What's on your feet while playing DDR?

LoBoRsXs · Trick Member Joined: 22 Apr 2008

i play in socks pretty good on mat but the few times ive played on arcade i cant do it on anything even on light!!! lol

jwanderz · Trick Member Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Location: DMV

Checkered Vans.
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jeremiecbj · Basic Member Joined: 30 Apr 2008

Always with my incredibly (but in good shape) old Fila shoes.

yukihime · Trick Member Joined: 12 May 2008 Location: Philly, PA

at home, soft pad (right now the konami flat one bundled with SN2) ... so, socks or ballet slippers. Barefoot I don't like, gotta clean the mat and even then my feet kinda "stick" and it feels gross.
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jda95 · Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 2:01 am Post subject:

Can't go wrong with chucks!

stuffmonger · Trick Member Joined: 08 May 2008

Socks rock. I play ddr in socks even on my metal pad at home, but in the arcade, I wear pumas. Can't go wrong with lightweight and flexible.

Moonbeam Funk · Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 6:56 pm Post subject:

Nike Frees. Same reason. Light and flexible. I have a lot of trouble moving my feet fast for 10s as well as songs like Grad Cyber, Ska A Go Go, and V Oni. So switching to light shoes has made it a lot easier to do all of these songs.

My 5.0s:

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yukihime · Trick Member Joined: 12 May 2008 Location: Philly, PA

Xenon, I LOVE your 5.0s! You know, I was looking for sneakers, didn't see those anywhere. Cause if I had, I'd have probably bought them, they just look so comfy and I like nike.

I'm wearing these awful looking cheap (as in on sale for like $1.79) little canvas sneakers that have the slipperiest soles I've ever encountered. They're perfect for soft "hard" mats, get to slide just a little, protect my feet a little and no problems with a grippier sole on the pad.

Basically, even if I never get past basic, I'm trying to slowly get my body/feet used to the idea of shoes cause at some point I'm gonna cave and buy a metal pad - and probably get evicted

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DJX · Trick Member Joined: 30 Jun 2003 Location: CA

I'm planning to get myself a pair of Frees, but I was hoping for some advice on the specific type. Anyone have a glowing recommendation for which one I should go for?
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NOAAAH · Trick Member Joined: 16 May 2006 Location: Space Port 9

I wear these blue pair of Converse that are really torn up and covered in holes.I love them because they're so light that it feels like I'm wearing socks,but I don't have to worry about hurting my feet =D
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littlekev0 · Trick Member Joined: 19 Mar 2008 Location: Bronx, NY

At home, on a soft mat: Barefeet or non-skid slipper socks.
At the arcade: DC shoes or Reebok classics
Once, I wore ballet flats at the arcade, but ended up with sore feet.

v4extreme · Trick Member Joined: 17 Jan 2008

DDRichard · Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:22 pm Post subject:

i wear vans at the arcade but i play shoeless at home

Arcanine · Basic Member Joined: 18 Feb 2008 Location: Tennessee

Whatever I've got on at the time.
Lately, I've been wearing my VANS pretty much everywhere I go outside of the house... so... I'd have to say the VANS.
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baseSon · Trick Member Joined: 08 Sep 2005 Location: London, UK

sorry guys this is a bit off topic but can someone recommend me some shoes which are good for the arcade pads, i.e shoes which dont slip around, have a gd feel etc.
I had nike dunks but they were slippery, i bought k-swiss classics thinking they'll be uber as kevbo boddy DDR'd with them but they too were slippery on the pads.

Perhaps its our pads? but i played on 3 different machines and found my feet slipping on the arrows each time i stepped

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SML2.THV · Trick Member Joined: 11 Jan 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ

THE HATEMASTER · Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 10:03 pm Post subject:

I had an old pair of low top Converse All Stars that were awesome at the arcade.

Now I have some Puma Speed Cat's that grip like a mothafuka. The only thing that sucks is that Puma Shoes are not cheap.

Szalkow · Trick Member Joined: 09 May 2008

I don't really pay attention to my shoes. I usually wear my worn-down New Balance or CrossTrekkers (generic PayLess brand). They are broken in enough that I can arch or twist my feet easily to hit the arrows. They're not especially slippy or grippy, but my movements are usually too controlled to notice.

ChilliumBromide · Trick Member Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Location: Beaverton, OR

I've started playing with Doc Marten steel toed boots to improve my balance, stamina, and timing. They weigh 6 lbs each, so I rarely get pad misses or dropped holds.
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Slowpoke · Trick Member Joined: 28 Oct 2003

I wonder if these shoes would improve my scores...
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