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Deconstructed: NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT 2

The brand-new ZOOM G.T. CUT 2 has been released for a few months. Many guys already purchased it. The change of vamp and lacing system offers better air permeability and comfort level. The forefoot sole uses herringbone pattern with deep groove. The center of gravity is a little high. It needs time to break-in. Let’s have a look at its inner structure and compare it with G.T. CUT 1.

NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT 2

Splitting the left shoe from middle position

The side section of NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT 2

Separating the vamp and insole of right shoe

The grenadine vamp is covered with much plaid reinforced material. The independent shoe-tough is suitable for most of people.

The mould pressing has a lot of triangle ventilated holes to improve the air permeability.

The inner layer of vamp uses tough lining. It’s covered with hot-melting material to reinforce. The overall strength of vamp is good enough for daily dressing.

The front 3 couples of shoe holes uses cyclic annular shoelace holes to improve the support force.

The REACT material shoe-pad is covered with black fabric which improve the fitness of socks with shoe-pads.

The length of EUR42.5 sole is about 274mm.

The width of EUR42.5 forefoot shoe-pad is about 96.21mm.

The width of EUR42.5 shoeheel shoe-pad is about 65.01mm.

The hexagon ZOOM AIR cushion on the shoe heel

The width of hexagon ZOOM AIR cushion is about 35.04mm.

The thickness of hexagon ZOOM AIR cushion is about 5.11mm.

The insole fabric is non-woven material

It uses full-length ZOOM STROBEL air cushion. The surface is covered with dents.

The length of EUR42.5 ZOOM STOBEL air cushion is about 278mm.

The width of EUR42.5 ZOOM STOBEL air cushion of forefoot sole is about 88.55mm.

The thickness of EUR42.5 ZOOM STOBEL air cushion of forefoot sole is about 7.80mm.

The width of EUR42.5 ZOOM STOBEL air cushion on shoeheel position is about 56.95mm.

The thickness of EUR42.5 ZOOM STOBEL air cushion on shoeheel position is about 7.18mm.

The forefoot sole has hollow-out design to improve the resilience.

Let’s have a look at the position of the two pieces of ZOOM AIR cushion from the side section.

The insole has upturning design to improve the overall stability.

The surrounding TPU extends to the ankle position, which improve the stability.

The surrounding TPU plate

The thickness of EUR42.5 outward surrounding TPU is about 6.51mm.

The thickness of EUR42.5 surrounding TPU on the heel tendon position is about 7.76mm.

The thinnest position of the EUR42.5 surrounding TPU is about 2.57mm.

There is a piece of red TPU plate on the hollow-out position of insole to protect the air cushion.

The red TPU plate

The length of EUR42.5 red TPU Plate is about 124mm.

The width of EUR42.5 front end red TPU Plate is about 23.61mm.

The width of EUR42.5 rear end red TPU Plate is about 32.15mm.

The thickness of EUR42.5 red TPU Plate is about 1.74mm.

The front sole has upturning design to improve the lateral supporting performance.

The stressing area of forefoot sole uses herringbone pattern with deep groove.

The thickness of EUR42.5 forefoot sole rubber is about 6.93mm.

The thickness of EUR42.5 shoe heel sole rubber is about 3.86mm.

Let’s have a look at the structural difference of the ZOOM G.T. CUT 2 & ZOOM G.T. CUT 1.

The appearance of ZOOM G.T. CUT 2（above）& ZOOM G.T. CUT 1（bottom）

The comparison of CUT 2（above）& CUT 1（bottom）profile

CUT 2 (L) uses double-deck vamp. The upper layer is grenadine vamp and the under layer is covered with hot-melting material to reinforce.

The vamp of CUT 1(R) uses embossing technology to shape, and it’s covered with grenadine.

CUT 2 (L): mould pressing shoe-tongue has a lot of triangle air holes.

CUT 1(R): mould pressing shoe-tongue covers the whole instep and has many air holes.

CUT 2 (L): the front side of REACT material shoe-pad is covered with black fabric.

CUT 1(R): The REACT material shoe-pad has a lot of anti-skidding pattern.

CUT 2 (L): The shoe-pad has opening design on the forefoot sole.

CUT 1(R): The shoe-pad has upturning design to improve the fitness.

