Chief Guns Posted April 30, 2023 Posted April 30, 2023 DCP Family, Last season my son went thru quite a few pairs of tennis shoes throughout the DCI season. While I understand and expected this to happen, is there a certain brand and/or shoe that seemed to work best to handle and hold up during the rigors of tour, based off your experiences? He would normally get a hole on the top part of the shoe, mainly due to pointing his toes upward as he marched, based off what he told me. He does have very wide and large feet (Size 13), not sure if that plays a factor. Durability and comfort is the priority, not concerned with price. Any and all suggestions/advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance. 1 Quote
OldSnareDrummer Posted April 30, 2023 Posted April 30, 2023 I'm hardly one to offer fashion advice. I'm about a step away from transforming totally into my Dad complete with dark socks with the sneakers and Bermuda shorts. The Ayatollah calls me a Walking Fashion Embarrassment. 1 2 Quote
Terri Schehr Posted April 30, 2023 Posted April 30, 2023 58 minutes ago, Chief Guns said: DCP Family, Last season my son went thru quite a few pairs of tennis shoes throughout the DCI season. While I understand and expected this to happen, is there a certain brand and/or shoe that seemed to work best to handle and hold up during the rigors of tour, based off your experiences? He would normally get a hole on the top part of the shoe, mainly due to pointing his toes upward as he marched, based off what he told me. He does have very wide and large feet (Size 13), not sure if that plays a factor. Durability and comfort is the priority, not concerned with price. Any and all suggestions/advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance. A lot of my knee replacement friends swear by Hokas. Jim wears them, too. I wore New Balance in the early 2000’s when I decided it was a good idea to march again in my 40’s. 1 Quote
Dpsouthern81 Posted April 30, 2023 Posted April 30, 2023 Marching Health article about best marching arts shoes https://www.marchinghealth.com/marching-healths-top-shoes-for-drum-corps-in-2023/ 1 2 Quote
TOC Posted April 30, 2023 Posted April 30, 2023 37 minutes ago, OldSnareDrummer said: I'm hardly one to offer fashion advice. I'm about a step away from transforming totally into my Dad complete with dark socks with the sneakers and Bermuda shorts. Please don't tell us you're wearing white sox instead. Quote
Chief Guns Posted April 30, 2023 Author Posted April 30, 2023 41 minutes ago, Dpsouthern81 said: Marching Health article about best marching arts shoes https://www.marchinghealth.com/marching-healths-top-shoes-for-drum-corps-in-2023/ Awesome! Thank you so much for this! 1 Quote
Tenoris4Jazz Posted April 30, 2023 Posted April 30, 2023 21 minutes ago, TOC said: Please don't tell us you're wearing white sox instead. White ankle socks are acceptable. I don't wear anything else except dress socks. Quote
Terri Schehr Posted April 30, 2023 Posted April 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Dpsouthern81 said: Marching Health article about best marching arts shoes https://www.marchinghealth.com/marching-healths-top-shoes-for-drum-corps-in-2023/ That’s a good list. I still can’t lay off of the New Balance sneakers. Quote
scheherazadesghost Posted April 30, 2023 Posted April 30, 2023 (edited) . Edited June 11, 2023 by scheherazadesghost 1 1 Quote
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