[Dark_Chrysalis]

Originally Posted by Kibblre

Either your shoes are too tight or they're too small. That looks like blood.

Exactly this... those are hematomas under your nail. It's from the top of your toe constantly impacting the front of your shoe. I could see this happening from 2 ways: either your shoes are too small and its just a constant pressure affecting them, or your shoes may have too much toe room and during playing your feet are sliding in them, causing the nail to keep getting rammed into the front. In any case the shoes you have now aren't working (though you probably guessed that).

Not to turn this into a shoe thread, but I've never had problems with my Mizuno Wave Universe 4's. Ridiculously lightweight, and the shoe body is basically cloth so it doesn't rub anywhere. They've also lasted me for a solid 2 years with minimal wear. Also, since they've recently released the Universe 5, you can pick up a pair of 4's for like $50.00 on some sites. I'm not sure if the difference from a more weighted shoe would throw you off, but I adjusted well enough.