Abstract: A finger sling assembly used with an archery bow includes a first finger loop for engaging within a user's finger and a second finger loop for engaging within the user's thumb. A connecting member joins the first finger loop and second finger loop together a predetermined distance from one another. A fastening strip is sized to be positioned though the first finger loop and second figure loop, for fixedly attaching the first finger loop and second finger loop to an archery bow. A multi-layered orthotic is used for fastening to the bow's riser. The finger sling assembly increases shooting accuracy of the archer as it prevents rotational torque of the user's wrist when tightly gripping the bow and drawing string.

Abstract: A shoe sole is coupled with an upper to define a foot compartment characterized by a fore-foot portion associable with metatarsals and phalanges, a mid-foot portion associable with the arch, and a hind-foot portion associable with the heel. A flexure plate, underlying the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th metatarsal-phalangeal joints of a foot when enclosed within the foot compartment, is disposed within the fore-foot portion between the foot compartment and the outer surface of the sole. During bipedal locomotion, the flexure plate deforms in response to the transfer of a wearer's weight from the mid-foot portion through the fore-foot portion, and rebounds in response to the transfer of the wearer's weight off the fore-foot portion. The deforming and rebounding of the flexure plate enables controlled transfer of the wearer's weight from the mid-foot portion sequentially to the little toe, the big toe, and the three middle toes.

Abstract: A shoe sole is coupled with an upper to define a foot compartment characterized by a fore-foot portion associable with metatarsals and phalanges, a mid-foot portion associable with the arch, and a hind-foot portion associable with the heel. A flexure plate, underlying the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th metatarsal-phalangeal joints of a foot when enclosed within the foot compartment, is disposed within the fore-foot portion between the foot compartment and the outer surface of the sole. During bipedal locomotion, the flexure plate deforms in response to the transfer of a wearer's weight from the mid-foot portion through the fore-foot portion, and rebounds in response to the transfer of the wearer's weight off the fore-foot portion. The deforming and rebounding of the flexure plate enables controlled transfer of the wearer's weight from the mid-foot portion sequentially to the little toe, the big toe, and the three middle toes.

Abstract: A shoe has a forefoot portion, a midfoot portion, and a heel portion and comprises a sole having a base layer, a heel pedestal extending from the base layer, a lateral stabilizer pedestal extending from the base layer and positioned at least partially beneath the cuboid bone, and a medial stabilizer pedestal extending from the base layer and positioned at least partially beneath the navicular bone. During bipedal locomotion, the weight of a person wearing the shoe is supported on at least one of the heel pedestal, the lateral stabilizer pedestal, and the medial stabilizer pedestal, thereby transferring the person's weight from the heel pedestal, to the lateral stabilizer pedestal, and to the medial stabilizer pedestal. The heel pedestal, the lateral stabilizer pedestal, and the medial stabilizer pedestal include an outsole and a compressible base layer between the outsole and the wearer's foot.

Abstract: A shoe has a forefoot portion, a midfoot portion, and a heel portion and comprises a sole having a base layer, a heel pedestal extending from the base layer, a lateral stabilizer pedestal extending from the base layer and positioned at least partially beneath the cuboid bone, and a medial stabilizer pedestal extending from the base layer and positioned at least partially beneath the navicular bone. During bipedal locomotion, the weight of a person wearing the shoe is supported on at least one of the heel pedestal, the lateral stabilizer pedestal, and the medial stabilizer pedestal, thereby transferring the person's weight from the heel pedestal, to the lateral stabilizer pedestal, and to the medial stabilizer pedestal. The heel pedestal, the lateral stabilizer pedestal, and the medial stabilizer pedestal include an outsole and a compressible base layer between the outsole and the wearer's foot.

Abstract: A shoe has a sole including a platform for supporting a wearer's foot upon a surface. The shoe includes a heel pedestal extending from the platform beneath a wearer's heel, a lateral stabilizer pedestal extending from the platform at least partially beneath a wearer's cuboid bone, and a medial stabilizer pedestal extending from the platform at least partially beneath a wearer's navicular bone. The heel pedestal, the lateral stabilizer pedestal, and the medial stabilizer pedestal include an outsole for contacting the surface, a compressible middle layer between the outsole and the wearer's foot, and a base layer between the middle layer and the wearer's foot having a compressibility that is lower than the compressibility of the middle layer.