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Great review as always. I kinda like the looks of the shoe and maybe I would be interested in grabbing one pair of these as a backup shoe but the price is killing it for me. Why would I pay 125,- for a solid performance shoe when for that money or less I could buy a much superior model from last season (like the xx8, melo10, lebron 11, Kobe 8 or maybe even the KD 7 which are already on sale). I feel these kind of shoes should cost no more than 100 bucks. Maybe I’m missing something but I doubt that the target audience would really pay the retail price for these. Please bear in mind that I live in Germany so maybe my perception of price politics regarding basketball sneakers in the USA is blurred.
They’re under retail right now at $99. They’ll continue to lower in price at most retailers as well.
Trust me, they will still get the target audience. Back in my high school days, the top shoe was the Kobe 5, AJ2009, and Lebron 7, but the vast majority of players opted for the Hyperize or Soldier 3 because they were moderately priced, easy to find, and just straight up solid and reliable. No frills, just performance. Most HS players play in team models. Based on what I’ve been seeing, the players who tend to wear sigs are the weekend warrior-types of players. In my local gym, I’m seeing mostly Rose’s, KDs, Kobes, etc. One time, I saw a Hyperquickness, but thats pretty much it. I hope you get my point.
Ok, thanks for the info to you both.
Do you think that bigger sized players will be able to feel the forefoot zoom? (Bigger player, more weight, more compression)
Most likely, they’ll just need to break-in the foam a bit before it happens.
That would be good if it worked.
nice Notorious BIG reference since this is something for wide footers
Nightwing, how does your knee and shin feel when playing in these outdoors on a cement floor? It scored 7/10 on cushion, so does it mean you might feel pain when playing on a cement court?
Which will bottom out faster, the phylon in these or those on dual fusion? Im thinking of buying these coz of the zoom or the prime hype. Will be using the shoe mostly outdoor cement court.
phylon doesnt bottom out quick. Dual Fusion is more softer so it would bottom out faster.
Anyone else notice that they can only hear out of one ear of their headphones when viewing the video?
Just curious.
Nightwing lunar hyperquickness performance test?
I just bought these on sale at Finish Line and used a 10 dollar off 60 coupon. I am 5’8″ and 175-180 lbs solid. I can feel the zoom in both the heel and forefoot easily and they feel GREAT. I haven’t felt FULL forefoot zoom units in a while but these felt really good. For an outdoor/indoor option, these get my vote. Again, I personally, at my weight feel the zoom in both areas easily just by moving. Great shoe that should hold up at a great deal.
in terms of the width, how did they fit on you? I have average width feet.
Very comfortable. I find that most Nike shoes nowadays are tight on my small toes and need to be broken in to give me any relief. These needed ZERO break in time. They are wider than most Nike shoes nowadays. I actually tried on both these and the Nike Hyper Prime DF in Finishline and went with these for the cushion and width (comfort).
Don’t get me wrong, they aren’t sloppy wide but they don’t crush your feet. I wear Eastbay socks and those have some cushion. With the socks on, the shoe fits just perfect with no pinching, squeezing, or any discomfort.
Hi all, just ordered them on Finishline for 69$. Expecting satisfaction
Does it support ankles well? The adaptive fit from last year was great, and wass solid for me, although I do have ankle wraps/supports whenever I wear them (just in case). Thanks guys!
Or does anyone have suggestions for a 2014 shoe with the best ankle supports other than Ektios? Thanks again!
Thanks NW. What do you mean specifically when you meant the “old zoom air setup”, is it different foam or just bottom loaded/sitting on top the foam, and what are some shoes for example.
Nightwing, if the fit was better, the support would have been better which would result in a higher overall score?
Most likely. If my foot doesnt fit properly in the shoe then the shoe will not support me properly, or at least as the design of the shoe intended. When your foot and the shoe are not one with one another, support will greatly suffer because of it.
Thanks man. Even tho i never seen ur foot, my foot is between normal and wide. Thanks for the review bro. Keep up the great work my dude
Both of my Hyperfuse 2014 insode ankle collar are tearing. This happened after 1 wear/1 game. Not really affect the overall support though…
If I have a narrow foot should I go down a half a size.
Go down half size??
If I wear Kobe 8 in US10, then this one should be US9.5??
thxx