Message #17290

[jim-ratliff]

I've never had soft zeppa's, but I think I've heard the same thing about soft footbeds such as those made from cork? It makes sense, I think. If the material can be compressed then it isn't transmitting the force directly through to the shell.
Like you said, though, it's hard to imagine that such a noticeable difference was only the footbed. The soft footbed may have ben part of an overall damper/softer boot design.