WIDE table tennis shoes
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Topic: WIDE table tennis shoes
Posted By: zephyrr
Subject: WIDE table tennis shoes
Date Posted: 01/30/2011 at 6:21pm
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I am desperately looking for some wide TT shoes. My size is 10.5 EE. I recently started playing seriously, and have a New Balance CT563, but the shoe broke just after one hour of play! Also, I would like to have a shoe with a thinner sole for better grip. Thanks for all the responses in advance.
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Posted By: RJTT
Date Posted: 01/30/2011 at 6:25pm
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Check in in Adidas Sala line of shoes. It is an indoor soccer shoe but is used by a lot of TT folks. Because it is made for the US market you might have a better chance of getting the wider size. ------------- Founding member and club director of: Davidson County Table Tennis Club, NC. www.davidsoncountytabletennisclub.com CLUB SPONSORS: Joola, Giant Dragon, Zero Pong, Newgy, mypingpongbuddy |
Posted By: Joo Se Who
Date Posted: 01/30/2011 at 9:50pm
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try adidas net 80 their old school ping pong shoes from 1980 i got some for 45 dollars their wider than the indoor soccer shoes i have used, and they are really flexible ------------- Blade:TBS FH:05fx BH:05fx |
Posted By: JimT
Date Posted: 01/31/2011 at 10:42am
My friend - I have the same problem! Here is the great EE shoe which I am wearing now and I would wholeheartedly recommend it to you - of course, it's a New Balance shoe  http://www.holabirdsports.com/m/Shoes-Men/Indoor-Shoes_Men/New-Balance/p1/210103.htm - New Balance CT 653 Gum Men ------------- Single Ply Hinoki Club, Founding Member Say "no!" to expensive table tennis equipment. Please... |
Posted By: zephyrr
Date Posted: 01/31/2011 at 10:46am
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thank you JimT. Yes, as I mentioned in my opening post, I've also been using the CT653 from New Balance, but always looking for something with a thinner sole. The CT653 works well for me for Badminton, but tough to move fast in table tennis. I ordered a Wave Kaiserberg from Japan, lets see if it fits!
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Posted By: racquetsforsale
Date Posted: 01/31/2011 at 11:16am
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Zephyrr, I'm a freak compared to you. I'm a size 8 4E--- freaking hobbit feet! I've been wearing NB extra wide tennis shoes. The sole is pretty thick but forefoot lateral support is good. I don't think there is any other way. Good luck with your shoes. |
Posted By: zephyrr
Date Posted: 01/31/2011 at 1:25pm
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just to keep the forum updated, i found a japanese site which has a lot of wide 3E mizunos, check it out-http://en.rakuten.co.jp/ search for mizuno wave, or mizuno wide, or mizuno 3e
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Posted By: razortt
Date Posted: 01/31/2011 at 4:17pm
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The butterfly Radial EL shoes are wide and comfortable.Thats what I wear. ------------- http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35627&title=feebacks-for-razortt-fastpaddlecom" rel="nofollow - Feedback fastpaddle.com |
Posted By: JimT
Date Posted: 01/31/2011 at 4:33pm
You said in the first post you were using 563 not 653 - perhaps a typo? ------------- Single Ply Hinoki Club, Founding Member Say "no!" to expensive table tennis equipment. Please... |
zephyrr wrote:Posted By: JimT
Date Posted: 01/31/2011 at 4:39pm
search for "mizuno 3e" doesn't produce any tennis men's shoes... ------------- Single Ply Hinoki Club, Founding Member Say "no!" to expensive table tennis equipment. Please... |
Posted By: zephyrr
Date Posted: 02/01/2011 at 12:19pm
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hello jimt when i search for mizuno 3e on the site, i get 309 results, including tt shoes
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Posted By: JimT
Date Posted: 02/01/2011 at 12:29pm
OK, I'll try again - but they are all so expensive! ------------- Single Ply Hinoki Club, Founding Member Say "no!" to expensive table tennis equipment. Please... |
Posted By: zephyrr
Date Posted: 02/01/2011 at 12:33pm
| price is what you pay, value is what you get. :) |
Posted By: JimT
Date Posted: 02/01/2011 at 1:28pm
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could you post here some of the wide 3 e mizuno shoes from that site, still cannot find what I need...
