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To find out if a tennis shoe flexes in the ball of the foot or in the shank, hold it firmly around the back of the heel with one hand, and push on the front of the toe portion with your other and. Now look to see where it flexes. It should bend across the ball of the foot. If it ends in half, put it down and keep looking.