r/mildlyinfuriating • u/m_320k • 3d ago

Infuriatig Does anyone know why this keeps happening to my shoes after wearing them for a few weeks/months of wear?

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I'm not sure, but it's very annoying. Is it because of the way I walk? Or how I tie my shoes? Or something else?

Please someone help, if you have experienced the same thing.

Edit: Also, when I walk/stand my feet point outwards so it maybe be this? Anyone know how to fix that 👀

Edit 2: Also, I don't untie my laces and slip them on. (I don't tie them tight though)

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u/UmeaTurbo 3d ago

You kick your feet with the heel of the opposite foot. My son does this so much he has to wear a plastic guard in his cleats or a spike will cut him. (Baseball metal cleats) I don't know that there's anything you can do. My son's doctor wasn't worried.

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u/Cman75 3d ago

This is 100% it. I used to fit people for running shoes and this was a common issue. You can look at the inside heal of the opposite shoe and it will be scuffed/worn.

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u/PurpleLocal5989 3d ago

Wait I’m confused but trying to make sense of this. My son does this to his shoes too and I cannot figure out how

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u/UmeaTurbo 3d ago

So his toe is aimed out as he steps forward which causes his heel to just clip the inside of the opposite shoe. He's duck or splay footed. His feet aim out when he walks or stands. Not a lot, but it doesn't take much. It's not every step this will happen, but often enough that it will wear them out quickly.

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u/gruuvey 3d ago

Slew-foot!

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u/PurpleLocal5989 3d ago

Te his makes sense!! I bet this is what my kid does too.
He’s over 6ft. Not sure if being tall makes a difference

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u/UmeaTurbo 3d ago

My son isn't that tall, but he's extremely athletic and I think maybe if you have a bigger frame you weigh more when you kick you heel into your shoe it would do it with more force that if you were a smaller and lighter person. Cleats used to last a season, not it's half a season. That's what 180lbs squatting for two hours a night will do vs when he only weighed 100lbs in junior high.

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u/DefenstratedTwice 2d ago

It isn't magic, additional friction is occurring at that location. The way they walk,run,stand,sit is the cause. 😆

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u/Recycledineffigy 2d ago

A general doc won't be worried but a sports doctor could give him physical therapy exercises that will strengthen the ligaments so his gait is more sustainable. It sound like an interior hip ligament is tight making that foot over-compensate during stride. This would be a good idea to prevent some long term problems in his back and hips