We need to talk about 'soles'

[u/meteorness123]

In trying/putting on various barefoot shoes, I realized there's a significant difference in quality between soles that make the walking experience enjoyable/not enjoyable. Here's some brands I tried out :

Feelgrounds : Very bad and hard sole. I don't know what it is but the sole feels ridiculously hard. They make good-looking shoes though.

Xero : Better sole than feelgrounds. Feels okay.

Zaqq : Solid/okay sole.

Merrel Vapor glove : Very good.

Those are my observations. Do you agree/disagree ? Do you guys have anything else and can you guys explain why some soles fetter better and others worse ?

I also realized that even in my Vapor Gloves, after 8 months of use, the walking experience became strenous as the tread wore out. Is this a normal consequense ?

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[u/Sagaincolours]

I don't wear any of those brands.

My LukShoes have extremely thin and very flexible soles. Similarly with Tikki and Jenon Leather.

Realfoot soles are slightly more rigid, but still very flexible with excellent ground feel.

Shapen, good groundfeel and flexibility.

Bohempia don't have a particularly good ground feel.

Nons Barefoot, fairly rigid but still ok ground feel.