Customer Reviews Brooks Ghost 17

One shoe still feels somewhat off.

The edges of the shoe around my ankles was too high so that my ankles were being rubbed by the shoe. Not comfortable.

I'm having a very hard time finding a shoe that feels comfortable this go-around. This one it likely is a medium but my foot slide around in it too much. I also tried a New Balance 880 and did wear these outside so can't return them. They caused a large callous on the right side of my right foot. Also tried on a Nike Pegasus. Going to try an ascics next. I am thankful for Zappos return policy.

I’m shocked that even the wide width of this ghost was too narrow for me! I usually wear medium width shoes and have been wearing the ghost for many years without issue but they missed the mark on this one. My 15s are way more comfortable. The entire top of the shoe felt like it was constricting my foot and they didn’t feel very cushiony. I hope the next iteration is better because I do love brooks!

Returning because it felt very narrow for a regular width shoe. It's too bad because they're super cute and seemed like they had good support. Not my usual experience with Brooks Ghost, sadly.

I will need to return these. They felt too small and narrow for my feet. They are super cute and hopefully I can the next order more correct

They slid off my ankle too much

I have been wearing the Ghost line for several years now. Most recently I have tried the 16's and the 17's and was unsatisfied with both. My favorite pairs come from the 14 and 15 lines. The 17's felt closer to a true 9.5 than the 16's (the 16's were AT LEAST a half size smaller, I put them next to my 14's and they were noticeably shorter front to back by at least a half inch), but the 17's were still slightly smaller front to back, narrower left to right, and narrower top to bottom (the tops of and balls of my feet felt a great deal of pressure that was not there in the 14's and 15's). They also redesigned the heel tab/quarter panel area to be more like the "slip in" variety of shoes and the hard plastic support inside is higher, less flexible, and less cushioned that the 14's and 15's, causing a lot of pressure pain against the back of my heel/achilles area. I also noticed that the 17's were so much narrower that they didn't lace as tight as the 14's and 15's. It looks like my foot is bulging out of the lace/tongue area and I could barely lace the laces. I still have and wear my 14's and 15's and they are nowhere near this tight. In fact, I knew Brook's was "my shoe" because I never felt like they needed "broken in." They were perfect right from the box. But sadly, this release is "not my shoe." I may have to switch to another brand which I have been hesitant to do.

I love Brooks Ghost but this new version seems a lot more narrow. Unfortunately I had to send them back

This is painful on the side of the heel immediately out of the box.

I've worn Ghosts for close to a decade and have been able to work with the variations year to year up until last year. The 16 was just too big, too long and I should have returned it. It sounded like this was corrected in the 17, but I found my usually running shoe size 8.5 (street shoes 8) a little large. I had also ordered the Glycerin, which fit better, so I keep those and returned the Ghosts. I may still try them a half size smaller.

I've had many pairs of Brooks Ghost shoes and use them all for daily walks. The bottoms of these wore out so fast! I've had them for a little over two months, and already the forward part of the shoe is completely worn flat and my hips and knees are suffering the consequences. I'll try the next generation, but unless something improves, I'll be on the lookout for new shoes.

Not enough arch support

Wore for two days where I stand/walk most of the day as an Rn and they were not comparable to my Hoka's :(

These are my 3rd pair of Ghost tennis shoes. I love the Ghost 15! Fit me perfect. These shoes are rubbing blisters on the inside of my heels.

They removed all of the arch support in this version of the Brooks Ghost. As a loyal Brooks Ghost user, they ruined this one. It is still a cute shoe, but is very stiff with zero arch support.

so disappointed. I've happily worn ghost models for years, but this one is a non-starter, due to a change in the cut around the ankle that makes it poke into my bone uncomfortably.

I have been wearing Brooks for many years and the Ghost has consistently been my favorite. I don't know what has changed but this version did not work for me at all. I have never had a pair be so stiff and uncomfortable. They are usually perfect right out of the box! They hurt my arches. The toe box was the only comfortable area. The arch seemed much higher and uncomfortable and the heel part felt very loose. The overall length seemed a tad smaller but not too bad and they seemed true to width.

The heel cups in this shoe are much shallower than previous Brooks Ghost series. I messed up my toes in this shoes despite using a runners knot and insoles. I have loved all brooks Ghost since 11, but sadly these did not work

Awful, no cushioning!! Gotta find another brand!!

Where is the cushioning?? Absolutely none in Brooks shoes, and even 9w to tight, got find a different brand!

This shoe rubbed on my ankle. Prior Ghost versions have not.

The heel was to tights with too much padding around the heel, last year's fit was much better would love to find the same ones I have.