Customer Reviews Brooks Addiction GTS 15

The fit was way to short for my size 12 medium width foot. Felt it had very little arch support. Even with my orthodics.

I liked the looks and color of these shoes so much that I ignored warning signs that they hurt my feet until yesterday after a 13K step day I was in severe pain on the top of my foot. Don't know whether is was pressing on a bone or a muscle or whether I'm developing arthritis, but these don't work for me. A few times I brushed off the pain in top of foot after wearing them as not related to shoe, but I'm giving up :(

Brooks have been a letdown for the last few years and this shoe is no exception. Runs very small and the wide width is so narrow. My foot is not wide, I just like extra toe room and the wide width on this was so narrow that it pinched the middle of my foot and my toes. I also ordered a half size up from normal and was still too small and narrow.

I have worn Brooks for several years but like other reviewers, I too, am disappointed in the declining quality of their shoes. I purchased the Addiction 15 this past May and already the fabric on the inside around the toes has torn. Overall it feels like the shoe is breaking down much more quickly in terms of support. Sadly, I will need to find an alternative company as I'm unwilling to buy shoes every three months.

The instep was very tight. Hard to even get shoe on foot. The padding around the ankle was excessive, probably the cause of not being able to get foot in without a lot of difficulty. The Ghost 16 I tried fit the same way as this Addiction. I went up a size with the Ghost 16 thinking it would fit, but it was much too large overall . My old Ghost 13 and 15 did not have this problem. What's with the new Brooks? Why all the ankle padding? Why so narrow at the instep?

The size was not as wide as previous Brooks styles and the material felt very stiff and irritating so I will be returning these.

Such a horribly uncomfortable shoe! I usually wear NB and this shoe was comparable in length and width, and they look nice, but they're so stiff and inflexible that they cut into the sides and top of my feet. As others have mentioned the laces are too short to tie. If they'd been the slightest bit comfortable I would have replaced the laces, but unfortunately they're going back.

This was disappointing. I’ve worn the Addiction for more than 20 years of active work on my feet. I always loved it because of the wide toe box for my duck feet, the roomy height inside for my high arches, and the support for my long instep. But this design seems to have lost everything I loved about the shoe. For one, while the footbed was wide enough, Brooks is now skimping on the height of the side pieces. For an extra wide foot like mine (I ordered these in 9 X-wide), that translates into a gap between the tongue and the side of the shoe when laced up. When I removed the laces, I could see my socks through the holes where the laces go. That’s new because my previous pair of Addiction 14s were fine with no socks showing and no gap between tongue and side of shoe. I got them in gray because the black wasn’t available in my size. Yuk! I was ready to send them back just for the color alone. However, I tried them on just to see how they felt. Where did my wonderful Addictions go? No cushioning, just hardness under my foot. The toebox is different and nowhere near as comfortable as my previous Addictions. Plus, it felt like the height of the toebox and foot is now a bit lower. For someone with a very high instep, this is noticeable and uncomfortable. So, back they go. I wish Brooks would stop trying to improve the Addictions. My last pair of Addiction 13s are fine, but the outer fabric has never been durable. Going back to the Addiction 11 or 12 would be perfection. Sigh…

I love the shoe, and have had several pairs. However, I had to send this pair back because it appeared to have been slightly worn with debris on the bottom sole and smudges on the white area of shoe. Otherwise, as far as the shoe itself I will definitely purchase again.

Too tight in the toe box

I'm disappointed. This model was recommended by the man who makes my orthopedic inserts. I ordered a 1/2 size larger than normal (as recommended in comments) and Wide width (up from my normal regular). Walked around my home in them for 4 hours and had uncomfortable rubbing on my outside toe. I returned them. Shoes themselves are well made and are probably a good choice for those with narrow feet. Must size up at least a half size.

DIsappointed F elt cheaply made and usually I take 9 1/2 in running sneakers but these were too short. Narrow yes, which was only good part!