I've been reading through some reviews online and I constantly hear people complaining about blisters with football boots. Some boots that were mentioned were Vapors, Preds, etc..etc..
I've never gotten them, so my question is
1) what causes blisters? is it the shoe not fitting the feet?
2) If blisters are caused, why do people continue wearing them?
thanks in advance
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all i know is people continue to wear the boots if they cause blisters because they USUALLY only cause blisters for like 2-3 matches.. give or take.. it just takes time to break in.. after that usually you wont get blisters, but i cant talk for everyone.. everyones diff.. some get blisters from vapors repeatedly idk
i dont really get blisters
i dont really get blisters
well i had vapors and i got blisters but in my opinion it was caused by not enough room in the heel because thats where i got my blisters ...so thats why i stretched the heel with a tennis ball....the reason i keep wearing them is because the vapors cost alot of money and also i bought two pairs ...so i really didnt have money to spend on cleats
QUOTE(ActionWrestling @ Jun 28 2006, 04:25 PM) 
...the reason i keep wearing them is because the vapors cost alot of money and also i bought two pairs ...so i really didnt have money to spend on cleats
yeah definetly. thats a lot of money down the drain if the shoes like vapors dont work out
lack of room and your foot rubbing against the sock or shoe or another toe
I just played in my vapors and they fit perfectly length and width wise
however the problem I reckon lies in the heel and the innersole and the heels
the heel rubs and cause blisters until it molds round your foot and the parts of the innersole that raise up and have little pads give you the greatest blisters
I wore a pair of Vapors (an old pair) for hte first time last friday since februrary half term cause I'd left them in the boot room at Man City and admittedly I'd packed my bag the night before when ti looked like it would be an sg the ground was pretty hard...however the vapors rubbed me to death on the heel and I got blisters
To combat this I bought some compede plasters and today I had football training.
Well...I applied one to each heel and after the first half an hour the left boot was fine and my foot was ok but on the other foot it had burn through the compede plaster so I doubled up on my right heel.
Later in in training I had to stop again...my big toe and ball of my foot were rubbing to death and I had to apply a plaster to both of these on my right foot and on the ball of my foot also on my left foot.
By the end of the proper training and when we did doubles I took out the inner soles because I believe these are partly to blame...the poron raises in the bottom of the innersoles are where I had the rubbing.
I might get a pair of scisors to them (I have a spair pair in the same size I could swap inner soles if need be) and cut out the poron parts...either that or they're not thick enough to stop rubbing.
Ahh well...I wont be training on friday with feet like this!
however the problem I reckon lies in the heel and the innersole and the heels
the heel rubs and cause blisters until it molds round your foot and the parts of the innersole that raise up and have little pads give you the greatest blisters
I wore a pair of Vapors (an old pair) for hte first time last friday since februrary half term cause I'd left them in the boot room at Man City and admittedly I'd packed my bag the night before when ti looked like it would be an sg the ground was pretty hard...however the vapors rubbed me to death on the heel and I got blisters
To combat this I bought some compede plasters and today I had football training.
Well...I applied one to each heel and after the first half an hour the left boot was fine and my foot was ok but on the other foot it had burn through the compede plaster so I doubled up on my right heel.
Later in in training I had to stop again...my big toe and ball of my foot were rubbing to death and I had to apply a plaster to both of these on my right foot and on the ball of my foot also on my left foot.
By the end of the proper training and when we did doubles I took out the inner soles because I believe these are partly to blame...the poron raises in the bottom of the innersoles are where I had the rubbing.
I might get a pair of scisors to them (I have a spair pair in the same size I could swap inner soles if need be) and cut out the poron parts...either that or they're not thick enough to stop rubbing.
Ahh well...I wont be training on friday with feet like this!
to me comfort > everything.
if you cant be comfortable while playing, i'm not sure how you can enjoy this!
if you cant be comfortable while playing, i'm not sure how you can enjoy this!