CUT 2 (L): The non-woven material insole fabric, hexagon ZOOM AIR cushion, the full-length ZOOM STROBEL air cushion

CUT 1(R): the full-length ZOOM STROBEL air cushion, the U shaped ZOOM AIR cushion

The comparison of CUT 2 (L) & CUT 1 (R) insole

The comparison of CUT 2 (L) & CUT 1 (R) parts

The comparison of CUT 2 (L) & CUT 1 (R) outsole pattern

EUR42.5 CUT 2: The thickness of forefoot sole (insole+outsole+ shoe-pad) is about 25.35mm (the shoe-pad is about 4mm). The thickness of shoe heel sole (insole+outsole+shoe-pad) is about 30.71mm. The drop height is about 5.36mm.

EUR42.5 CUT 1: The thickness of forefoot sole (insole+outsole +shoe-pad) is about 23.51mm (the shoe-pad is about 4mm).

We forgot to take the picture of CUT 1. Pls kindly accept our apology.

The thickness of forefoot sole (insole+outsole +shoe-pad) is about 27.05mm. The drop height is about 3.54mm.

The unit weight of EUR42.5 CUT 2 is about 393.1g.

The unit weight of EUR42.5 CUT 1 is about 428.5g.

The deconstructed parts of ZOOM G.T. CUT 2

The deconstructed parts of ZOOM G.T. CUT 1

Deconstructed Report

Vamp: The grenadine vamp is covered a lot of check pattern reinforced material. The inner layer use tenacious lining and it’s covered hot-melting material to reinforce. The overall strength is great. The independent moulding shoe-tongue is suitable for most of feet.

Insole: The REACT material shoe-pad is covered with black fabric. The shoe heel sole has hexagon ZOOM AIR cushion. It has full-length ZOOM STROBEL air cushion. The feedback of forefoot sole is good. The shoeheel sole is a little stiff.

Overall, NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT 2 was a effective upgrade for CUT 1. The overall configuration is good. We will test it and share the actual performance with you.

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Unboxing & Closed Look: NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT 2

The appearance of NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT looks nice, and it has excellent insole configuration. NIKE released G.T.CUT 2 recently. Its orientation is outdoor basketball shoes. Let’s have a closed look at it today.

NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT 2

The shoebox is white and black. The front side has a big ‘flash’ logo.

It has shoe tag on the side of shoebox.

The inspiration of vamp comes from the wing of butterfly. The grenadine vamp is covered with a big area of plaid reinforced material. The inner layer is filled with lining cloth. The strength of vamp is strong enough for daily dressing.

The translucency of ZOOM G.T. CUT 2 vamp

The vamp has a big arc opening.

The shoe tongue has a lots of triangle air holes, which improve the comfort level.

The front 3 couples uses cyclic annular shoelaces holes to improve the supporting force.

The right shoe has introducing tag which is demountable.

The side of vamp has TPU Swoosh logo, which improve the lateral support.

The surrounding TPU overlay on upturning foaming wall on the shoeheel. The red position is coating, not hollow-out.

The surrounding TPU extends to heel position, which is closed to arch position to improve the stability and supporting performance.

It lessens the forefoot sole. The upturning outsole rubber extends to the outboard shoeheel to improve the lateral supporting stability.

The arch position is reinforced with foaming insole to improve the arch support.

The one-piece rubber outsole

The forefoot sole uses straightforward herringbone pattern. There are many fine lines which improve the traction performance. The groove is deep. It’s suitable to play the basketball on outdoor court.

The width of EUR42.5 forefoot sole is about 111.08mm.

The arch position has hollow-out design which can reduce the weight. There is a piece of thin TPU plate on the hollow-out position to protect the air cushion.

The arrows pattern on the shoe heel offers multi-directional traction performance.

The width of EUR42.5 shoeheel is about 88.40mm.

The front side of REACT material shoe-pad is covered with black fabric.

There is an opening design on the front side of shoe head to reduce the pressure to the foot when exercising.

The shoe heel position has a hexagon ZOOM AIR cushion.

The length of EUR42.5 sole is about 274mm.

The width of EUR42.5 forefoot sole is about 96.21mm.

The thickness of EUR42.5 forefoot sole is about 10.04mm.

The width of EUR42.5 shoeheel position is about 65.01mm.

The thickness of EUR42.5 rear sole is about 9.62mm.

The ZOOM STROBEL air cushion adds a layer of non-woven material insole fabric.

