Customer Reviews Hoka Hupana Flow

I am a relative newbie to the world of Hoka, and it took me (and Zappos) many (many) tries to find the right one for my supinating (meaning: it rolls out with the pressure on the outside, my pinky toe side) right foot. (the Rincon is the right style / support for me and I LOVE it!) Since they work well I thought I'd try this Hupana as a non-exercise sneaker, only I hated it. It is w-a-y narrower than the Rincon -- maybe it'll stretch, but I'm not willing to give it the time. It is w-a-y shorter than the Rincon (the tips of my big toes were right up, pushing against the front of the toebox), and after just a little walk around my house I could feel discomfort in the ball of my left foot (that foot is pretty straightforward -- high arches but no supinating, no pronating). Additionally, the shoelaces are very, very short (unlike the Rincon) and the throat of the sneaker chafed my lower ankles. Can you tell this Hupana seriously did not work for me? I got the Drizzle color thinking it'd be a light, neutral, almost visually disappearing grey. Wrong, it is a beautiful deep sage green with a bit of duck egg blue. Definitely not invisible (as I like). I've been and will continue to wear my New Balance 574s as my neutral walking-around sneaker, even though it slips in the heel.

I have 2 other Hoka Styles it it seems that Hoka keeps changing styles to my disadvantage. This hit my ankle bone, yet was very similar looking to my other Hokas. Also noted bottom of sole so different which would not allow for good traction walking.

I love the Hoka One Hupana Slip. I recently had total knee replacement and have back issues. The Hupana Slip shoe 'saved' me. Unfortunately Zappos does not have my size in this shoe any longer. This shoe is not flexible to for my knee or my back. Cute shoe but feels like I have on concrete blocks on my feet.

I really wanted and expected to love this shoe. I have several of the One One Cliftons (also through Zappos). I had extensive surgery on one foot almost two years ago, and I am looking for a shoe that provides solid support for walking. Since I use orthodics for my Cliftons, I slid them into the Hupanas. At first, everything felt fine. The size felt true to size. But, as I started to walk at a more vigorous pace, pain quickly came on in one foot. It was surprising and disappointing. It was so painful that the decision to return the shoe was easy. I am continuing my shoe search - thanks for Zappos' excellent customer service with orders and returns.

Purchased 7 1/2 W and 8 W. Put the 7 1/2 on first and it fit with my own arch support. Problem was the upper part of my feet hurt almost immediately. Sat down for a few minutes and tried again. Off they went into the box and shipping them back. Most uncomfortable running shoes I have ever tried on.

These were very stiff and not comfortable at all. I returned them.

This shoe is terribly designed. The collar is not padded and there is no way to lace the shoe that prevents the collar from rubbing at my ankle bone. A flawed Hokka product!