hey how is it. I m flatfooted, but I don't mean like in a Boxing term that I don't move or something. Low arcs you know. I use special things that I put in my shoes so It won't hurt my feet in every day life. But I heard flatfeet are bad for athletes. Especially boxing. I think this messes up your balance. What do ya'll think?

I have horribly flat feet, but i feel i have better balance now i just had to dedicate a bit of extra time to footwork

I've been flatfooted since I was born. Tried the foot inserts and everything but they made my feet hurt worse than normal. Played 16 seasons of soccer, 13 of baseball, and I've been in martial arts for about 6 years. Here's the skinny - unless you have a compounding problem, low arches dont take that much away from you. Now, when I'm 40 my knees will probably suck, but as for training I've never noticed a hiccup. Those Dr. Scholl's (or however you spell it) things are great for flatfooters like us because they reduce the impact on your knees/ankles that is increased by the lack of arch support. Give those a try when you train instead of normal foot inserts.

im pretty flat footed too, but as i started boxing for a while the "ball" of my foot started to peel off, and what appeared to be stronger, tougher skin grew back.

bounce on your toes man.

otherwise. deal with it.

I'm flatfooted as well.That **** sucks when I run on the streets.Its as if I get shin splints pretty easy.

hey how is it. I m flatfooted, but I don't mean like in a Boxing term that I don't move or something. Low arcs you know. I use special things that I put in my shoes so It won't hurt my feet in every day life. But I heard flatfeet are bad for athletes. Especially boxing. I think this messes up your balance. What do ya'll think?

I have flat feet. doesn't effect me at all.

I'm flatfooted as well.That **** sucks when I run on the streets.Its as if I get shin splints pretty easy.

Run Barefoot and I guarantee you wont get shin splints.

im slightly flat footed, but i ran track in highschool and i could sprint just as fast as anyone that competed, i would even be the fastest in the first 10-20 yards or so cause i was so explosive but then my endurance sucked

I've been flatfooted since I was born. Tried the foot inserts and everything but they made my feet hurt worse than normal. Played 16 seasons of soccer, 13 of baseball, and I've been in martial arts for about 6 years. Here's the skinny - unless you have a compounding problem, low arches dont take that much away from you. Now, when I'm 40 my knees will probably suck, but as for training I've never noticed a hiccup. Those Dr. Scholl's (or however you spell it) things are great for flatfooters like us because they reduce the impact on your knees/ankles that is increased by the lack of arch support. Give those a try when you train instead of normal foot inserts.

Yeah the harder material really hurts my feet because the impact becomes very hard on them, and they aren't flexible enough. I've heard od this dr scholl thing but I couldn't find much on them. are you sure those are the ones that helped you the most?

im pretty flat footed too, but as i started boxing for a while the "ball" of my foot started to peel off, and what appeared to be stronger, tougher skin grew back.

I don't quite get that.

im slightly flat footed, but i ran track in highschool and i could sprint just as fast as anyone that competed, i would even be the fastest in the first 10-20 yards or so cause i was so explosive but then my endurance sucked

I was good at sprinting too but I think that's because it's a short amount of time that your feet have to work. With something like Boxing you must use them for a long period of time, and that's when they start to hurt for me: in the long run they're killing me.
thanks for all the comments.