- Description: A composite material with a closed-cell neoprene bottom layer glued to a nylon top layer
- Advantages: Excellent cushion, cushion does not tend to compress much over time, nylon top layer has low coefficient of friction, resistant to tearing
- Disadvantages: Very flexible making it somewhat difficult to slide into shoe, difficult to conform to very deep heel cups.
Nylene Topcover
- February 25, 2021
- Posted in Definitions
- By Larry Huppin DPM
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