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Posted By: zephyrr
Date Posted: 02/01/2011 at 2:00pm
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http://en.item.rakuten.com/takagisp/rzy0238/ - http://en.item.rakuten.com/takagisp/rzy0238/ http://en.item.rakuten.com/takagisp/rzy0238/ - http://en.item.rakuten.com/sportsguide/10008225/ - http://en.item.rakuten.com/sportsguide/10008225/ http://en.item.rakuten.com/sportsguide/1518391/ - http://en.item.rakuten.com/sportsguide/1518391/ and here are all the shoes: http://en.search.borderless.rakuten.com/sports_outdoor/badminton/shoes/mizuno/ - http://en.search.borderless.rakuten.com/sports_outdoor/badminton/shoes/mizuno/
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Posted By: JimT
Date Posted: 02/01/2011 at 2:25pm
Thank you! But... The second link has this in the description Lightweight long-awaited widescreen model specifications (3E equivalent) is finally out. Feet wide according to the shape of the foot of the Japanese, size up the instep. what does it really mean? if I buy this will it automatically be 3E or is it an option? ------------- Single Ply Hinoki Club, Founding Member Say "no!" to expensive table tennis equipment. Please... |
Posted By: zephyrr
Date Posted: 02/01/2011 at 2:29pm
| Not sure what it means. Will have to call and talk or order and try. another member here said he has been using mizuno wave series and he is a 2E wide. |
Posted By: zephyrr
Date Posted: 02/01/2011 at 3:01pm
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more research, another badminton company out of japan, they have actual catalog items, even saw some yonexes in wide: http://shuttle-house.com/new-cgi/page_list_i.php?lan=E&ko=18 - http://shuttle-house.com/new-cgi/page_list_i.php?lan=E&ko=18
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Posted By: Kashuken
Date Posted: 02/01/2011 at 7:22pm
| The width of Wave Kaiserberg is equivalent to 3E. |
Posted By: JimT
Date Posted: 02/01/2011 at 9:27pm
OK! If that what they mean then it's what I need. Now - are their sizes same as regular American sizes? I mean 27.0 it's in centimeters, correct? About same as let's say 10.5 (inches) ------------- Single Ply Hinoki Club, Founding Member Say "no!" to expensive table tennis equipment. Please... |
Posted By: bozbrisvegas
Date Posted: 02/02/2011 at 6:07am
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my xpd shoes are pretty wide - a no name chinese company got them in hk for about $30 ------------- Grubba Variant ALL fh: Hurricane 38 degrees MAX bh: tensor MAX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQgNPkpILsg&list=PL9V-XUSPJgk-loYl2zRhQZ29lsAK7tdLX" rel="nofollow - Watch me playing TT |
Posted By: Kashuken
Date Posted: 02/02/2011 at 8:59am
I am not sure how it is measured, but size 27.0cm is roughly US size 9. www.ping-pong.tw has a very helpful chart: http://www.ping-pong.tw/product_info.php?cPath=85_105&products_id=2505 I am sure there are other size conversion charts floating around on the net as well. |
Posted By: zephyrr
Date Posted: 02/02/2011 at 11:13am
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here is the official chart, the size on the top is US
http://brannock.com/cgi-bin/start.cgi/brannock/charts.html - http://brannock.com/cgi-bin/start.cgi/brannock/charts.html
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Posted By: zephyrr
Date Posted: 02/02/2011 at 2:19pm
what is your shoe size.
if possible, can you measure the insole (the insert) length and width in cm and post?
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Posted By: JakiGosc
Date Posted: 02/02/2011 at 3:04pm
| I have size 3E (foot = UK 10, US 11, European 45 or 44.5) and i use the Mizuno Wave Drive 4 in size 28.5. |
Posted By: zephyrr
Date Posted: 02/02/2011 at 3:56pm
technically, 10.5US will be 27 cm, but the taiwanese guy recommends 1-1.5 cm more, so 28 or 28.5 would be ideal.
