Blister Prevention, The Wright Stuff

I have a friend who is a fabulous Ultimate Frisbee player. For years he has struggled with "TFD" (Total Foot Destruction) due to blisters. No combination of socks or cleats could prevent this. I too struggle with blisters, but not to the same degree (probably because, sadly, I don't cut nearly as hard as this fellow). Anyway, he recently hit upon a solution and has been singing its praises: instead of socks, wear two pairs of polypropylene sock liners. He swears by it. I gave it a go, and the results were very promising. I wasn't willing to give up the cushioning of the outer sock, but had taken to wearing two pairs of poly liners under a pair of cotton socks, and was pleased with the results.

But then I found the socks that I think make this technique complete and bulletproof: two pairs of WrightSock Double-Layer Coolmax Socks with a cotton pair on top. The Wright socks really are double layer, but they're nice and thin, so this approach basically puts five layers between you and your shoes without feeling absurdly bulky. I have yet to tourney-test this combination, but I have run through two five-hour practices shod thusly, and my feet have never felt better.

I think I paid like eight bucks a pair at EMS for mine, so this Roadrunner deal seems like it might be good, depending on shipping. I have not done much bargain shopping for these yet though, so definitely take a look around. Here are some Froogle results. That's sorted by "best match", so you could try resorting by price, but that usually pulls up some dicey-looking vendors.