I bought these based on other reviews. Huge mistake. These other people have never worn good shoes. These shoes are hard, don't reduce heel impact very much, and don't provide very good foot support. They'll probably last a while but I don't feel happy about that fact. At 250lbs, these will not keep you from having/getting/recurring plantar fascitis. I lost 20lbs and wore decent shoes(Nike air) for several months and that issue went away. I bought these shoes, put the weight back on(easy come, easy go, I don't care either way) and my foot is wrecked again. This issue is not actually my deciding factor on the rating though.

  I rate these low based on comfort and impact resistance. They are horrible at both. I ended up wearing Converse combat boots and these shoes are worn even less than the shoes they were bought to replace(Nike Air Mogans that weren't quite wide enough, another reason to try the shoes, and the Air Mogan's killed these even with an imperfect fit AND wear + I loved the Nike id thing ;).

  In the end I can't help you likely because you, like me, are probably looking for a wide shoe that also has impact resistance and contouring. It comes along now and then. I read that a higher heel than toe/pad area is a helper with foot pain issues and that is true after extended research and testing. You might also look into going no support and practice walking only on the balls of your feet to strengthen the foot "webbing" area and there isn't really any impact when you walk that way but you need to spend several(6+?) weeks focusing on how you are walking for that to help you. There are shoe brands that cater to bare foot running. Combine all that and change the way you walk and any shoe will work but YOU have to make it happen and unfortunately we can't all focus on that all the time. Have fun with the battle, for me the boots are doing it but your search may continue...