The light can pierce the air cushion from the hollow-out position.

The unit weight of EUR42.5 NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT 2 is about 393.1g.

Overall:

The orientation of NIKE AIR ZOOM G.T. CUT 2 is outdoor basketball shoes. Although it has made many changes for satisfying the request of outdoor court, but the overall performance is not better than G.T. CUT 1.

The size is standard. The vamp is low. But it doesn’t press my instep after wearing. It fits the foot well. The big arc opening with independent shoe tongue is suitable for many people. After fastening the shoelaces, the overall fitness is good.

The forefoot sole uses herringbone pattern which has deep groove. It needs time to break-in. The feedback of forefoot sole is great. The rear sole is a little stiff.

As the orientation of G.T. CUT 2 and G.T. CUT 1 is different. You can choose the suitable one by your like.

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Disconstructed Report of CONVERSE ALL STAR BB SHIFT OX

The appearance of CONVERSE ALL STAR BB SHIFT has a high degree of identification. It’s suitable for many basketball players. Let’s have a look at its inner structure today.

CONVERSE ALL STAR BB SHIFT OX

Splitting the left shoe from middle position

The A-A profile of CONVERSE ALL STAR BB SHIFT OXSeparating the vamp and insole of right shoe

The vamp is made of thick knitted engineering fabric. With independent shoe-tongue, it’s suitable for most of people.

The shoelaces holes are seamed on the vamp.

The surface of shoe-pad uses fabric material.The length of EUR42.5 shoe-pad is about 272mm.The width of EUR42.5 shoe-pad half sole is about 94.71mm.

The thickness of EUR42.5 shoe-pad is about 4.38mm.

The insole fabric is non-woven material.The inner side of insole fabric is filled with a layer of thin foam. The bottom layer is a layer of thick non-woven fabric.

The half sole has ZOOM TURBO air cushion, TPU stabilizing plate on arch and big area of TPU plate on the outboard.

The ZOOM TURBO air cushion is placed in the direction of feet, and has multiway dents which save the effort when exercising.

We can see the position of ZOOM TURBO air cushion from the side profile.

The length of EUR42.5 half sole ZOOM TURBO air cushion is about 101.05mm.

The width of EUR42.5 half sole ZOOM TURBO air cushion middle position is about 78.21mm.

The thickness of EUR42.5 half sole ZOOM TURBO air cushion is about 7.76mm.

The TPU stabilizing plate on arch position

The length of EUR42.5 arch TPU stabilizing plate is about 74.07mm.


The width of EUR42.5 arch TPU stabilizing plate is about 37.31mm.

The thickness of EUR42.5 arch TPU stabilizing plate is about 2.91mm.


The big TPU stabilizing plate on the outboard of forefoot extends to the outboard of arch position.


The outboard TPU stabilizing plate is big. It can improve the overall stability.

The length of EUR42.5 outboard half sole TPU plate is about 176.12mm.The thickness of EUR42.5 outboard half sole TPU plate is about 1.66mm.

The pink rubber outsole

The thickness of EUR42.5 half sole rubber outsole is about 4mm.

The thickness of EUR42.5 rear sole rubber outsole is about 3.98mm.

The thickness of EUR42.5 half sole (insole+outsole) is about 15.66mm.The thickness of EUR42.5 rear sole (insole+outsole) is about 21.18mm. The drop height is about 5.52mm.


The unit weight of EUR42.5 is about 368.6g.

The deconstructed parts of CONVERSE ALL STAR BB SHIFT OX

Deconstructed Report
Vamp: The vamp is made of thick knitted engineering mesh fabric, which improve the overall tensile strength. The independent shoe-tongue is suitable for most of people.
Insole: The half sole has ZOOM TURBO air cushion, arch TPU stabilizing plate and big TPU stabilizing plate on the outboard. The configuration is useful.
Overall: The overall structure of CONVERSE ALL STAR BB SHIFT OX is great. The safety performance is good. It’s a pair of qualified team basketball shoes.

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Deconstructed Report: PUMA RISE NITRO

PUMA RISE NITRO basketball shoes continue the fashion-forward design concept of FUISON NITRO series shoes. The fashion-forward design with the newest technology leads a new level of basketball shoes. Let’s have a look at the inner structure of PUMA RISE NITRO today.

