contacts and flat footed

[paeker]

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?

[Bendigo]

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.

[boxing4ever]

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

[hit_me]

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

[Chipper]

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.

[Kayo]

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

[Misterp4p]

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.

[1_Punch_KO]

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

[msagrain]

yh try is sum otha shoes n see how u feel

[BmoreBrawler]

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.