Customer Reviews Hoka Clifton 9 GTX®

I had to return this. I wanted to love it but both pair makes my heels and inner ankles bend inwards, it's uneven and unstable for me. I have neutral or flat feet.

As someone who suffers from heel spur , this sneakers was recommended for me. I did not like it. The insole was to low, no extra cushioning. I end up buying a whole new insole.

I have several pairs of Cliftons which I love. I bought these to replace Clifton leather gtx pair with a lot of miles. These shoes don't feel neutral at all - caused new calluses and pain on my outer big toes. These shoes pushed my feet into a pronated (and painful position). Please bring back previous versions of Cliftons. Whatever design changes were made the 9 are enough so they shouldn't be classified as Cliftons anymore.

The first thing for something to be water resistant is the quality of the product. I had water from a very light rain seeping into the top of my shoe. Very falsely advertised and extremely disappointed. Will be returning and sticking to Salomon.

I had to return the sneaker I was looking for Gortex for the winter and the model I like doesn't come in Gortex, so tried this. It's made more like a shoe. The tongue is stitched to the sides of the sneaker so that the laces really do nothing. It's more like a slip on shoe. It was much too tight across the top of my foot and there was no way to loosen them. With my other Hoka's, the tongue is stitched to elastic on booth sides or only stitched on one side and free on the other. I returned them. I do wear orthotics but I took out the shoes insole to put in the orthotic so the height really shouldn't have been different.

The worst shoes I have ever put on my feet. I am a nurse and was looking for a shoe that will cushion my walk and help decrease back pain, your product is not it.

I love the Clifton model and have worn a number of models. I wanted to love these as stormy weather shoes. My foot is on the narrow side. This GTX shoe hurts my feet. Due to the fact that they are much stiffer, they bruised my ankle bone. Maybe I would need to wear thick socks all the time to avoid the discomfort. Unfortunately, I did not try them out when I first received them. Not practical for me due to the pain. Stopped wearing after two days walking my dogs due to the pain.

I love the fit of these, love that they're waterproof and all black but the soles of the shoes are peeling off like an orange peel and I've only had them two months - major design and product flaw. And when I try telling them about it, they tell me just to return them for a credit, but I'll be responsible for paying shipping, and I'd have to re-purchase them, which would take how long and still pay for shipping again? Super disappointing the product is falling apart after 2 months, especially for that price point, and the customer service is not good about it at all. Shame.

I only wear these shoes for walking in office at work and around the house. The smal circles of tread on sole are coming off on one shoe.

I never dreamed I'd be writing a negative review for Hoka. I've loved every shoe I've purchased until now. I bought the Clifton 9 GTX in November in preparation for wet, winter runs. When I first put them on my feet I noticed they didn't have the same cushion as the Challenger. Still trusting that a Hoka would never let me down I gave them a try. After a couple weeks I was having trouble with pain from pressure on the outside of one ankle. I tried loosening the lacing and even not lacing the top two eyelets, which helped a bit but reduced stability a lot. Then, within one month the tread under the heel of both shoes peeled up and tore off. I wish I could saw I we running incredible high milage but unfortunately, I had only been running 10 - 15 miles a week. I've never seen a running shoe of any brand break down this quickly. Maybe I got a "lemon".

I was so upset I couldn't wear these shoes because everyone raves about HOKA. I have large ankles and the top of the shoe cut into my ankle bone. I thought it was because the shoe was too narrow so I went to a running store and tried the wide size. It still hurt. It's not HOKA, it's me. I have this problem with certain shoes.

I was very excited to buy and receive this GTX shoes! Unfortunately my excitement didn't last long.. this shoes are very rigid and makes my feet hurt a lot!! Previously I had bought the Mach 5 which are light and comfy for running, and walking every day. I love this shoes because they don't hurt my fee.

Really disappointed the front of the show rubber coming undone already. Comfortable. Quality lacks.

Not easy to exchange by size

I suffered from a blister the first time I wore them. The material is different from my previous purchase, and they are highly uncomfortable for me.

Returned them