The present invention teaches that an improved shoe insert may be made in a smaller size and of a material which is firmer and more resilient, yet flexible than in prior art devices. The handle comprises an upper portion having two spaced-apart tubular shafts and a lower portion having two spaced-apart tubular shafts. Axial forces generated by the insertion of the spigot to the first section of the elastomeric member displace the first section of the elastomeric member in an axial and radial direction. A distance function is selected that determines a distance between one set of atomic textual units and another set of atomic textual units.