The encyclopedia of Air Jordans and the significance of each model and variant became ingrained in my brain. The drafting of Carmelo Anthony to my hometown Denver Nuggets got me into the sport for the very first time, and it was his first signature shoe, the Air Jordan 1.5, that would be my first of many Jordans.īall became life, and I eventually learned about a much wider world of Jordan than what Carmelo wore on court through nascent sneaker blogs and forums. It’s amazing tech and it’ll keep you going even on the longest of runs.Like many sneakerheads who claimed the title before it became a thing, it was basketball that got me into this silly little world of ours. Drop this strobel unit into an Air Max 90, a Blazer, a Cortez or even a sandal and it would immediately be my favourite shoe to put on. Not just basketball or performance sneakers either. Long story short, I wish this tech was in every shoe Nike made. (It’s better that they’re doing something, but we fight for Good here and we don’t settle for better. Two, stop marketing this and patting yourself on the back for it while simultaneously shipping your t-shirts to stores individually wrapped in plastic bags with three pieces of tissue paper wrapping each shirt. One, don’t tell me this foam has ANY performance benefits, it doesn’t. It’s an initiative I can get behind, I like reducing my eco footprint more than most. Which is Nike talk for recycled materials they had lying around the warehouse. Where the cushioning setup falls short is the Meteor Foam. Yet for the 98% of us who aren’t dunking from the free throw line, it’s more than enough. It doesn’t have the best impact protection if you’re a high flyer, the unit is quite thin after all. Providing explosive first steps and all game comfort. In the Cosmic Unity the Zoom strobel is as bouncy as ever. It keeps you low to the ground for great responsiveness, while simultaneously giving you full length comfort you feel on every step. This is the best cushioning technology in basketball right now. It’s still good and reliable, but it’s not great.įull length Zoom Strobel is not to be under estimated. This isn’t the same application of full length herringbone as the Harden Vol. It’s why the PG5 works well, but not as well as the Kobe 9 which has the exact same pattern, and it’s why on the LeBron 17’s that I had the translucent material gripped harder and shredded itself while the solid white rubber outsole didn’t grip nearly as well but lasted longer. That’s why the KD Trey 5 VII & VII work so damned well. If the rubber doesn’t grip the surface, it doesn’t matter the pattern. Here’s the honest truth, the pattern doesn’t matter. Is it because I’m stupid and easily forget what I know to be true? Yup! Is it because the best traction patterns I’ve ever used are herringbone? Partially, but no. Why am I mistrustful? Is it bad experiences with other patterns? No. So few shoes in Nike’s lineup actually use this pattern nowadays, yet I never find myself trusting any other pattern until after playing in it. Full length herringbone almost feels like a thing of the past.
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