Replying to Minimalist shoes and custom insoles

Been thinking about starting to transition into the whole minimalist shoe thing. Not the vibram five fingers; those are f’n weird. I’ve got some foot pain and overpronation issues. The science seems to go back and forth and Ive got no damn clue as to what’s actually right. I kind of agree that having our toes cramped up and feet cushioned for our entire lives seems like it would lead to weak feet.

So I’m wondering as to how this theory applies to custom insoles for ski boots. Obviously ski boots need to be hard plastic and there’s no changing that. But do we need custom insoles? Or do we need to just have stronger feet that can stand up on their own?

simply curious. What are y’all’s opinions?

**This thread was edited on Jan 19th 2022 at 3:10:45pm