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Bare-XF Pro

Women's

Unlike the previous review, these shoes are exactly what they are supposed to be. These are "barefoot" training shoes, so the arch support is supposed to be very minimum. Also, the width of the toe box is to allow for the the toes to be able to spread as though you were barefoot. As some who actually trains barefoot where allowed and able, these shoes provide the right amount of cushioning as to not take away the purpose of training barefoot.

Well made shoes! But ... although the rounded toe box allows toes to spread out east-west, unfortunately, my long second toe bumped against the top of the shoe. So I'm returning my regular size 9 for a 9.5, and hope that works.

The website lists these shoes as medium width but when you receive them, they will be wide. The box says wide and the shoes have a tag that says wide. I tried ordering them three times and the same thing happened. It might be due to them being "barefoot shoes" so your toes can spread out. naturally They don't actually feel super wide, but they definitely made my feet look like duck feet. They do not have good breathability either. I wanted to like them, because as weightlifting shoes go, they are on the more attractive side than most, but they've got too many issues, so these are going back.