@heisenberg34 oh it does sound daunting. Every shoe has the below picture, I attached and you can move the slide bar and it tells you what each item is. The stability..if you wear your soles out on inside it’s one stability and if you wear them out on the outside it’s a different one. I choose neutral because my sole wears evenly. It tells you what each cushion is. I get plush for more cushion. Some folks want to feel the road..not me. It’s easier if you look at it on the website, to figure out. I’m sure they are available for questions also. Kind of difficult to explain, sorry. I believe if you join their club you can also send them back for free. I do wear Hoka’s for all but walking on the dreadmill. I use my sketchers for walking on it because it seems smoother to me.

@heisenberg34 The discomfort then years of pain and thousands spent on the best sneakers and shoes for 20 years of plantar fasciitis and 15 of polyneuropathy finally forced me into these big, ugly wide toe box custom ones. Thankfully. I was old enough to get them through Medicare—but they are worth every penny of full price. As a starting point, custom molded soles worked well for many years.

@heisenberg34 I have worn Hokas for at least five years now, the Bondi 8 to be specific, Hokas were my podiatrist's first recommendation, and after randomly asking nurses what they wore, I bought them and haven't looked back. If budget is an issue, Poshmark and the like always have barely worn or like new pairs for generally half price, people always buy shoes, wear them once, don't like them and don't bother to return them. They are heaven on soles, the only getting used to is how "planted" you are, it's a big shoe and you have to be conscious of that in bumping into things. But I swear by them, do look into them.