Quote - Was the rotation center of the shoe close to or far away from the rotation center of the foot the where supposed to go on?

If so, you should set the rotation center of the shoes as close to the rotation centers of the feet to start with.
That should help with the positioning of the shoes over the feet.
Happy Posering
PS, nice shoes.

Yeah, I modeled over the posed feet. Can't get any closer than that...lol.

Laurie