I own about 20 pair of the professionals and the top of my foot hurts everytime I get a new pair. I’ve tried having them stretched, but, it never works. I also have very wide feet and high arch. Unfortunately, until you break them in, they will hurt. I pay a lot of money for them so I wrar them until the sole falls off, literally. But, I recently switch to wearing the Mary Jane style with no problems or pain. Rolled ankles and random falls, well...that’s another story. I should switch to sneakers but I hate sneakers. Nicole