I want to wear vapors though because they're the perfect boot with the exception of the blisters...if it weren;t for the bllisters they be comfortbale
QUOTE(danaldinho @ Jun 29 2006, 07:55 AM)
I want to wear vapors though because they're the perfect boot with the exception of the blisters...if it weren;t for the bllisters they be comfortbale
This is incredible to hear for me - as a sportsman, your feet are your most important part of your body. It's amazing how people so easily accept blisters - you are damaging your feet week in, week out. Go and see a podiatrist and let them tell you what damage you are not only doing now, but the problems you are likely to get later in life. How can you say a boot is perfect when they are damaging your feet?
I have only had blisters once that was because my shoes didn't fit right.
I borrowed my friends vapors once and after a 3.5 hour session I got a small blister on my right heal since his heal sunk deeper into the boot than mine, besides that, I almost never get blisters really... you're supposed to get shoes about a half thumbnail to one, big so you don't.
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This is incredible to hear for me - as a sportsman, your feet are your most important part of your body. It's amazing how people so easily accept blisters - you are damaging your feet week in, week out. Go and see a podiatrist and let them tell you what damage you are not only doing now, but the problems you are likely to get later in life. How can you say a boot is perfect when they are damaging your feet?
It's perfect because it's light, has good touch and with the eception of the blisters....really comfortable. I think I might need to wear them in again and then they should be fine. I didn't used to get mad blisters in them. I could use another inner sole that's been more worn in perhaps.
I will get my friend at Man City to get me a air of V1's to see how they are because they look like a similar boot. Until then there's no alternative for me...as stupid as it may sound.
is there a company that does custom inner soles...so I could have super confortable ones?
i only got the blisters once and yeah they hurt but i tryed to decrese the pain with padding and other stuff but after that i never go it again so it not like its week after week...but thats just me ...i bet there is other ppl who have them week after week
Well here's my take on blisters:
I personally agree wholeheartedly with danaldinho's reasoning for why they occur. I think that the major factors are the insole thickness (and whether that thickness is uniform throughout the insole: it isn't in the vapor or the t90 3), the shape of the shoe, the hardness of the heel counter, the position/size/shape of the heel counter, and the materials of the inside of the shoe. As far as materials are concerned, you don't want a shoe that mimics a Thermos and keeps all the heat in, as that will cause extremely minor burns which will lead to or seriously worsen blisters. I suppose I'll use the vapor 1 as an example here. First of all though, I would like to say that in my opinion, the vapor's blister problems are all in context of the fact that the vapor 1 was, IMO, the best AND worst shoe ever. IMO it had the best touch/feel, accuracy, shot power, lightweight, and acceleration out there. However, it is straight up fact that it wore out very easily, caused nightmarish blisters if it didn't fit you PER-FECT-LY, was made of synthetic leather that burned your feet at a strenuous 90 degree summer practice, and it had the great Nike outsole that provides the best traction ever which will greatly increase your on field acceleration/ stops/ cuts, yet will also put you at a highly elevated risk of overloading your quads and tearing your knee apart. Nerd Comment: the vapor 1 is pretty much like the Soul Edge weapons in Soul Calibur 2 or 3: It's the best thing out there, but for you to make use of its extreme advantages you have to be willing to take a hellish beating. That said, I'll explain where the vapor causes blisters and how. In the back/heel: the counter is placed way to low for comfort and hits your heel at the worst spot with its upper edge. The fact that the counter is so hard means that it will remain rigid, pressing itself into that bad spot on your heel. Result: mad blistaz. Also, the inner lining against the counter is both minimal and made of a material that influences high rubbing and friction.....so if the shoe does not fit you EXACTLY LIKE A GLOVE (I mean NO DEVIANCE from your foots shape)....you get: mad blistaz. On the side: again, they have that really high friction material that locks your skin in and rubs against it...mad blistaz. On the bottom: as danaldinho said... uneven poron insterts, nuff said. They may eliminate some of the stud pressur yet, since they only exist on parts of the shoe, the don't do anything for stud pressure at other parts. Also, the uneven height they give makes a very odd in boot environment for your foot which ultimately causes your foot skin to wrinkle and stay wrinkled as you run such that blisters will eventually form at those wrinkles. Finally, in the front: the vapor's shape and material in the front allows for a great touch because it is a thin synthetic uppoer with a shape that correctly places your toes for high maneuverability, very very close to one another so you get an very united touch among your toes while having high control at the same time. However, this means that your toes get to rub against each other as they are moving a lot (high maneuverability) and are very close to one another (the tight Nike skin wrap at the front). Hence: high friction...and ergo (I said ergo): madddd blistaz.
