Superfeet Green insoles?

I use the Superfeet Merino (Green, with a wool cover, because I found them on sale for really cheap) in my work boots and love them. Granted, I'm not running with them, but I am on my feet in those damn rubber boots for ten hours a day, and the insoles are still going strong. They've actually lasting longer than the boots.

I don't think durability is an issue, and I find them very comfortable for my uses, but I'm sure someone will chime in with more directly applicable experiences.

Superfeet basically last for ever. They will survive many pairs of shoes, wet or dry, sweaty or muddy. They will mold to your feet as the closed cell foam footbed packs in, but the plastic heel counter will stay pretty much as manufactured. They are relatively solid from the arch back, and can mask some of the squshiness of soft shoes, but I really like this. It can take under built shoes and make them feel more supportive. It's rare that I leave the crappy stock insoles in shoes these days. Sole insoles are also excellent. I think I like them better than the 2-component (foam footbed and plastic heel counter) Superfeet.

I used Superfeet Green for years. They help a lot with my fairly flat feet, by providing arch support and prevent my feet from elongating as I walk. They will feel very uncomfortable the first day, but if they continue to feel that way, stop using them. :) I found the Superfeet lasted through two sets of trail runners.

Since last summer I have been using the Sole brand insoles, and I prefer them over Superfeet. They have a better heel cup and just feel more stable for my feet. I use the thinnest Sole insoles in my hiking trail runners – no cushion at all – and the thickest ones in my Keen trail runners that I wear to work every day, so they reduce the huge volume of that shoe.

No pain while walking now? If no, you do not need insoles like Superfeet. They are not cushioning in any way.

I use the black ones to combat supination so I don't go through shoes as fast. No more knee pain either, for me.

I found the green ones too hard, but the orange ones have a bit more padding and volume. Either is light years past the wimpy insoles that come with most shoes.

I love them; have used them for years. As others have said, they outlast many pairs of shoes. I use them in hiking shoes, hiking boots, basketball shoes. But, of course, it all depends on whether YOUR feet like them.

This is too close to the infamous "which is the best pair of shoes" as all this is highly personal. For me, my feet, and what chunky frame does to them, I really like the green superfeet. It's important to size them properly to ensure the arch support lines up correctly. For me, that requires going up a size and then trimming them off at the toes to fit.

Your tootsies may vary.

For hiking and walking I like the green.

For cushioning Spenco insoles might work better.

I used them for a while, but found the arch support was too high. I switched over to Spenco Total Support and found they're a happy medium—supportive, but not too supportive, and with more padding.

WRT durability, may it be noted that while Superfeet Green will survive many things, they will melt if you put them too close to the fire in an attempt to dry them out. Shocking, I know.

While I've enjoyed using SuperFeet Greens for a very long time, (and was never unhappy with them), I started developing metatarsalgia in the ball of my foot specifically after a long hiking trip where I had a several mile steep decent. Therefore, my podiatrist recommended I switch to Spenco's to get better metatarsal support. I've been using "Total Support Max" insoles for about 9 months now, and have been pretty happy with them.

I like the superfeet 'blue' insoles since I typically need max forefoot volume in a shoe and the blues are thin. But, I find that the superfeet plastic layer starts to come unglued from the top foam layer. Has anyone found a glue that works well to keep these two pieces together?

"I find that the superfeet plastic layer starts to come unglued from the top foam layer. Has anyone found a glue that works well to keep these two pieces together?"

What are you doing that makes them come unglued? I've been using them for many years and have no less than five pairs of boots/shoes with Superfeet in them right now, and have never had one come unglued. All these shoes are used for hiking/backpacking or basketball, so I'm not easy on them.

"What are you doing that makes them come unglued?"

I dunno. I remove the superfeet at night to air them out and I'm noticing that the foam topside is just slowly peeling away from the plastic orthotic piece. They don't seem to be well bonded. Maybe the flexing from walking breaks down the glue.

Maybe all the pulling them in and out does it. I don't ever remove mine unless they got creek soaked or something. Or maybe it's just the type of shoe(s) you use. Or maybe I'm just lucky.

I used to use the green superfeet. The past few years I've been using the SOLE insoles and like them much better. I was starting to have problems with plantar while using the superfeet, but since switching to SOLE insoles I have no more issues.

Due to fairly severe pronation, I've had to use Green Superfeet in all my shoes for the past 20 years. They work great in all my active footwear–excellent support & comfort. I haven't found an insole that works better for me.

Since my wife has taken up jogging, I had her try a pair. She's got normal feet & just needed an insole with minimal support, but with a bit of padding and a defined heel cup for her runners. The Superfeet were just too rigid & high in the arch for her, so I found a cheap pair of insoles at Walmart for less than $15.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Avia-Rebound-Joint-Relief-Performance-Insole-Women-8217-s-Size-6-10/44707019

She completely loves these. So if you don't really need burly support, you may try a cheaper & mellower alternative to Superfeet.