Ultimate Care Guide: Preserve Your Azza Fencing Shoes with These 4 Tips

While Azza 15/14 shoes are made to withstand long-term and consistent training and footwork, specific care practices should be practiced to lengthen and maintain the shoe's quality and durability. Read below to learn 4 tips to keep your shoes as well-conditioned as you are!

Take your shoes out of your fencing bag at night

It is essential to take your shoes out of your fencing bag at night in order to allow them to breathe. This practice allows bad odors from your sweat to air out of your fencing bag and stop mold from forming from the moisture. For these reasons, you should also remove all of your other used fencing clothes from your bag along with your most. 

Use a toothbrush to clean the grooves in your shoes and a cloth or sponge to clean the other areas

Our Azza fencing shoes have grooves in the soles of each 15/14 shoe. In addition, we have manufactured grooves in the bottom of our shoes that have been specifically designed to give you excellent traction while you are on the strip. A great way to clean these grooves when they become dirty is with a soft toothbrush, dish soap, and warm water. It is also important to clean these grooves because dirt stuck within the traction can harm its ability to grip surfaces and help stop you from falling and sliding unintentionally on the strip. 

Before cleaning your shoes remove your laces and soak them in a bowl of warm water and soap

Before cleaning your shoes, remove your laces and soak them in a bowl of warm water and gentle laundry detergent. This routine will cause the dirt to loosen from the fabric of the laces naturally, and all they should need after they finish soaking is a quick rise and air dry. 

Do not wear your fencing shoes to practice or after you leave the facility. 

While traveling to and from practice, be sure to wear a pair of different non-fencing shoes other than the one you are training in. This habit allows your 15/14 shoes to last longer as the traction on the bottom may fade quicker from outside surfaces such as brick, concrete, and stone. These materials will shorten the longevity of your shoes if you make wearing your fencing shoes outside a habit.