As far nullifying the pain is concerned, compede blows. Those are made for women that get blisters from high heels or for your hands. Hands obviously aren't thrown about in a rigid shoe like the vapor, and women walking in high heels constitues just that: walking in high heels, not running and stopping and turning and banging your feet against a ball, all while in a rigid shoe like the vapor. So it's obvious that these compede things are not designed to withstand high activity. Also, I don't feel that the freeze spray technique works much either....it might help prevent SOME blisters A LITTLE, but it won't stop the majority and it won't help blisters that are already there. Tape doesn't work for real blisters: 1) it tears them apart when you peel it off 2) its tape....its way to thin and it doesnt really stop friction alone. The only thing that has ever worked for me is getting your feet taped up by a trainer. Obviously, not everyone has access to a trainer so I'll explain how to do it yourself. What you need are those little blue gel squares. You can get them at a pharmacy, I have no idea what they are called but they are jelly-like and either blue or clear and almost aways come is some kind of a small tub with a screw on cap. You take those, peel of the plastic protector and apply them to the blisters. Then, you use those larger band aids made of that darker, more clothlke material (please you know what I mean lol cuz i have no clue what they're called), they usually coem in an assorted band aid box. You pout those on top of the blue squares to keep them in place. Then, you use a lube (preferably one that is stickier and like a waxy solid in consistency, you know, that weird off white yellowish stuff) and cover your toes and the band aids in it. Finally you tape your foot twice...once with a foam, base tape made for athletes and THEN finally with the tough standard athletic tape. I'm sorry for the vague descriptions about the materials but that's the most I know of them from the trainer doing it for me. Anyway, should you do this correctly, you will not feel or worsen monor to moderate blisters while playing. You will also prevent the formation of new blisters. If you have severe to truly debilitating blisters, this treatment should feel like a miracle for the beginning of pratice, yet will eventually become obsolete after very extreme maneuvers/drills. But again, that is for THE WORST of THE WORST of blisters. This is the best treatment I know of. Lastly, to GET RID of blisters, there is only one cure, stay out of shoes for like a week or two and do not wear socks either....effectively you gotta roll around in sandals for a while so they can dry up.
I hope some of that helps.
