Customer Reviews Hoka Clifton 9

Seem to be supportive, but are hard, lack flexibility, and are not comfortable at all. Very painful to wear.

Long distance walking. Rubs top of arch on both feet - very uncomfortable.

Not enough toe room for my very flat feet

I wore these shoes once and had cramps in my thighs and buttocks so bad I haven't been able to wear them again. Guess these are not for me.

I love HOKA. I have about 13 pairs or more. I only buy HOKA. I love Clifton 9. However this color was the worst. It's about 4 people that work in different dept of the hospital that I work at. We all had the same experience with the rubber sole of this shoe. We paid regular price because, the color is beautiful. The rubber sole is lifting. My shoes still look brand new. However the bottom is falling apart. So disappointing. But I guess it's only this color n brand. Don't buy them.

I was so looking forward to getting my first pair of Hokas, only to be very disappointed. They dug into my ankles and they were very difficult to walk in. I felt like I was trying to walk in sand. They made my 4 mile walk much more difficult. Had to switch back to my older shoes.

I was going to walk/run in these but the are a bit big through the ball of the foot for me and while they are fine for an hour long class or daily wear not going to work for what I purchased them for.

My husband recommended this show and I was.ted to like them.I felt unstable,there was no ankle support and they made my feet tingle. I returned them the same day they arrived.

I have been recommended Hoka's for my Sesamoiditis foot injury by my PT, and have really struggled to find a good pair. My first attempt was the Bondi and left foot's shoe was really awkward in contrast to any shoe that I have ever tried in my 40 some years of existence. It was as if the footbed was molded to only fit one Cinderella foot and it was as if it was trying to force my foot to turn out or contort into its shape, and it was straight up narrow. Oddly, my left foot is my smaller one, so this was strange indeed. Returned those, found the last model of Stinsons- LOVE the fit and feel. I need a new pair now though, and all of the color scheme and design options for the Stinsons make me gag and turn my head (I just free piled a pair of Mizunos from 8 years ago that were nearly identical to their newest color drop and I had the same response to looking at them). Come on Hoka, give us a solid color or monochromatic scheme option for the Stinsons! Anyhow, out of desperation I have been looking at every plush Hoka available, and decided to try this Clifton 9, and well, don't like it. I ordered the same size as the Stinson I have(8.5) and I decided to try the wide in case my left foot just happens to be a wide. They are too long and my left foot felt guided to the left- leaving a bunch of space to the right in the forefoot and the left side of my foot felt like it was going over the edge of the sole's footbed. Anyhow, never, in any other shoe Ever, have I experienced this. And here I found it again in the Clifton 9 wide, as I did in the Bondi non- wide. I honestly think the design is off- a bad mold? Did you use a model foot that is narrow, for a standard size 8-8.5? IDK, but I find it sus that this has only occurred in Hoka's- I have a shoe fetish, I try all sorts of different brands. Anyhow, I'm now limited due to my foot injury and also now saddened that these Clifton's aren't going to cut it either. Too wide & narrow at once.

I had to return. They did not have 5 1/2 so I got a six. Which is usual for me with athletic shoes. They made my feet look like boats. Back they went

The shoes are beautiful, but not right for me. I about crippled myself wearing them for an easy 5 mile run.

I own several pairs if Hokas, (hiking & running). I purchased 2 pairs of the Clifton 9 shoes before I left for Mexico. I took these and my trail runners. I used the Cliftons for some outdoor aerobic classes and the tread started peeling off the bottom of the shoes along with an almosthole in the toe of one of them! They are pretty much trashed and I wore them for the first time 5 months ago. I will continue to buy Hokas because I love the fit but Very disappointed in the Cliftons.

I bought these shoes in January primarily for walking and loved them, but can't do much walking now as the bottoms of these shoes started to peel off and caused me to trip (of course, it happened the week after the 60-day return policy expired for me). Don't buy these if you like to survive normal walking and like to maintain functional ankles/feet.

They trick you by being so comfy to walk in or do a few miles. I loved these shoes so much that it was hard to return them but I did too many miles in them and ended up with patellar tendonitis. Its taken me SO LONG to recover. The ONLY thing about my runs that changed was moving from the Arahis to the Cliftons (wouldn't be a problem if the new Arahis were better). If you're just walking or wearing it for everyday, these are fun, but if you plan to run any distance, dont buy these - they'll betray you...

These shoes hurt my feet and also my back hips and knees the cushion sole throws off my hips and causes pain.

Had these shoes for less than a month before the bottom started to wear away (flaps came up), bought them specifically for my trip to Italy. After countless attempts to glue back my shoe I have lost the battle and they continue to wear away. I previously had these shoes and lasted me over a year before they wore away.