PUMA RISE NITRO

Splitting the left shoe from middle position

The side section of PUMA RISE NITRO

Separating the vamp and insole of right shoe

The hollow-out PUMA logo is on the side of vamp, which can improve the lateral supporting performance and also can reduce the weight.

The thickness of tail end hollow-out PUMA logo is about 2.72mm.

The thickness of the position between hollow-out PUMA logo and insole is about 1.42mm.

Deconstructing the engineering knit elastic vamp, we can see that there are 5 couples of shoelaces holes. The front 3 couples’ holes are made meshbelt. The rear 2 couples’ hole uses metal material to improve the durability.

The inner sleeve with big mesh adds fabric material on the stress position, effectively improve the strength of vamp.

It’s clear to see the vamp structure.

The surface of shoe-pad uses fabric material. It has PUMA logo on the shoe heel.

The insole fabric is non-woven material.

The insole uses full-length Nitro Foam cushion technology.

The stress position of forefoot insole has upturning design to improve the strength of vamp.

The forefoot insole uses honeycomb pattern which improve multi-directional flexibility.

The shoe heel uses U shaped PEBAX cushion.

The length of EUR42 PEBAX cushion is 64.91mm.

The width of EUR42 PEBAX cushion is 51.62mm.

The thickness of EUR42 PEBAX cushion is 4.61mm.

There are a big piece of PROPLATE on the arch position. The arch position is thick, which improves the stability.

The length of EUR42 inboard PROPLATE is about 182mm.

The length of EUR42 outboard PROPLATE is about 177mm.

The width of EUR42 front-end PROPLATE is about 82.13mm.

The width of EUR42 rear-end PROPLATE is about 64.62mm.

The thickness of EUR42 PROPLATE is about 1.96mm.

The thickness of EUR42 PROPLATE on the arch position is about 3.53mm.

The outsole uses high viscosity durable rubber.

The thickness of EUR42 front outsole rubber is about 4.24mm.

The thickness of EUR42 rear outsole rubber is about 5.56mm.

The thickness of EUR42 front sole (insole + outsole) is about 17.35mm.

The thickness of EUR42 rear sole (insole + outsole) is about 24.43mm. The drop difference is about 7.08mm.

The unit weight of EUR42 PUMA RISE NITRO is about 400.6g.

The deconstructed parts of PUMA RISE NITRO

Deconstructed Report

Vamp: It’s is made of three-layer structure, engineering knitted elastic upper, fabric side lining and big mesh inner sleeve, providing good fitness, comfort level and air permeability. The hollow-out PUMA logo and PWR reinforced rib offer supporting performance.

Insole: The insole uses full-length NITRO FOAM cushion technology. The shoe heel has independent PEBAX cushion. It’s very comfortable. The big area of PROPLATE offer good rigidity and can offer efficient energy conversion at startup.

Overall: The PUMA RISE NITRO basketball shoes not only has fashionable appearance, but also has great performance.

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Unboxing & Cloed Look: PUMA RISE NITRO

The PUMA exclusive NITRO FOAM cushion material is made of supercritical nitrogen foaming technology, which has excellent performance on the cushion, resilience and energy feedback. PUMA recently released PUMA RISE NITRO which uses NITRO FOAM cushioning material.

PUMA RISE NITRO is endorsed by new generation power R.J. Barrett.

PUMA RISE NITRO

The classic black and white shoe-box

The shoe tag on the side of shoe-box

The engineering knitted elastic vamp is densely covered ventilated holes to improve the air permeability. The density on the instep position is higher.

The transmittance of light of PUMA RISE NITRO vamp

It uses seamless mesh fabric to cover the forefoot sole and lacing system, which can reduce the loosing of shoelaces, and it looks nice.

Both sides of the vamp adds PWR TAPE reinforcing ribs to improve the stretchability of vamp.

The thick padding is comfortable.

The insole uses full-length supercritical NITRO FOAM cushion technology.

The outsole rubber has up-turning design on the shoe-head position, which can restrain the deformation of insole.

Foamed insole upturned at the forefoot force point.

The hollow-out PUMA logo is at the side of vamp, which can improve the lateral supporting performance and reduce the weight.

The shoe heel adds PWR TAPE reinforcing rib which offer good stability.

The high viscosity wear-resisting rubber cover the whole outsole. It’s suitable for playing basketball on indoor and outdoor court.

