No they don't provide support, they are essentially a glove for your feet, basically as close to barefoot running as you can get without being barefoot. The philosophy is that running barefoot teaches you to avoid heel striking, and (hopefully) forces better form; you're aiming to avoid striking the ground with a straight leg (bad for the knee, but the only way to strike if you want to land heel first). You take the shock out of running by forefoot or toe striking underneath your body, slightly bending the leg on impact, this disperses the shock over the whole leg and doesn't magnify impact on any particular point.Originally Posted by TurboTom
There are loads of great barefoot sites try www.runningbarefoot.org
or www.barefootted.com
If you want to read more, then I would recommend Born to Run, by Chris Mcdougall, the most inspiring running book written! (IMHO)
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