WHY eSoles®? : Q&A

Q Why so many footbeds? My old ones worked in all my shoes.

A Our goal is to make the worlds best footbed no matter what the activity or application. With that in mind a Skiing footbed cannot be compared to a walking footbed for example. One activity places the foot in a completely rigid boot and relies on the rigidity of the boot to allow complex, high speed maneuvering and balancing as the knees and back react to and adapt to the terrain. In order to successfully ski; the feet are constantly moving and varying their position relative to the hips. Walking is straightforward by comparison, shoes are very flexible with no ankle support and the feet stay close to shoulder width apart and there is minimal balance required. The dynamics of both activities are different therefore so are the footbeds for each activity. eSoles footbeds are customized to you, your foot, your footwear and your activity.

Q I had my feet scanned using a laser, isn't that the same as eSoles®?

A Our foot alignment technology is what sets us apart from other technologies. An accurate laser does not mean that your foot was perfectly aligned when it was scanned. See the comparison below for further details.

Scanning or Digitizing on Flat Surface vs. BioDynamic AirPillow 3D Scanning

3D images scanned on Flat Glass Semi-Weighted - Full Contact Seated with only the weight of the foot/leg.

3D Tru Capture® with Bio Dynamic air pillow. Non-Weight - Loaded. The customer is seated with the Rearfoot floating and supported in the air pillow.

Comparison

The Flat glass scanning produced a heel image that is completely flat (look at the 3D Tru Capture image for comparison).

The arch image on the flat glass scanning is low due to no biodynamic air pillow support. The 3D Tru Capture® image is an anatomically correct image of the foot supported and aligned by the pillow. The 3D Tru Capture® laser generated image is accurate to .01 mm.

The flat glass scanning arches are shorter and flatter than the 3D Tru Capture image due to the nature of flat glass not supporting the fascia tissue of the foot during image capture.

The flat glass scanning image of the forefoot is flat and featureless; there is no possibility to capture forefoot varus or valgus (angle of forefoot).
Everywhere the foot is in contact with the glass the scan is capturing just that, the GLASS.