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=234#comment-662004019 Thanks, Pete! I have been looking for a caliper lately and had no idea which one to buy.

]]> By: Pete Larson https://runblogger.com/2012/09/how-to-measure-heel-toe-drop-in-running.html#comment-662089375 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=234#comment-662089375 In reply to Brian G.

Agree- that’s the point I made in the post I linked: https://runblogger.com/2012…

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]]> By: Mark O'Rielly https://runblogger.com/2012/09/how-to-measure-heel-toe-drop-in-running.html#comment-786902732 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/runblogger/wordpress/?p=234#comment-786902732 Like so many others, I’m a little shoe-obsessed lately, and I’ve been making some big moves; I’ve dropped the orthotics and I’m trying to transition from Asics Kayanos to something closer to the ground.

I’m considering Asics Nimbus but it’s driving me crazy that I don’t know the heel drop of this shoe; do you or any other readers know the drop of this shoe? I’ve asked several seemingly knowledgeable running store owners and I’ve heard 10mm, 12mm, and 14mm.

Thoughts, opinions on Nimbus heel drop and the appropriateness of using it as a transition from Kayano?

(Yes, I realize they’re different beasts because Nimbus is neutral. I was once told by a podiatrist to use Kayano WITH orthotics, and now I have a new podiatrist AND a physiotherapist telling me to go neutral.)

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