Customer Reviews New Balance Hook and Loop 577

I purchased a pair of these along with Postal 706v2, both in size 9 D width. The other pair fit perfectly, these are rather tight. I am hoping they fit better over time.

Walking. The shoes squeak and I can't get rid of the noise.

Good comfortable shoe. Leather upper good sturdy solidly build.

I use these for everyday wear although each time I buy new ones I only wear them for dress. The reason I rated them low is because I was disappointed in the delivery notification this time around.

Very comfortable everyday walking shoe. Accurate shoe size. Not accurate on visually online. It's very wide and bulk. Give it a 100% on comfort. Visual 50%

My description overall for these shoes is "adequate". Not the most comfortable shoes, though the purchase of an "insert" to replace the stock one would probably help. A great idea, poorly executed. But that was probably on purpose given the price. I'm not going to go through the hassle of returning them, as they will suffice for now as an alternative until I can pick up a new insert. Anything under $80 is just NOT worth your money.

Unfortunately as other reviewer's have noted, the loop is too short. I have a very flat foot and no arch. I thought the loop would be more than adequate. I could barely close the loop. I love all of my new balance products other than this one.

These shoes are not roomy enough across the vamp at the bottom of the laces to accommodate my high instep feet. They might be fine for someone with thin feet. The label on the tongue makes no mention of what kind of material the upper is made of. The material is good-looking, but is fake leather. I believe that only real leather can achieve a conforming, comfortable fit while being reasonably breathable.

The shoes are on the wide side, making them feel somewhat "sloppy" -- hard to pull straps tight enough to prevent the sloppy feel.

Unfortunately, the shoe fits narrower than the size indicates. We had to pay to have them stretched,

Bought shoes for my 87 year old father. He has a high instep. He kept shoes but would have preferred if top strap was at least an 1"-1.5" longer. I'm just afraid after some wear, velcro will give way as strap catches other side just on the very end.

We were hoping the shoes would help his planters faceitis,but they were not wide enough. If the Velcro tabs were longer they might have worked.

They are comfortable enough but do cause discomfort with those of us that have a high instep. Model 813 is much more comfortable and allow more room.

Hate to give a bad review but the hook and loop strap would not hook up. I am sure it was my big foot but it was a 4E, it should have fit. The return was no problem, very easy, thank you.

Though I love NB because they have wide shoes which is what I need and I have purchased this shoe before, I bought these for my husband who is in rehab and needed a good pair of shoes for walking. I didn't think their would be a problem this time. I was wrong. My husband has a high in step which was never a problem before but now he could barely get his foot into the shoe. When he finally did - the Velcro straps were so SHORT they wouldn't even close. I also bought a pair for myself - same issues high in step only I couldn't get mine on at all. I will be sending both back in hopes that perhaps a bigger size will do the trick. Hopefully they will READ THIS REVIEW and do something about lengthening the straps on the shoe.

Had to return original order (11 1/2 4E) in exchange for 12 4E.

I put them on in the spring for in house use and the previous years in house goes outside to replace the older of the every other day two pair. Their use stops in October November to start up next spring. They are also fitted with Spenco insole for my Platar Fachitise. (horrible spell on that but I think you get the idea)

So far so good a little tight but have used stretcher in them and that helped. First time my size didn't fit well.

the shoes are fine. comfy and supporting. BUT, if you decrease the length of the upper Velcro strap any more it will not fasten to its mate and the shoes will be worthless. in the 25 years I've been buying this style I have seen the upper Velcro strap get shorter and shorter. please make it a little longer.

I usually purchase the white lace-up 577s but decided to try the hook and loop 577s this time. These new shoes feel different on my feet. The shoes feel big enough with the exception they feel stiffer and a little smaller in the toe box area with a few areas on the inside tip that seem to rub on my toes. I am still in the process of breaking these new shoes in and cannot honestly give a review on comfort and wearability until I can wear them for an extended period which I so far have not been able to do. The lace-up shoes have always been 5 stars but I rate this pair lower for now.

Took about a week to break in, comfort is just ok.

i find that the new ones i ordered run small and i am unable to wear them. i am very disappointed now i will have to order a size larger and eat the small ones as i have kept too long to return..

My husband has Parkinson's disease so he can no longer tie shoes and its even hard for him to slip his foot into tieless shoes. He needed Velcro. His PT instructor was aware that New Balance made a velcro tennis shoe. The Pros are that you can make the opening very large to slide your feet into the shoes. The shape and the quality of the rubber sole is good ensuring no slipping which is crucial. There is good cushion behind the back and the sides where the ankle slides into the shoe to provide good comfort to that area. The Cons are in the design on the top of the shoe. The upper sides sides should extend more covering more of the top of the foot. My husband wears a 10 1/2 but this design would affect any size. Once your foot is in and the velcro is closed in place, what is viable is a huge amount of the tongue. The eye sees a wide, obvious strip of tongue, making this tennis shoe very much looking like a tennis shoe for handicap people. And like other reviews pointed out, the velcro Is too short. The top piece of the velcro will NOT extend to cover the bottom piece so you will always have exposed velcro facing upward. Poor design. Where the tongue is sown inside the tennis shoe leaves a very uncomfortable ridge on top of your foot. Inferior design. In today's world of fashion, who wears all white tennis shoes anymore??? New Balance could have put SOME color on these shoes, perhaps on their logo or some stripes. Any type of color would have given some "sporty" fashion to the shoe. His feet are "glowing" white, reminiscent of nurses shoes. Again, this makes it very much look like a tennis shoe for handicap people. So if you do not like completely white, you may want the bone or the black color. Neither of us wanted the all black version but the "bone" version is too yellowish, making it look artificial. A beige or a light tan would have been nice. And, of course, with a splash of color.