Best Shoe Inserts for Heels & Flats — ball of foot cushions

Review of ball of foot pads for flats and high heels, with emphasis on how fake 5 Star Amazon reviews are generated to hype ball of foot cushions. Customers experiences and seller claims for many ball of foot cushion products do not match.  Ball of Foot cushions/metatarsal pads  often do not work as claimed and customers are fooled by fake reviews generated by paid reviewers who are sent the product and paid to provide a 'good' review.

 Ball of foot cushions have many problems. Too bulky, too hard, don't hold the foot back from sliding forwards and don't stick - even falling out of a shoe!  Since 40% of  ball of foot pad reviews on Amazon are fake making a good buy is difficult. This chart is based on analysis of 600 reviews to help you. 

 Ball of foot cushions have many problems. Too bulky, too hard, don't hold the foot back from sliding forwards and don't stick - even falling out of a shoe!  Since 40% of  ball of foot pad reviews on Amazon are fake making a good buy is difficult. This chart is based on analysis of 600 reviews to help you. 

When a customer wrote in an Amazon review that the ball of foot inserts I sold were "like magic" I was inspired to write a scientific explanation about the impact on foot comfort from using rebounding PORON foam shoe inserts. I answer the question of how do the inserts work? How can tiny 2.5" x 1/4 " pieces of foam hold back the full weight of a grown woman when her feet are on steep slanted ramps, AKA high heel shoes? And in addition to holding back the feet from sliding forwards the shoe inserts cushion the foot, make walking with...