Big Kid's Gamefish Boat Shoe

I'm a grown man with a small foot and a very active outdoor marine lifestyle. I have been purchasing your deck shoe for many years but the sole on this shoe has not held up like I have come to expect from Sperry products. Lite and comfortable, but the sole?

My son wears these for his school uniform. When his foot was smaller he wore the big kids gamefish with the Velcro. Hoped these would be the same but not so much. The backs of these are flattened no matter what I do to stand them up. They’ve stretched out so badly they just fall off his feet at recess or in class. Not much can be done about that since it’s real leather. I’ve tightened the lace around the back daily but it doesn’t always help. Other than all that these shoes have held up and look adorable on. My son absolutely loves these shoes. I have to buy a new pair. Wish they had the Velcro ones in bigger sizes.

Started off as THE perfect school uniform shoe to match the navy pants my boys wear. I was told these shoes are sooo comfortable, and they fit both my wide-footed and narrow-footed sons! Also, they kept their appearance with no maintenance. Here's the only problem we experienced, but unfortunately, it's a big one: the surface of the soles wore off within the first month of wearing them, then graduated to disintegrating in certain spots. If it was just my oldest, I wouldn't have even mentioned it, as he is tough all his footwear. But my slender, lightweight third grader too? I think we got a defective batch.These shoes were worn no more than 3 times a week, alternating between loafers and sneakers. Disappointing.