Customer Reviews New Balance Hook and Loop Leather 928v3

Very disappointed as I really liked the look of these shoes. New Balance used to be consistent with sizing, but not with this style. Tried usual size, 7 1/2W, way too big. 7w still too big, 6 1/2w too short. Tried putting in a thicker insole and not work. For the price would like a good fitting pair of shoes, so all sent back.

I am looking for a shoe that can be used with custom orthotics. These New Balance shoes were recommended by the professional who fabricated the arch support orthotics. I had high hopes that these would feel great, but they are heavy and very stiff. There is little give to the sole of this shoe. They are too uncomfortable to keep. They are going back.

I loved the style and ordered 2 sizes. The size 9 is a little big but the size 81/2 shoe was too small on one foot with the thicker fall socks I wear so I am returning them. One complaint is: I received these shoes in a broken shoe box in a paper bag mailing envelope.

The fit and size were smaller than I expected based on my previous purchases of New Balance 928v3 shoes.

The shoe width was more narrow than other 928v3 New Balance shoes I have purchased before and had a "chunkier" feel on my feet.

1) The Grey/Grey color I ordered was mainly Beige with Grey trim. 2) Shoe was too heavy, 3) Shoe was very stiff.

I'm required to wear shoes with leather uppers for work. This was my first pair of New Balance and I returned them. The shoe was all around too tight and the heel cup was too shallow. Lengthwise they were fine, but the toe box was very narrow. I didn't bother reordering a wide as I didn't care for how low they sat on my ankle. I wear Protalus Orthotics since I walk upward of 32k steps at work. It's important for me to feel secure that my foot is inside the shoe and not walking on top of it.

This was my first pair of New Balance and I won't be ordering them again. I returned this pair for being all around too tight. I didn't bother reordering in a wide since I didn't care for how shallow the heel cup was. I wear Protalus Orthotics in my shoes as I walk upward of 32k steps at work. Not only was the shoe tight on my foot around the footbed but wearing a regular sock made it feel like I was walking on top of the shoe due to the shallowness. Due of the nature of my job, I need to feel like my foot is securely INSIDE the shoe.

Shoe was okay. No where near as comfortable in the arch as Saucony (I put my own arch supports in both shoes). Unfortunately Saucony has been making their shoes narrower.

This shoe seemed so tight in the width, and I compared the appearance of the top stitching to my other pairs of this model and the shoes I am returning seemed more pointed. I love this model for the support I have when I apply my inserts and will order again soon to see if this is how they are made now.

Too short in length. My foot felt like it was right up against the front of the toe box.

I really liked how the shoes looked (clean, simple style, beige color). But I did not like how they FELT on my feet: they felt tight, no matter how much I loosened the laces. After about half an hour of wearing them around the house, my feet started to feel numb. I did not want to risk trying to "break them in" and be stuck with uncomfortable shoes, especially at their price. I had to return them.

I really liked how the shoes looked (clean, simple style, beige color), and they had good reviews. But I was very disappointed in how they FELT on my feet: tight, no matter how much I loosened the laces, and my feet started to feel numb in less than half an hour of wearing them around the home. I did not want to risk trying to "break them in" and be stuck with uncomfortable shoes, especially at their price. I had to return them. (size 6 1/2 B)

Lovely to look at but uncomfortable for walking.

New Balance has always "been there" for people with narrow feet. No more. I wear an 8 2A with NB and have for 40 years so I know what NB can do and has done. I actually have this shoe in an earlier version albeit worn out. This version of the 928 and the 857 2A that I returned and have also worn for thirty years are nothing close to a narrow width. The toe box is too wide and to make it tighter you have to buckle the instep. The heel is more akin to that found in a B width. The sole is SO STIFF that it is not conducive to a comfortable walk as it doesn't bend with the walking gait. As it forces a different gait, hips and knees begin to hurt. I do not, nor cannot, recommend this version of the 928v3.