Customer Reviews New Balance MC1006v1

I ordered a pair of size 12.5 4E but they were a bit too big so I returned them and will order the 12 4E which should be fine. I just wish NB would get up to speed with some court shoes that have some colour and style options. These court shoes are either white or blue and are very plain looking. At least they are comfortable and require no break-in.

I have worn New Balance 10 4E tennis shoes for many years. This year's lines all seemed narrower than previous years, and I had to go up a half size. Even then, I have had to stop wearing Thorlo socks and have to use thinner socks. Otherwise, the shoes are excellent. Very comfortable cushioning, and good looking.

I wear size 4E of these shoes. I have to buy New Balance because of my wide feet. New Balance narrowed the toe of this shoe from an earlier (maybe MC1005) version which caused it to become too tight in the toe for me for the same size. I think they did it just for aesthetics frankly. Now I have to buy a size larger than my normal size. On the plus side, as a regular older tennis player who has struggled at times with foot pain, these shoes are very well cushioned. That's not necessarily ideal for hard cutting younger players because it doesn't have as much stability as they might like, but for my slightly slower game, it's ideal. Foot pain has largely gone away as long as I replace these about every 7-8 months. I rated style a little less because in the 4E width, New Balance offers few style options.

Was a half size small

I have a high instep and arch and a wide foot. I have tried several brands and NB has so far been the best fit. This model seems to be the best of the models I have tried. Nice and roomy in the fore foot where most shoes give me a lot of discomfort. When these go on sale I typically purchase a couple of pairs.

Title this review “as good as it gets”. I have tried to dial in the fit on tennis shoes over the past year or so and this one has landed as the closest so far. Generally depending on shoe last am a 2E width and either 10.5 or 11 men’s. Ended up with an 11 EE. Biggest con is movement latterly in the shoe. Medium width is too narrow. Tried 10.5 EE and seemed to fit perfectly until jamming toes while playing tennis. So moved to the present 11 EE size but now with a Powerstep insert to help with foot stability. Zappos has been great in the buying/returning process throughout this shoe fitting adventure.

Decent shoe but heavy.

Small and flat, no arch support. Want to play pickleball with this shoe and at present my big toe would jam into the front of the shoe. Am ordering 1/2 size bigger and see how that goes.

I'm a woman and buy men's shoes for the width. Men's are a D width, and these are no different from a B width in women's. They have good cushion, and I like the color, tired of white for tennis. Feel almost like a running shoe instead of hard flat tennis shoes. Just not wide enough. When adding arch supports my heel is lifted up a bit out of the shoe so that the heel doesn't stay on really well, but well enough if they'd been wider. Will try to find them in EE width.

EE wide appeared too narrow . usually regular width on addidas and nike fits me well

True to size, and wide enough. But arch support was lacking.

I have very wide feet especially in the toe area. The toe box on this shoe is very narrow. the rest of the shoe felt fine.