does anyone here wear contacts? if so...how do you cope during a sparring match? i really can't see well without contacts so i plan on wearing them during sparring. and anyone here have flat feet? everytime i skip and do ring work, my feet kill and can't seem to hold up. Do i need better shoes?

does anyone here wear contacts? if so...how do you cope during a sparring match? i really can't see well without contacts so i plan on wearing them during sparring. and anyone here have flat feet? everytime i skip and do ring work, my feet kill and can't seem to hold up. Do i need better shoes?

I wear contacts and I've never had a problem with them during sparring matches. I have, however, knocked a guy's contact out. I saw it fall from his eyelid and stopped the match and told him, but he wanted to keep going.
As for the feet, I bought some arch support inserts for my shoes and, as far as I can tell, they're working very well. I have more of an arch now and have even noticed reduced stressed in my feet as well as my knees. You can get them pretty much anywhere.

the thing with contacts i have no clue but the flat foot problem i understand it
this is what i did i went to my foot doctor and he made me special foot inserts and they costed 300 dollars and they work great there not gell or any of that other bull**** they sell over the counter there plastic with a little cushioning and there awsome i wear them in my shoe 24/7 boxing,roadwork,skipping anything you name it i use them in my shoe for it! and they got rid of the shin splints too

I dont' wear contacts... though I may have to in the next few years.. I can fight without them for now. But the flat footed thing.. I just wrap my ankles and give myself extra arch support under the wrap. Works for now

What kind of negative effects does being flat footed bring in boxing? I am flat footed.

I guess you can't be on you toes as good as normal footed people.

i've got nice big flat feet rockin size 13's at only 5'10 and a half. I bought insoles for my shoes and its really helped for my arch and it no longer hurts when i move around in my shoes now

yes it sucks flat footed.. my doc said i am border line flat foot so it makes it hard when training especially jump rope.. i guess the arch insoles work best i had the orthotics.. walkfit.com but after a while it started to hurt even more, started to get blistered up..all you can do is work with it i guess. Dont let it stop you though it really aint a big deal just hard to last on your feet longer.

my trainer said that i shouldnt wear contacts and that theyd fall out.....but i wore them in the beginning of my sparring because i cant see without them and they were great...didnt fall out or anything and i got hit alot in the face

yh try is sum otha shoes n see how u feel

Contacts fall from left hooks to the head usually, I went 3 rounds and they didnt fall out till one of those shots in the 4th.