I personally agree wholeheartedly with danaldinho's reasoning for why they occur. I think that the major factors are the insole thickness (and whether that thickness is uniform throughout the insole: it isn't in the vapor or the t90 3), the shape of the shoe, the hardness of the heel counter, the position/size/shape of the heel counter, and the materials of the inside of the shoe. As far as materials are concerned, you don't want a shoe that mimics a Thermos and keeps all the heat in, as that will cause extremely minor burns which will lead to or seriously worsen blisters. I suppose I'll use the vapor 1 as an example here. First of all though, I would like to say that in my opinion, the vapor's blister problems are all in context of the fact that the vapor 1 was, IMO, the best AND worst shoe ever. IMO it had the best touch/feel, accuracy, shot power, lightweight, and acceleration out there. However, it is straight up fact that it wore out very easily, caused nightmarish blisters if it didn't fit you PER-FECT-LY, was made of synthetic leather that burned your feet at a strenuous 90 degree summer practice, and it had the great Nike outsole that provides the best traction ever which will greatly increase your on field acceleration/ stops/ cuts, yet will also put you at a highly elevated risk of overloading your quads and tearing your knee apart. Nerd Comment: the vapor 1 is pretty much like the Soul Edge weapons in Soul Calibur 2 or 3: It's the best thing out there, but for you to make use of its extreme advantages you have to be willing to take a hellish beating. That said, I'll explain where the vapor causes blisters and how. In the back/heel: the counter is placed way to low for comfort and hits your heel at the worst spot with its upper edge. The fact that the counter is so hard means that it will remain rigid, pressing itself into that bad spot on your heel. Result: mad blistaz. Also, the inner lining against the counter is both minimal and made of a material that influences high rubbing and friction.....so if the shoe does not fit you EXACTLY LIKE A GLOVE (I mean NO DEVIANCE from your foots shape)....you get: mad blistaz. On the side: again, they have that really high friction material that locks your skin in and rubs against it...mad blistaz. On the bottom: as danaldinho said... uneven poron insterts, nuff said. They may eliminate some of the stud pressur yet, since they only exist on parts of the shoe, the don't do anything for stud pressure at other parts. Also, the uneven height they give makes a very odd in boot environment for your foot which ultimately causes your foot skin to wrinkle and stay wrinkled as you run such that blisters will eventually form at those wrinkles. Finally, in the front: the vapor's shape and material in the front allows for a great touch because it is a thin synthetic uppoer with a shape that correctly places your toes for high maneuverability, very very close to one another so you get an very united touch among your toes while having high control at the same time. However, this means that your toes get to rub against each other as they are moving a lot (high maneuverability) and are very close to one another (the tight Nike skin wrap at the front). Hence: high friction...and ergo (I said ergo): madddd blistaz.
As far nullifying the pain is concerned, compede blows. Those are made for women that get blisters from high heels or for your hands. Hands obviously aren't thrown about in a rigid shoe like the vapor, and women walking in high heels constitues just that: walking in high heels, not running and stopping and turning and banging your feet against a ball, all while in a rigid shoe like the vapor. So it's obvious that these compede things are not designed to withstand high activity. Also, I don't feel that the freeze spray technique works much either....it might help prevent SOME blisters A LITTLE, but it won't stop the majority and it won't help blisters that are already there. Tape doesn't work for real blisters: 1) it tears them apart when you peel it off 2) its tape....its way to thin and it doesnt really stop friction alone. The only thing that has ever worked for me is getting your feet taped up by a trainer. Obviously, not everyone has access to a trainer so I'll explain how to do it yourself. What you need are those little blue gel squares. You can get them at a pharmacy, I have no idea what they are called but they are jelly-like and either blue or clear and almost aways come is some kind of a small tub with a screw on cap. You take those, peel of the plastic protector and apply them to the blisters. Then, you use those larger band aids made of that darker, more clothlke material (please you know what I mean lol cuz i have no clue what they're called), they usually coem in an assorted band aid box. You pout those on top of the blue squares to keep them in place. Then, you use a lube (preferably one that is stickier and like a waxy solid in consistency, you know, that weird off white yellowish stuff) and cover your toes and the band aids in it. Finally you tape your foot twice...once with a foam, base tape made for athletes and THEN finally with the tough standard athletic tape. I'm sorry for the vague descriptions about the materials but that's the most I know of them from the trainer doing it for me. Anyway, should you do this correctly, you will not feel or worsen monor to moderate blisters while playing. You will also prevent the formation of new blisters. If you have severe to truly debilitating blisters, this treatment should feel like a miracle for the beginning of pratice, yet will eventually become obsolete after very extreme maneuvers/drills. But again, that is for THE WORST of THE WORST of blisters. This is the best treatment I know of. Lastly, to GET RID of blisters, there is only one cure, stay out of shoes for like a week or two and do not wear socks either....effectively you gotta roll around in sandals for a while so they can dry up.
I hope some of that helps.
