Was born with super small feet in the 1st percentile as well as hands due to a benign genetic issue. Totally healthy but shoe shopping is always awkward. Have decent balance and can walk and run fine as my calf muscles are quite developed to compensate. No, the myth isn’t true.
Spend some time walking backwards and see if that helps.
Interesting tip. I’m really fine with the way things are right now though, so no need to try to fix it. Thanks either way, I might even try it some day!