Abstract: A heel lift comprises an elongated body portion having a blunt or pointed upper end for insertion into a shoe heel, a lock washer or ring member with inwardly directed projections fitted and locked about the body portion and a head portion connected to the lower end of the body portion, the head portion having a slot and an annular undercut which cooperate to form passages within the head portion through which a molding material forming a wearing portion can flow when the lock washer and the head portion are coated with the molding material whereby the wearing portion is firmly bonded to the head portion.