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Posted By: Rich215
Date Posted: 02/02/2011 at 4:29pm
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The wave drive 4's in 28.5 are exact US 10.5 in sizing. ------------- |
Posted By: JimT
Date Posted: 02/02/2011 at 4:57pm
That' s good to know - because other charts are not reliable, almost every manufacturer in every goshdarn country is using different charts, so correspondence of Mizuno sizes to US sizes is of the most interest, of course. So for me with my size 10 (4E) I would need to get Mizuno 3E shoe in 27, I guess... ------------- Single Ply Hinoki Club, Founding Member Say "no!" to expensive table tennis equipment. Please... |
Posted By: Rich215
Date Posted: 02/02/2011 at 5:26pm
I would say a 28 would be 10 USA. Also, you will most likely be replacing the stock sole bed because they compact pretty quick. I use a http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Scholls-Diabetes-Health-Insoles/dp/B003LC4Q54 - Dr. Scholl's Diabetic one because it is not too high in the heal area like most after market foot beds and dosn't take up too much room in the shoe. The one problem with some of the Mizuno shoes is that they may be wider ...but the actual volume is low. For instance, as you look down at your feet from above with these shoes on......the right to left width is wider than normal shoes (they will stretch some too). But the distance from the bottom of your foot to the top....especially in the forefoot area....is thin. I got the after market foot beds to fit good after 2 months of wearing them 2 times per week. Also, some of the Mizuno shoes like the Plio ones fit 1/2 shorter than the Wave Drives for example. ------------- |
Posted By: zephyrr
Date Posted: 02/05/2011 at 12:24pm
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OK, so the Wave Kaiserburg 28cm (10US), 3E is here from Japan! Cost me $105 ($30 of which was shipping), but arrived blazingly fast. Left on 2nd Feb from Japan, here on 5th! So far the 10US fits well, a bit snug initially, after an hour of wear, it fits well. My foot size (as measured on paper) is 27cm. Usually, I wear a 10.5 US size. With my New Balance CT653, I use a 10, 4E. The shoes are different from NB CT653 in that they don't have as much toe space as NB. I would recommend measuring your actual foot size on paper, take that in cms and add 1.5. That would be your Japanese size for the shoe.
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Posted By: Joo Se Who
Date Posted: 02/05/2011 at 12:46pm
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that is some very fast shipping , ur foot work will have no excuse no with such sweet shoes post some pics if u can ------------- Blade:TBS FH:05fx BH:05fx |
Posted By: Kashuken
Date Posted: 02/05/2011 at 2:34pm
Nice! Do wide do they fit? I considered getting the Kaiserbergs at first but went with Wave Medal 2 instead. |
Posted By: zephyrr
Date Posted: 02/05/2011 at 2:48pm
The shoe is technically a 3E, but I think it first more like a US EE. Again, they fit more snugly because the toe area doesn't have a much volume as a New Balance shoe or even a Mizuno running shoe.
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Posted By: JimT
Date Posted: 11/02/2011 at 7:12pm
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I am again in the market for a 10US 2-3 E table tennis shoe... anything new happened on the shoe market out there? how is that Wave Kaiserberg? still good? ------------- Single Ply Hinoki Club, Founding Member Say "no!" to expensive table tennis equipment. Please... |
Posted By: amkrad1
Date Posted: 05/19/2012 at 1:51am
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Thanks folks for all of these great tips... my tennis (as in standard tennis) shoes are like BRICKS compared to much lighter TT shoes and i am finally considering investing in my tootsies like I did for a blade n' rubber... I too have FLIPPERS for feet (I currently play in my NB 9 EEEE) and looks like I too will invest in Mizuno or the like... I appreciate you and this site for making my seach much easier. (Now i just have to find some paper and measure my foot and insure that the conversion to the BIZARRO japanese measuring system will work)... Grazie. |