Recommended sports shoes – Narrabeen Sports and Exercise Medicine Centre

The following tables show our ratings for various brands and types of sports shoes for different sport applications.

Categories include General Running, Grass/Trail Running, Walking, Cross Fitness (Barefoot) Shoes, Stable-Cross Trainers, Netball, Tennis, Inner Sports/Soccer, Golf, Cricket, Hockey, Football, Basketball, and Running Spikes.

Legend: more crosses = better shoe for that category

Running Shoes

	MEN	MEN	MEN	WOMEN	WOMEN	WOMEN	KIDS
	*CONTROL*	*SUPPORT*	*NEUTRAL*	*CONTROL*	*SUPPORT*	*NEUTRAL*	*STABILITY*
ADIDAS
SEQUENCE BOOST	+	+++	+++		+++6	+++
ADIDSTAR BOOST		++		+	++		++
GLIDE BOOST			+++			+++	+
ADIOS BOOST		+	(RACE) ++		+	(RACE) ++
ASICS
GEL DIVIDE	+++	+++		+++	+++
GT 3000 2	++	+++		++	+++
GT 2000 2	+	+++		+	+++		+++
GT 1000 2		++		+	++		++
GEL KAYANO 21	+	++	+	+	++	+	+++
NIMBUS 16			+++			+++	++
PURSUE		+	+++		+	+++
DS TRAINER 19 (and neutral)		++	(++)		++	(++)
NOOSA TRI 9		+			+		++
DS RACER 10		+			+
GEL LYTE33 3		+			+
GEL SUPER J33		++			++
BROOKS
BEAST / ARIEL 14	+++++	+++		+++++	+++
ADDICTION 11	++++	+++		++++	+++
ADRENALINE GTS15	++	+++		++	+++		+++
TRANSCEND 2	+++	+++		+++	+++
VAPOR 2	+	++		+	++
RAVENNA 6	+	++		+	++
DEFYANCE 7		++			++
GLYCERIN 12		+	+++			+++
GHOST 7 (+GTX)		+	++		+	++
DYAD 8 (WIDE)		+	+++		+	+++
RACER ST 5		+	++		+	++
PURE PROJECT		CADENCE 3	CONNECT 3 FLOW 3		CADENCE 3	CONNECT 3 FLOW 3	PUREFLOW 3
MIZUNO
PARADOX	+++	+++		+++	+++
WAVE INSPIRE 11	++	+++		++	+++
WAVE CONNECT	+	++		+	++
WAVE ENIGMA 4			+++			+++
WAVE RIDER 18			++			++
WAVE SAYONARA		+	++		+	++
WAVE EKIDEN RACE			+			+
WAVE HITOGAMI RACE		+	++		+	++
1260	+	++		+	++
940	++	+++		++	+++
860	+	++		+	++		++
770	+	++	++		+	++
1080			+++			+++
980			++			++	+
870 REVLITE		+	++		+	++
880			++			++	++
SAUCONY
GUIDE	++	++		++	++
HURRICANE	++	+++		++	+++
OMNI	+	++		+	++
KINVARA		+	+		+	+
RIDE/GTX		+	++		+	++
TRIUMPH			+++			+++
NIKE
STRUCTURE	+	++		+	++
LUNA ECLIPSE		+	+		+	+
LUNAGLIDE		+	+		+	+
AIR PEGASUS			+++			+++
AIR VOMERO			+++			+++

GRASS/TRAIL RUNNING

	MEN	WOMEN	KIDS
ADIDAS KASKADIA	SUPPORT	SUPPORT
ASICS GEL FUJI TRABUCO 3	SUPPORT	SUPPORT	+++
ASICS GEL FUJI SENSOR 3	NEUTRAL	NEUTRAL
BROOKS CASCADIA 10	STABLE NEUTRAL	STABLE NEUTRAL
BROOKS ADRENALINE ASR 11(GTX)	CONTROL	CONTROL
BROOKS GHOST 7 (GTX)	NEUTRAL	NEUTRAL
BROOKS PUREGRIT 3	NEUTRAL	NEUTRAL
MIZUNO KAZAN	SUPPORT	SUPPORT
NEW BALANCE 980 TRAIL	SUPPORT	SUPPORT
SALAMON XA PRO	SUPPORT CONTROL	SUPPORT CONTROL
SALAMON TRAIL PRO	SUPPORT	SUPPORT
SAUCONY PEREGRINE	SUPPORT	SUPPORT

WALKING SHOES

	MEN	WOMEN
ASICS GEL BALLARAT 2	+++	+++
ASICS GEL CARDIO ZIP 3	+++	+++
ASICS GEL FOUNDATION WORKPLACE	++++	++++
ASICS GEL ODYSSEY WR	+++	+++
BROOKS ADDICTION WALKER	++++	++++
BROOKS DYAD WALKER (WIDE)	++	++
NEW BALANCE 857	++	++
NEW BALANCE 411 & 577 (Velcro)	+	+

CROSS FITNESS (BAREFOOT) SHOES

	MEN	WOMEN
INOVATE	+	+
MERRELL ROAD GLOVE	+	+
MIZUNO BE 2	+	+
NIKE FREE 3, 4 & 5	+	+
NEW BALANCE R10 MINIMUS	+	+
REEBOK NANO	+	+

