Customer Reviews New Balance WW577 Hook and Loop

I found these shoes too short and the heel was too wide for my narrow foot. I was surprised because I've been wearing other styles of New Balance for years. This is the first time I was disappointed with the fit.

Perhaps because they are a different style number, or perhaps because they are made in the USA and not in Indonesia, but this style is not true to size. I have wide feet and high arches and wear orthotics, so when I find shoes that fit, I buy several pair. I've had 3 other NB athletic shoes and an 8.5 measures 11.5-11.75 inches long by 4 1/4 - 4 6/8 inches at their widest. The 8.5 WW577 style I just bought - that is now going back - measures just 11.25 inches in length by 4 inches at the widest part. If I'd not bought 3 other pairs of NB shoes that I was happy with, I wouldn't bother to try another pair of NB shoes after trying these on. These will go back and I guess I'll go back to the older styles (#WX608V2W & WW576WT). While I can't wear these, my impression from trying them on is that they have less substance than those previous NB styles too.

Returned item because inside of shoe was poorly finished. Shoe flap was not sealed and dug into top of my foot

painful hard leather at the end of the tongue.

The shoes are very stiff, and come up on my ankle. They are not at all roomy or comfortable, in spite of being sized as extra wide.

They felt way too big, and the tongue was rubbing/irritating the front of my ankle during just a test of a few steps.

Toes felt too bunched. The tongue pressed against the front of my leg. The padded tongue was difficult to position. Strap very difficult to get into place if you have to temporarily remove to place foot and a brace into shoe. They just didn't work for me.

Rubbed side of toes

These shoes run small and a bit narrow. I tried my usual size and half size up and unfortunately neither fit well.

I have these same shoes in another color. These felt much smaller- I won't be able wear socks. And the velcro straps are too short

I previously bought this style in black and loved them. These (the white) are uncomfortable and rub om the top of my foot.

I really wanted to love these shoes. However, what I discovered was that the tongue of the shoe is not seamlessly integrated into the upper part of the shoe. So, the tongue is stitched in. Unfortunately, there are several bulky layers which rub against the top of the foot.

The hook and loop straps are considerably too short. The shoes looked very clumpy1

It was too heavy.

This shoe is very narrow, not wide enough.

Very hard shoe not comfortable to walk.

I didn't wear them after trying them on. One shoe felt fine; the other was a little narrower. The "sides" of the shoe were too high and rested just under my ankle bone making the shoe uncomfortable to wear.

I bought the shoes because my current pair don't close so that the Velcro strap goes completely across the top of the shoe. I increased my size and width, but neither helped.

Sneakers were too stiff, hurt my feet.

Too narrow

Strap is too short. I weigh 132 pounds and I don’t have fat ankles, but the strap was not long enough to hook to the loops. Also, the tongue is bulky and so long that it cut into my ankle. Poor fit design, I feel. Returned.