NIKE Boy's Force 1 (Ps) Basketball Shoes

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But all of this doesn’t save the shoe from the fact that the cushion isn’t properly stabilized laterally. Honestly, this performance shoe industry has become so good in providing modern synthetic builds that are both minimal AND durable, that it’s becoming less and less relevant to even mention the build’s reliability at this point. It just so happened to align with the widest part of my foot, so I did feel some discomfort at first.

The last time I saw something like this was on the Nikey Air Zoom BB NXT it wasn’t as intrusive there. Even the forefoot portion felt more slightly elevated than a traditional setup where things get gradually thinner going to the forefoot and court feel becomes the priority there.

It runs the entire length of the shoe and follows the contact zones between your foot and the ground.

This is about as good as it gets for those who are primarily outdoor hoopers and looking to get the most bang for their buck. I loved the witness 5 and the witness 6 is a small but noticeable upgrade it feels super light and has great traction. The LeBron 17 was also quite unstable (if I remember correctly) but none of the shoes came close to this one. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.For a hundred bucks, I can appreciate we’re still getting some tech in our shoes but at what point does that become obsolete when actual performance doesn’t live up to the visual flair this ages-old Air Max idea is still standing on? It’s not as laughably terrible as it was on the LeBron 18 but still something I thought about from time to time. I hooped on a rubberized court which is even softer than your classic hardwood, so shoes that don’t have good base bite usually don’t perform too well over there. These include cookies that allow you to be remembered as you explore the site within a single session or, if you request, from session to session.

The lightweight, reinforced mesh upper keeps you contained all around, from the webbing that harnesses your forefoot to. It seems that hooping in a shoe like this caused enough instability for it to happen after all this time and I feel like I needed to be super aware of my foot placement for the next 3 months I spent with the sneaker. They could’ve at least widened the base of the shoe at the forefoot to help save some of the stability but even that’s not the case.I didn’t have any major issues with the performance of such a build, as we’ve all come to expect that now.

The lightweight reinforced mesh upper holds the foot perfectly, from the lacing that locks the forefoot to the molded outer elements that provide a perfect heel hold. The woven toe cap pattern improves airflow and gives these shoes a handmade look, while the lace closure comes with an increased number of eyelets for optimal, customized support. It could’ve been a very decent shoe but now, all that’s left is a pretty silhuette for casual wear, an option quick shootarounds with your pals, or if you’re a linear-dominant player that doesn’t play at a high pace, you might just be able to get away with it. I feel like this Air Max cushion setup will completely bottom out faster than this build will get damaged to the point where it would matter. It’s really a shame most higher-tier Nikey shoes don’t offer such reliability since they’re primarily focused on their signature athletes and performance for the hardwood.The forefoot is where things got a little more roomy than usual, and while I greatly appreciate such nuance for my wide feet, hoopers with a more narrow foot or those who are more accustomed to a one-to-one fitting formula might find these a little ways from ideal.