Common Coil Settings - Pronation SupportUpdated a month ago

Z-CoiL coils can be adjusted to match how you walk. Here's how to tell what you need.

The default setting

Every pair ships set for a normal, neutral gait, with the strongest part of the coil on the outside. This works well for most people, and it's already the right setting if you supinate — meaning your feet roll slightly outward as you walk. A quick check: if the outside edges of your old shoes are the most worn, you supinate, and the factory setting is correct for you.

If you over-pronate

Over-pronation means your feet roll too far inward, over the big toe. Signs include wear on the inside forefoot of your shoes, or pain in the ankles, knees, hips, or lower back.

The fix is to swap your coils — move the left coil to the right shoe and the right coil to the left shoe, keeping each coil's orientation the same. This shifts the coil's strength to the inside of your foot to counteract the inward roll.

Open vs. enclosed coils

• Open coils: can be swapped side-to-side and rotated in 90° increments for finer tuning.
• Enclosed (covered) coils: can be swapped side-to-side only. They cannot be rotated.

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