VICE · Squash

Every lunge starts
from the foot

Performance technology for those who want more.

The mechanics

The slip
nobody talks about.

VICE makes performance grip socks and insoles for athletes who've noticed the problem nobody sells a fix for. Designed in New Zealand by a trained osteopath, tested where the margins are thinnest — across the IPL, the BBL and the AFL — and built to sit outside every boot and kit contract you've already signed.

Squash is explosive lunges to the front wall and hard stops off the back, on a court small enough that you never fully reset.

The shoe holds the floor. That part works. What moves is the foot inside it.

  • Cotton and blend socks have no mechanical bond to the footbed
  • At full stretch the foot slides forward in the shoe on every lunge
  • A hot court makes damp socks slide further, not less

Tighter lacing costs you circulation and fixes nothing. This is an interface problem, and it is solved at the sock.

What it costs you

Three things
the slide takes.

01
You lose the front wall
The lunge is only as long as the foot inside it will allow.
02
You lose the stop
Coming off the back wall means arresting everything at once, through one contact point.
03
You lose the heel
Squash courts are fast and hot. Heel shear is the classic squash blister, and it is entirely preventable.
The engineering

How it holds.

44
External Grip panels
Gradient PVC, placed where the foot actually loads.
Zoned
Arch Compression
Graduated through the midfoot. Support where the arch asks for it, give where it doesn't
2×
Reinforced zones
Heel and toe rebuilt at the two points every sock fails first.
The evidence

The science
behind it.

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The range

Built for
your game.

Grip Socks - White Ankle
Grip Socks - White Ankle
$25.00
Grip Socks - Black Ankle
Grip Socks - Black Ankle
$25.00
Grip Socks - White Quarter Crew
Grip Socks - White Quarter Crew
$27.00
Grip Socks - Black Quarter Crew
Grip Socks - Black Quarter Crew
$27.00
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Straight answers

Questions worth asking.

Does the heat inside a squash court matter?
It makes things worse. Damp socks slide more, not less. Grip panels are mechanical rather than friction-based, so they hold when a plain sock stops holding.
Will they help with the front-court lunge?
That is the movement they help most. A locked foot lets you extend into the lunge and drive back out without losing the plant.
Which cut should I get?
Most squash players choose ankle or quarter-crew. Crew is there if you prefer the height. All three cuts carry identical grip engineering.
How do I wash them?
Cold machine wash, air dry. Do not tumble dry — heat degrades the grip panels over time.
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