Insole for sports shoes, particularly for golf

Abstract

An insole for sports shoes, particularly for golf, constituted by an anatomically contoured body which has portions made of different materials which form regions with differentiated mechanical properties in order to optimize the discharge of the forces affecting the foot; these regions are at least: a first phalangeal region; a second metatarsal region; a third calcaneal region.

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[0001]The present invention relates to an insole for sports shoes and in particular for golf.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Golf is a sport which is already well established in the United States and in the Far East and is becoming increasingly popular in Europe as well.[0003]Golf is a sport which is practiced in the open air, on courses which wind among pleasant hills which are further enhanced by the presence of ponds or streams, which form so-called “water hazards”; these characteristics make golf an activity which is capable of providing not only physical benefits, since it is a sport, but also mental benefits, thanks to the extensive and carefully tended green spaces in which it takes place.[0004]The generic motion for striking the golf ball, the so-called “swing”, can be divided into four main moments:[0005]the “stance”, i.e., the placement of the feet in preparation for the swing,[0006]the “backswing”, i.e., the movement to raise the club in order to load the swing,[0007]the...

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Benefits of technology

[0013]The aim of the present invention is to provide an insole for sports shoes, particularly for golf, which is capable of supporting and assisting the movement of the sole of the foot of a player, alleviating the localized stresses.

[0015]Another object to the present invention is to provide an insole which can be manufactured cheaply with known systems and technologies.

Problems solved by technology

Currently, golf is played by using shoes which are aesthetically refined and made of materials which allow the player to be comfortable both during the swing and when walking; however, these shoes are generally provided with insoles which have a substantially uniform rigidity and elasticity and are unable to follow and assist the parts of the foot that are most intensely stressed when they are required to perform the torsions mentioned above or when they are subjected to an increase in load.

The particular movements of the golf player, combined with the use of normal sports shoes, cause the player's feet to be likely to suffer microtraumas, microfractures or other tendon and muscle problems, which can be solved generally, in the best cases, with more or less long periods of inactivity which are in any case undesirable.

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