Oh, foot doctor?!
 

I start sweating from the second I lace up to about two hours after the game. It doesn't matter if it is a junior high cracker box gym or a college size floor, it is just my nature. Just like that other stuff, sweat runs down hill and pools in my shoes. Consequently, although my shoes are only a month old, they already smell like a teenage boy's closet. I remove the insoles and have tried Scholl's Foot powder and spray anti-fungals but the best I can say is they only dent the odor issue. Any smelly brethren with an answer out there?:eek:

Sweat valves
 

Have you tried drilling some holes in the soles for drainage?;)

Perhaps some type of shoe with a more breathable material?

Not much else you can do about the cause of this problem, which is inherited, other than surgery. Anti-fungals won't help with the odor, which is caused by bacteria. Keep the shoes as dry as possible, and you might try Lysol. :confused:

in between games, try putting some newspapers in there. it will help dry them up faster, perhaps taking care of some of the odor... don't know if it will work, but it is worth a try.

use talc powder -- great for absorbtion of dampness.

Have you called a toe truck? :p

Get outta here! Go on, shoe! Shoe!

I could have suggested he take the sole train. Eventually, heel get some help. :p

I haven't even tied one on yet, and I already feel queasy.

Someone needs to give you the boot.

:D

Wear multiple pair of socks too.

I think you also need to seriously go get a checkup. You should not be sweating that profusely, which has a lot to do with what you eat or take in. All this is coming out when you workout, which of course is good, but the amount is way too much. Try to eat a more fiber, green leaf type diet and see if that helps. Again, I would go and have a checkup and definitely mention you are sweating alot. I belt your shirt is socked too.

Perhaps some type of shoe with a more breathable material?


He said the odor is unpleasant, why make the shoes breathable, too?

Let's see. We got the belt, shirt and socks all in one sentence. All in a thread about "shoes". Missed the pants somehow though.

Maybe in the next post.

Another post laced with sarcasm :D

You guys are HORRIBLE!

Funny as h3ll though!!

For his ToeMaine poisoning.

Well now, Dr., I'm so glad you joined the board. Now, can you do something about this pain in my Dexter?

You are my arch enemy for that one... :rolleyes:

btw, the Godfather Of Sole died the other day...we floured him up and sauted him in butter. Served him with asparagus, rice and a nice salad.

Cheesecake for dessert!

Yum!

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I feel good...
I knew that I would...

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When I was in college I had some over excessive sweat glands. My doctor gave me a special anti-perpirant to use. It was a high concentration of aluminum chloride only available by perscription. Check with your family doc or maybe even a dermitologist. It really did work - I think if you'd apply it to the bottom of your feet, it would stop your feet from sweating.

Sounds like you might have tolio. Could be worse, you could have kneasles. And then.......:eek:

Or even kneemonia! :eek:

Isn't that spelled pkneemonia?

Or even worse.....wait for it.....dicktheria. :eek: :eek:

The Scholl's powder works well, but you must use it for a period of time before you will notice any change. Eventually your shoes should smell fine, just give it some time. Also you could try some sort of antiperspirant on your feet, but I have no idea if that will work or not.

You need to watchout about how much you put inside the shoe - several pairs of socks along with insoles can take up the room you have in there and put undo pressure on your toes or toe nail areas and cuase other problems that will be far worse. Speaking from personal experience - durring a camp I used several pairs of socks and insoles over the three day period and damaged 4 toenails to the point that they had too come off - Go to a running store and get the shoes sized properly.
Also I carry two pair and extra socks if it is too wet I change them at the half or between games of a double header.

Take a pair of sandals or flip-flops with you to wear in the locker room and do not put your socks and shoes on until about five minutes before you are ready to take the floor. Immediately (or as soon as you can) after the game rinse off in a shower that is not steaming hot for about five minutes then sit and relax for about 10 minutes or so and then go back and take a long luke warm shower. Hot water will do nothing to lower your internal core temperature and it is not good for your skin. May speed up the cooling down process and help you stop sweating - also get water into your system.

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Originally Posted by Mark Padgett
Have you called a toe truck?



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Originally Posted by M&M Guy
Get outta here! Go on, shoe! Shoe!



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Originally Posted by Mark Padgett
I could have suggested he take the sole train. Eventually, heel get some help.



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Originally Posted by M&M Guy
I haven't even tied one on yet, and I already feel queasy.

Someone needs to give you the boot.


You guys are HORRIBLE!

Funny as h3ll though!!
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I knew this would open the creative floodgates, but I had NO IDEA HOW FUNNY you guys are. It is a good thing I didn't mention my bad breath....the moderators would have had to shut down the board from the hoof and mouth joke overload!!!:)

That's ok, we have no idea either.

Fwiw, I agree with some of the suggestions. Don't overload your shoes, because that will cause more problems down the road. Give the powder time to work. Most odor problems are caused by bacteria forming when the sweat doesn't evaporate, so you should try to dry things off as soon as possible, or keep things from getting too wet in the first place. I also agree if it seems like you're always the "wettest" person in your crew, you might have a doctor check things out in case there is a more serious underlying problem.

On the other hand, I've had coaches ask me how come I'm not working as hard as my partner, who's standing across the floor dripping in sweat. Maybe looking like you're the hardest-working person on the crew isn't always so bad? ;)

I wouldn't know much about during the game but maybe try putting the shoes and the insoles in front of a table top fan when you get home. That way at least they would be dry at the beginning of your games.

There are socks that keep your feet dry, I think the fabric name is Dryweave. There are deodorant absorbing inserts that can be purchased in a sporting goods store that also help relieve the odor between wearings. Other tips: change socks after every game, or even after every half, don't wear patent leather (a fancy name for plastic), keep a spare pair of deodorant insoles and change between games.

Also make sure you don't have a fungus infection.

Hey - at least I never said, "Sock it toe me". :p

Are we allowed to wait for anything besides the SEC?

You may want to try the cedar shoe trees. They will help to maintain the shape of your shoe, absorb the moisture and provide a fresh scent.

:confused: Shoes grow on cedar trees? Or are they cedar shoes growing on trees? :confused:

You might try dryer sheets to help with the smell. It works well for me and I also use it in my caps that I wear for football and baseball.
:cool:

Well.......duh!:rolleyes:

Of <b>course</b> shoes grow on trees. Where else do you think the Dutch folks could get their wooden shoes? :rolleyes: Over in Holland, they got "loafer" trees, "high heel" trees", "safety boot" trees, etc., etc. They build windmills on the dikes to catch the cool, ocean breezes and direct them onto the shoes so that they don't dry out. The shoes bud in the early Spring and they get harvested in the late Fall usually. Just before harvest time, the Dutch usually have a religous festival, where they dance around a shoe and pray to the great God, Nike. It's called the Dutch Shoe Dance.

It's true, it's true.....

Holy crap! Can I have some of whatever you're having??? Pass that over here!:D

He's right, I went to a Dutch college, and the Dutch Shoe Dance (normally referred to in the Dutch tongue, but I never bothered to learn it, other than adding "Vander" to my last name) is done on the 18th hour of the 2nd day of the tulip festival.

And another little known fact is that originator of the Dutch Shoe Dance later moved to France and invented the CanCan. Yes, I'm talking about the renowned and revered......wait for it......Tulips Lautrec.

Who later apparently founded the SEC.

Yup....originally known as the Shoe East Conference.