Choosing Your Figure Competition Heels

Copyright (c) 2010 Karen Sessions

You decided to contend in your first figure show and you are ready to pick out your figure heels. Before you run out to the closest shoe warehouse, stop and ask yourself a few key questions…

When should you get your figure shoes?

What color figure heel to buy?

Can they have a design?

How high of a heel do you need?

Can they contain a platform?

Be sure to buy your figure competition shoes 3-4 months ahead of your figure show to give bountiful time to learn how to walk in them and to practice turns and pivots.

Make sure your figure competition shoes are clear in color. They should not comprise any color such as black, gold, silver, etc. A show clear in color will provide the illusion of an elongated leg. When you wear a shoe with color, such as a black, your legs stop dramatically and it becomes evident that the heel is there. The clear shoe, however, doesn’t draw the judges’ attention away from your shape. You can have a rhinestone design on your shoes, yet keep it minute.

Your figure competition shoe should be a minimum of 5″ high. You need a minimum of 5″ to give your legs an elongated look and your calves proportion for balance, and tightness for the complete package. Regardless of your height, tall or short, you need a figure contest shoe that’s at least 5″.

You can buy a figure heel that you merely slide your foot into or you can purchase one with a strap at the top of your foot. Pick the type of shoe that is comfortable for you and that you can walk easily in.

Pick a figure show shoe a half size smaller. When your heel is 5″ high it shoves your toes to the tip of your shoe, leaving a space at your heel. By sporting a shoe a half size smaller, it will do away with the hole at your heel.

Be sure not to select platforms, because they only make you look clumsy on stage.

Practice walking in your figure shoes. You need to practice walking in your heels around your house before you even think about getting on the figure stage. Walk on solid areas to get the feel for them and to practice balance and control. Be sure to practice your walk in your figure competition heels in from of your trainer or coach.

Once you can control and balance your walk on hard areas, begin walking on carpet so you can practice your turns and pivots. It’s hard to turn on carpet, so, if you can learn to turn and pivot on carpet you can turn and pivot on a hard surface like a figure pro.

Now that you can walk, turn, and pivot in your 5″ heels, it’s time to practice walking while swinging your arms. Hold your head high, keep your tummy in tight, and keep a natural rhythm in your walking. All the practice walking helps to break-in your figure shoes to forbid blisters on your contest day.

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