text: Arch support could be better but not bad.  One thing I have noticed that I don't care for on these shoes is the the tongues shift/slide over and down towards the outsides of the shoes on both sides after you've worn them for an hour or so. -To the point that the little sewn on piece or band of material sewn onto the top-middle of the tongues about half way up the tongues that the shoelaces are supposed to pass through to keep them in place ends up butting to the outside edges of the part of the shoes that the shoelace eyes are in. Hope this makes sense. -Basically the tongues shift kind of far to the outsides of the shoes -way more than any other shoe of this type I've ever owned, and I've bought a lot of them. So far the tongue problem doesn't seem to cause any discomfort, it just looks a little funny if you take the time to look down there. I don't think anyone that wasn't wearing the shoes would even notice. Comfort and solid construction and price are all very good.