Customer Reviews Nike Flex Control III

Nike continues to be a tough shoe for me to purchase sight-unseen. I customarily order any Nikes a full size larger than my standard size, and this pair could have easily gone 1.5 sizes larger. I don't customarily have to order Extra Wide shoes, but for the first time I ordered these in Extra Wide and I'm glad I did. The last pair of Nikes I ordered standard I was forced to return for a ridiculously tight toe box. And even at Extra Wide, I can feel that my outer toes are going to need to break in the mesh around them before they get comfortable. The comfort/support is just okay. I've been in more comfortable shoes before, and also less comfortable shoes. Aside from general Nike issues, the biggest issues with these specific shoes are the bottoms of the soles. Nike made these weird little nubs all over the bottom, which I'm sure give excellent traction on perfectly dry surfaces. However I bought these to wear to work, and there are always patches of oil or water on the concrete; those little nubs are making some sort of capillary pockets for liquid to get into, and it feels like I'm walking on greased ice. This is the third or fourth pair of shoes I've used at work and I've never had an issue with traction before. Whatever is going on with the soles, these shows become extremely unstable in wet conditions. At this point I'm torn between returning the shoes, or using them as casual walkers until the nubs wear off the soles.

My husband LOVES these shoes! Wide athletic shoes are hard to find. SO glad Nike offers these. They look great and feel great!

I wear my shoes wide so a good fit is super important. I'm glad I could find this 4E size, it fits me comfortably. The flexy material feels great, not at all constricting. In general, they feel awesome to wear and look great. One slight downside is that the bottom feels cheap. It doesn't feel like a rubber with a lot of traction that I have confidence in. On wet surfaces, I actually feel a little unsure.

Not even close to as comfortable or well made as my Nike Free RN’s, but waaaay cooler looking than the Free RN.

The right one hurt my right foot, because the round of its tongue is very tight. I cut some wires, and it bacame a little better. But it's still not good for my right foot.

They looked good, but as soon as I put them in they felt terrible, like they just put one piece of rubber for both the sole and insole. I put them on, walked about 50 feet in my office, then too them off because it felt like my joints were taking all of my weight (no cushioning).