What You Can Do To Choose The Best Football Shoes

There are so many different football shoes around these days that it's difficult to make a concrete decision when you get to the shop. But making sure that you've got the right type of shoe for your foot will help you with your performance, so you should do your research. Really, you should try to avoid choosing style over substance, but with all the great shoes on offer, it's possible to combine both.

You should think about two things before buying your footie boots – the surfaces that you're likely to be playing on and the actual shape and size of your foot.
The most popular choice of boots are ones with screw-in studs- if there's a chance that your pitch might get muddy, then longer studs will provide you with a better grip on the ground. Screw-in studded boots mean you can change the type of studs that you're using, which is great if you're going to be playing on a lot of different surfaces. However, if you're looking to play mainly on a dry grass pitch, then a moulded stud will give you better support.

For all-weather surfaces, such as Astroturf, you will need special shoes with rubber studs. These give you the best grip and which help you to avoid cutting or burning your legs. The studs also guard your feet against the hard surface, which will save you a lot of unnecessary pain in the long run. Boots with blade studs are a relatively new alternative. These were manufactured to allow users to turn with more ease and some are available with studs that you can change.

Boots are available in plastic and leather, but which type you choose is mostly down to personal preference. It's best that you test both out for yourself, but the main difference is that plastic boots are waterproof and leather boots will mould to your foot. Plastic boots do tend to be cheaper, but not as much air gets through the material so your feet can get very sweaty. The best way to tell if a boot is well made, though, is not through the material that it's styled in, it's how light and elastic the boot is that really counts.

Each boot's studs are arranged in different places, so try them on before you buy them as you could end up hobbling around in a lot of pain 20 minutes into the game. Once you've worn your boots in, you'll want to keep that snug fit, so make sure that you clean them properly. After you've cleaned the mud off them, avoid placing wet leather boots anywhere near a heater. Let them dry on their own instead and stuff them with newspaper, as this will mean they won't lose shape for your next game.