Insole and footbed for golf shoes that improves balance, posture and stability to enhance the golf swing

Abstract

Disclosed herein is an insole or footbed for a shoe. The insole includes a forefoot portion having a first thickness at a latitudinal midpoint thereof, a midfoot portion attached to the forefoot portion, and a hindfoot portion attached to the midfoot portion. An energy plug is attached to the midfoot portion and hindfoot portion and covering lateral portions thereof. The hindfoot portion has a second thickness at a latitudinal midpoint thereof, the second thickness being less than a first thickness. The hindfoot portion includes a support stabilizer at an outside lateral portion thereof.

1 . A pair of insoles dimensioned to fit within a pair of shoes, the pair of insoles comprising:
 a dominant side insole comprising:
 a forefoot portion having a first thickness at a latitudinal midpoint thereof; 
 a midfoot portion adjacent the forefoot portion having a second thickness; 
 a hindfoot portion adjacent the midfoot portion having a third thickness; 
 wherein the third thickness is less than the first thickness combined with the second thickness; 
 wherein the hindfoot portion includes a support stabilizer at an outside lateral portion thereof; and 
 an energy plug attached to the midfoot portion and the hindfoot portion and covering lateral portions thereof, the energy plug being constructed from a resilient material; and 
   a non-dominant side insole comprising:
 a forefoot portion having a fifth thickness at a latitudinal midpoint thereof; 
 a midfoot portion adjacent the forefoot portion having a sixth thickness; 
 a hindfoot portion adjacent the midfoot portion having a seventh thickness; and 
 wherein the seventh thickness is less than the fifth thickness combined with the sixth thickness. 
   
     
     
         2 . The pair of insoles of  claim 1 , wherein an elevational difference between the forefoot portion and the hindfoot portion of the dominant side insole is approximately 4 millimeters. 
     
     
         3 . The pair of insoles of  claim 1 , wherein an elevational difference between the forefoot portion and the hindfoot portion of the non-dominant side insole is approximately 4 millimeters. 
     
     
         4 . The pair of insoles of  claim 1  wherein an elevational difference between the forefoot portion and the hindfoot portion of the dominant side insole is approximately 4 millimeters and wherein an elevational difference between the forefoot portion and the hindfoot portion of the non-dominant side insole is approximately 4 millimeters. 
     
     
         5 . The pair of insoles of  claim 1 , wherein the support stabilizer defines an eighth thickness of the hindfoot portion at a lateral portion thereof, the eighth thickness being greater than the first thickness. 
     
     
         6 . The pair of insoles of  claim 1 , wherein the support stabilizer defines a non-uniform thickness of the hindfoot portion that increases toward a lateral most edge of the hindfoot portion. 
     
     
         7 . The pair of insoles of  claim 1 , wherein the midfoot portion of each of the dominant side insole and the non-dominant side insole is shaped to define an arch extending between the forefoot portion and the hindfoot portion. 
     
     
         8 . The pair of insoles of  claim 1 , wherein the forefoot portion, the midfoot portion, and the hindfoot portion of each of the dominant side insole and the non-dominant side insole are constructed from a resilient material; and wherein the resilient material of the energy plug has a higher rebound rate than that of the resilient material of the forefoot portion, the midfoot portion, and the hindfoot portion. 
     
     
         9 . The pair of insoles of  claim 1 , wherein the hindfoot portion of each of the dominant side insole and the non-dominant side insole does not include a lateral support stabilizer at an inside medial portion thereof 
     
     
         10 . The pair of insoles of  claim 1 , wherein the energy plug is dimensioned such that when the dominant side insole is placed within a shoe and when a foot is placed within the shoe to contact the insole, the energy plug extends from a center of a heel of the foot to a point adjacent a base of a fifth metatarsal of the foot. 
     
     
         11 . The pair of insoles of  claim 1 , wherein the non-dominant side insole does not have an energy plug or a lateral support stabilizer. 
     
     
         12 . An insole dimensioned to fit within a shoe for a dominant side of a golfer, the insole comprising:
 a forefoot portion having a first thickness at a latitudinal midpoint thereof;   a midfoot portion adjacent the forefoot portion having a second thickness;   a hindfoot portion adjacent the midfoot portion having a third thickness;   
       wherein the third thickness is less than the first thickness combined with the second thickness; 
       wherein the hindfoot portion includes a support stabilizer at an outside lateral portion thereof; and 
       an energy plug attached to the midfoot portion and the hindfoot portion and covering lateral portions thereof, the energy plug being constructed from a resilient material. 
     
     
         13 . The insole of  claim 12 , wherein the support stabilizer defines an eighth thickness of the hindfoot portion at a lateral portion thereof, the eighth thickness being greater than the first thickness. 
     
     
         14 . The insole of  claim 12 , wherein the support stabilizer defines a non-uniform thickness of the hindfoot portion that increases toward a lateral most edge of the hindfoot portion. 
     
     
         15 . The insole of  claim 12 , wherein the forefoot portion, the midfoot portion, and the hindfoot portion are constructed from a resilient material; and wherein the resilient material of the energy plug has a higher rebound rate than that of the resilient material of the forefoot portion, the midfoot portion, and the hindfoot portion. 
     
     
         16 . The insole of  claim 12 , wherein an elevational difference between the forefoot portion and the hindfoot portion of the insole is approximately 4 millimeters.