Customer Reviews ASICS GEL-Venture® 6

Great shoe with plenty of cushioning and arch support. Wear them for work, walking and biking.

I wore these shoes around the house for about 10 minutes and then went straight to the gym to walk on the treadmill. They are comfortable, have decent arch support, and are lightweight.

I'm normally an 8.5D, but buy a 9D in running shoes to make sure I've got enough room in the toe box. These feel a half size small, so I'm exchanging for a 9.5.

Light weight comfortable tennis shoe.

Love these! Good arch support.

these shoes were very cute and I had high hopes but they gave me blisters under my baby toes - which is very painful. I even put in my own orthopedic insoles but that did not help either. Very disappointed. I felt like I as on an angle when I was wearing them...being pushed forward and downward a bit; maybe that why I got the blisters.

Felt great and fit perfect on my foot. Very comfy shoe.

I wear a size 10 in nike and the size 10 seemed to fit nicely. returning them due to rubbing on my heel/achilles... foot bed is quite soft so when walking and the footbed compresses, it rubbed up and down my heel too much for my liking. good looking shoe, just didn't work for me.

I purchased these shoes by mistake. I really wanted the Venture 5, but I figured that these couldn't be so different. Unfortunately I was wrong. I just started using them regularly for long walks and hikes, and symptoms of plantar fasciitis are very bad again. I realized that I am over-pronating, and even with new orthotic insoles, the problem remains.I made this purchase almost a year ago, and have walked about 10 miles in these shoes, so they cannot be returned. So many people are happy with these, but I do believe that the heel is a bit wide for my feet, so maybe that is it. My takeaway is that all Asics are not alike! I regret not having returned these before wearing them outside.

I have a second toe capsulitis, a wide forefoot and bunions. These are very very comfortable in that area. They do feel too wide in the heel, however. The toeboxbeing painfree makes the too big heel worth it for me. No capsulitis/ ball of foot pain during or after exercising with these shoes.

I have always loved Asics, but this time around not one pair I've purchased has worked. They have changed their templates and the shoe shape I've come to rely on is gone. I started with the more expensive line and this Venture 6 was the last. Thank you Zappos for allowing me to try a billion pair on! Of all the pairs I tried, this is the only one that felt like it was a true 9 1/2 W. However, it feels like I have lead boxes on my feet, and you can definitely tell that it isn't the same quality as Asics more expensive athletic shoes. I also purchased a pair of Brooks Dyad 10 and a pair of Mizuno Wave Runners, both of which I'm keeping. I underpronate, so I have fewer options, and I have a bunion. But I'm also a trainer, athletic and need a shoe that is comfortable, fits well and cans stand up to the punishment I'm going to give it. By the way I also tried a few New Balance. They ran small and didn't feel nearly as good as the Mizuno and Brooks.

The shoes are very comfortable. They feel cushiony as you walk but still have support. I have a very narrow heal and they seem loose in the heal area which I hadn’t experienced with other ASICS shoes. Otherwise they fit well in my normal shoe size.

So my rating is for my personal experience, and not necessarily because I think the shoe is bad. I ordered a size up from my usual, I'd been trying on that half size and it felt great for a little extra room for hiking. These are too big, by quite a lot. I think my normal size might be on the big size for these. Second, I ordered the wise size. It is almost too narrow for one of my feet. If I loosen the laces just at the toe box, I have some room, but that exacerbates the size problem. I got these to hike rather than trail run, but my feet were killing me on my first hike. When I tried them again with some adjustments, I had to turn around less than a quarter mile in to get my hiking boots from the car. These don't hurt when I'm just walking in the grocery store or 5aking my kid to the park, so I'll keep them and let them be my every day shoe, but they're going absolutely nowhere near a trail ever again. I'm not sure what about them is so bad, I don't think it's purely that they're a little big. I can say I like the way they look.

I think Asics brand runs more narrow than other athletic shoes. I loved the color and style of these shoes, and they felt fine until I put in a more supportive orthotic (OTC) insert. Really wished they worked. On the other hand I LOVE Zappos, and shop them for shoes pretty much exclusively.

Love this shoe. Very comfortable on long walks and have helped my under-pronation issue. I am on my 2nd pair of these shoes.

I think about 1/2 size larger. great shoes and great price, will exchange for 8 1/2. I got another Asics in 9 wide and they fit perfectly

Comfortable sneaker with good support.

Perfect shoe comfort is great and I should know on my feet 12 plus hours a day working in a hospital

This shoe felt fine on a short run, but seems to run large. I am always a size 6 in Asics (have worn exclusively for 10 years) but the front of this shoe was a thumb and a half past my big toe - too much room.

Described as a shoe for those who have supination issues - I do - but this shoe hurt within the first half-mile of my walk. I tried running and could not go more than 20 feet. It was so weird! I've never had a shoe make such an immediate and big impact on my feet. I'm sure it's a great shoe for some, but a wrong pick for me. And I am an Asics fan, have used this brand exclusively for 10 years.

This shoe is not as comfortable as most other ASICS, I buy ASICS everytime and this is the first time I’ve been disappointed. They are pretty, super lite weight, not enough cushion, stiff, and slippery.

I like these sneakers, they're cute and comfortable.

I love this shoe. I work 12 hr night shifts in a hospital. My feet did not hurt the entire shift and it felt like i was walking on pillows. I intend to purchase another pair.

Perfect shoe very comfortable

I have been researching sneakers for months. I have wide feet along with a knee and heal injury. So everything I tried in the stores or had at home was not a good fit right now. I read the reviews for these and people said all the right things. So thank you Zappos for two day delivery ! With the arch support I was able to wear these right out of the box. They felt comfortable on their own. No not the latest , greatest style I thought I wanted . But they are exactly what I needed, that being the more important part of getting through a summer outdoors!!!! The grey and pink are very nice, I may buy another pair with some green! These are worth the money and more !!!!