STABLE CROSS-TRAINERS

	MEN	WOMEN	KIDS
ADIDAS OZONE 4	++	++
ASCENT DEFENDER/HARMONY		++	+++
ASICS GEL 750XTR MESH/ LEATHER (RUN)	+++	+++	+++
ASICS GEL 520TR MESH OR SYN/LEATHER (COURT)	+++	+++	+++
ASICS GEL 180TR (RUN) & TRIGGER 9 (KIDS 1-7)	++	++	++
BROOKS BELLEVUE			+
BROOKS LIBERTY 8 (LEATHER OR MESH)	++	++	++
BROOKS FREEDOM 2 (also in black)	+	+	++
BROOKS MAXIMUS XT 9 (LEATHER OR MESH)	+++	+++	+++
BROOKS BELLEVUE			++
MIZUNO RUNCOURT 4 ( FOR LATERAL STABILITY)	+++	+++
MIZUNO RALLY 4	++	++
NEW BALANCE 857	+++	+++
NEW BALANCE 761	+	+	++

NETBALL SHOES

	WOMEN	GIRLS
ASCENT KINVARA	+	++
ASICS GEL NETBURNER SUPER 4	++	++ (6-13)
ASICS GEL NETBURNER 16 & 17	+++	(GS JNR) +++ (K12,K13,1-13)
ASICS NETBURNER PRO 10	++	++ (6-12)
ASICS GEL NET IGNITES 8	++	(GS JNR) ++ (1-13)
BROOKS NET-INTERCEPT (leather or mesh)	+++	+++
NEW BALANCE 1600 (lateral support)	+	+
MIZUNO COURT 4 (lateral support)	+++	+++

TENNIS SHOES

	MEN	WOMEN	KIDS
ADIDAS BARRICADE 6	+++	+++	+++
ADIDAS ADIZERO FEATHER	++	++
ASICS GEL RESOLUTION 5	++	++	+++
ASICS GEL SOLUTION SPEED 2	+	+
NIKE AIR ZOOM VAPOR	++
NIKE AIR ZOOM BALLISTIC	++	++
NEW BALANCE 996 (LATERAL SUPPORT)	+++	+++

INDOOR SPORTS/SOCCER

	MEN	WOMEN
ADIDAS PREDATOR ABSOLADO	++	++
ASICS VOLLEY ELITE 2	+++	+++
ASICS ROCKET 7	++	++
ASICS COPERO S	++	++
MIZUNO WAVE TORNADO	++++	++++
MIZUNO WAVE LIGHTNING	+++	+++
NOMIS SPOILER	++	++

GOLF SHOES

	MEN	WOMEN
FOOTJOY CONTOUR SERIES	+++	+++
ECCO	+++	+++

CRICKET SHOES

ADIDAS TWENTY2YDS HIGH & LOW	++
ASICS GEL ADVANCE 6(Batting & fielding)	+++
ASICS GEL STRIKE RATE 2 (Batting & fielding)	++
ASICS GEL SPEED MENACE LO & HI (bowling)	+++
ASICS GEL 210 NOT OUT	++
ASICS GEL HARDWICKET 5	++ (AND KIDS)

HOCKEY SHOES

	MEN	WOMEN	KIDS
ADIDAS PREDATOR ABSOLADO TRX TF	+	+
ASICS GEL HOCKEY NEO 3	++	++
ASICS GEL BLACKHEATH 4	++	++	++
ASICS GEL HOCKEY TYPHOON	++	++

FOOTBALL BOOTS

ADIDAS ADIPOWER PREDATOR Powerspine/Absolion	MEN, WOMEN & KIDS
ADIDAS PREDITO, ABSOLADO AND ABSOLION	KIDS
ASICS LETHAL TESTIMONIAL 2ST/IT (SCREW-INS)	MEN
ASICS LETHALTIGREOR 7 IT/ST(SOCCER)	MEN, WOMEN & KIDS (7 IT GS)
ASICS GEL LETHAL ULTIMATE GS 10	MEN, WOMEN & KIDS (GS 10)
ASICS LETHAL STATS 2 (OR) FLASH DS 2	MEN, WOMEN & KIDS (LETHAL SHOT CS 4 GS)
NOMIS THE GLOVE	MEN, WOMEN
NOMIS THE SPARK & MAGNET	WOMEN & KIDS
NIKE TOTAL 90 LASER / SHOOT	MEN, WOMEN & KIDS
NIKE TIEMPO	MEN, WOMEN, & KIDS
NIKE AIR CTR360	MEN, WOMEN & KIDS

RUNNING SPIKES

ADIDAS DEMOLISHER	++
ADIDAS ARIBA 2 M & W	++
ADIDAS ADIZERO AVANTI (LD)	++
ASICS JAPAN LITE-NING 4	+
ASICS TURBO PHANTOM 3	+
ASICS JAPAN THUNDER 4	++
ASICS FAST LAP MD	++
MIZUNO TEMPO LD & SPRINT	++
NEW BALANCE 240 MD & LD	++
NEW BALANCE 330 SDS, MDS & LDS	++
NIKE MUTAMBO LD	+++
NIKE VICTORY MD	++
NIKE RIVAL SPRINT/MD/LD	+
NEW BALANCE LUG SPIKE	KIDS

BASKETBALL

ADIDAS ADIZERO ROSE 1.5	++
ANDI FLY MOVES LI MID	+++
ANDI GLIDE MID	+
CONVERSE HEATSEEK	+++
HYPERDUNK (LIGHT)	+++
LE BRON	+++

LAWN BOWLS

ASICS GEL RINK SCORCHER 3	+++
ASICS GEL HOTJACK 3 / GEL HOTKITTY 3	++
ASICS GEL SHEPPARTON	+