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compede blows
Compede plasters are infact very good my friend...they're like a second thicker rubber skin.
I might try all your ideas..one thing that I'm a bit onfiddles about is
do you tape your foot in socks or before the socks?
TAPE YOUR FOOT BEFORE YOU PUT ON SOCKS!!! Otherwise you defeat the purpose.
Also, you said compede PLASTERS....maybe we are not talking about the same product. What I mean is something that you peel off and stick onto your foot. It is like a plastic sticker with some brown mushy stuff in the middle thats supposed to help the blister. I guess I just assumed that's what compede is, I'm not 100% actually lol. Sry to confuse you if that's not what compede is.
But again, if compede IS in fact what I assumed it to be then I stand by my original statement, those plastic blister pads with brown stuff in the middle are only okay to PREVENT blisters that do not yet exist, but not to rid of them or soothe them and NOT to wear on your foot if you have blisters and are planning to play football. Not IMO anyway.
Also, you said compede PLASTERS....maybe we are not talking about the same product. What I mean is something that you peel off and stick onto your foot. It is like a plastic sticker with some brown mushy stuff in the middle thats supposed to help the blister. I guess I just assumed that's what compede is, I'm not 100% actually lol. Sry to confuse you if that's not what compede is.
But again, if compede IS in fact what I assumed it to be then I stand by my original statement, those plastic blister pads with brown stuff in the middle are only okay to PREVENT blisters that do not yet exist, but not to rid of them or soothe them and NOT to wear on your foot if you have blisters and are planning to play football. Not IMO anyway.
you are partly right...but I do stand by the fact that they are like a second rubber skin and do work at healing blisters
however you are part tight at their ability to stop blisters. They mean it takes longer to rub to your heel and with some deep freeze spray all over my feet it stops them getting hot slowing down the blister process.
But your advice is good dude. I will carry it out at my next training session.
however you are part tight at their ability to stop blisters. They mean it takes longer to rub to your heel and with some deep freeze spray all over my feet it stops them getting hot slowing down the blister process.
But your advice is good dude. I will carry it out at my next training session.
i tried compede plasters they were great, but i didnt want to be buying more every week, so sold the blasted vapors. Worst boot ever imo
yer you're right about that could end up spending more on plasters than the boots
well seem as they cost me 25 quid off ebay, wasnt loosing much sold them for around 22 and got a few uses outta them
nice eBaying dude
yer, was happy to get rid of them too, i swear i am a victim or marketing, wanted to see if i could do stepovers as fast as christiano and accelerate past fullbacks like henry, turns out i couldnt lol and got blisters so bye bye
Those of you that were talking about the Vapors giving you blisters, which version were you talking about? Do the Vapor II FG's give you bad blisters like the old ones, or has Nike fixed that problem?
does it help if i just pour water in my vapors III? where the heal is? just got them for this upcomming season. What do u recommend to break them in faster?
i got my blisters from vapor II's they wernt too bad...i dont know if you should put water in ur vapor III cuz i only ahve the talarias and they fit good but i doubt it would hurt to put some water in ....but make sure is warm but idunno if that will be enought ostretch out the back
blisters are caused by pressure points inside the boots that rub on the top layer of skin. Repeated rubbing on the same part of skin pulls it away from the lower part of the skin. Therefore to prevent blisters you gotta stop the rubbing...! If you buy boots that are impossible to break in (azt lll, cheap shoes) they wont form to your feet and stop them from moving. I have this problem with the new vapors. They are a little long for me so my toes rub a little bit and form blisters. So many people think copas are the perfect boot because they form to your feet well and it does it fast. The only real cure to blisters is buying shoes that fit you. taping/plastering only slows down the rubbing process. People are buying shoes for aesthetic purposes and then complain about blisters after the pretty shoes dont fit. just buy some k-leather shoes your size and you should be fine
true ...i did get a little caught up witht he look of the cleats but i wore the cleats for a week and i was good without any blisters but then i started getting em after but then they did form to my feet
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