The forefoot sole uses water ripple pattern which offers good traction performance.

The arch position has a big piece of PROPLATE which improve the rigidity of insole and can switch the energy efficiently.

The spacing between the water ripples at the shoe heel becomes narrower, which offers more stability.

The surface of shoe-pad uses fabric material. The shoe heel has PUMA logo.

The length of EUR42 shoe-pad is about 270mm.

The width of EUR42 shoe-pad is about 90.60mm.

The thickness of EUR42 shoe-pad is about 5.78mm.

It uses non-woven fabric.

The unit weight of EUR42 is about 400.6g.

Overall:

The appearance of PUMA RISE NITRO is concise. The yellow colorway looks brilliant. It’s suitable for playing basketball on indoor and outdoor court.

The size is half size bigger than standard size. The large opening design is suitable for kinds of foot types. The engineering fabric vamp has great elasticity. It’s comfortable. The PWR tape reinforcing rib can improve the stretchability of vamp. The full-length NITRO foam cushion technology offer good feedback and resilience. The PROPLATE can switch the energy efficiently and save the energy when running.

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Unboxing & Closed Look: CONVERSE ALL STAR BB SHIFT OX

CONVERSE ALL STAR BB SHIFT concentrate on stability, responsiveness and cushion performance. Its location is multiposition team model. The appearance design has high identification. Let’s have a look at its details today.

CONVERSE ALL STAR BB SHIFT OX

The white shoe-box has CONVERSE LOGO.

The shoe’s information

The vamp is made of thick knitted engineering mesh fabric.

The inner side of shoe head has a big area of hot-melting film to improve the protection.

It uses 2 sets of adjustable lacing system. The left shoe is tied normally through fiber line, and the right shoe is tied through the inner side shoelace hole. The user can adjust it according the foot type. It’s useful.

The independent shoe-tongue design is suitable for most of foot types. The instep position uses ventilated mesh fabric. The top of shoe-tongue is leather material and embroidered with Converse logo.

The TPU on the outboard of vamp and outsole extends to the outboard of arch. It’s printed with AIR ZOOM.

The outboard vamp has hot-melting Converse logo. The shoe upper is added with TPU yarn to improve the lateral support.

The inboard upper is also added with TPU yarn.

The shoe collar has independent liner to protect the heel and ankle.

The shoe heel is covered with leather. The pull-tab is askew.The pink rubber outsole

The forefoot sole is widened design. The multi-directional ripple pattern improve the traction performance.

The outboard arch position has upturning design to improve the supporting performance and stability.

The inboard arch design can improve the supporting performance of arch.

The pattern of shoe heel is flat.The surface of shoe-pad uses fabric material.The length of EUR42.5 shoe-pad is about 272mm.

The width of EUR42.5 forefoot shoe-pad is about 94.71mm.The thickness of EUR42.5 shoe-pad is about 4.38mm.

The inner side of non-woven insole fabric is filled with a layer of thin foam.The unit weight of EUR42.5 is about 368.6g.

Multiple styles of shoes with the same colorway theme

ALL STAR BB JET MID

WEAPON CX MID

Overall:
The CONVERSE ALL STAR BB SHIFT OX basketball shoes is made of thick engineering mesh fabric and leather. It has 2 sets of adjustable lacing system. It uses ZOOM AIR cushion and has a big area of TPU to improve the supporting performance and stability.
The size is standard. The independent shoe-tongue design is suitable for many kinds of foot types. After lacing the shoes, it won’t press your foot. I can feel the feedback from the forefoot Zoom Air cushion when jumping. The rear sole is a little stiff. But the stability is good.

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Unboxing & Closed Look: UA HOVR PHANTOM 3

Every runner needs a pair of running shoes that can run all day long and has wonderful performance and appearance. The brand-new UA HOVR PHANTOM 3 has been upgraded.

UA HOVR PHANTOM 3

The front side of black shoebox has big UA logo.

The soft and elastic UA Intelliknit vamp offer good air permeability.

The high resilient material offer comfortable fitness.

There are 5 couples of shoelaces holes. The front 2 couples of shoelaces holes are reinforced by hot-melting material. And the rear 3 couples uses flywire design to improve the lateral supporting performance. The three-dimensional design reduce the pressure to the instep.

The middle part of the vamp uses inelastic material to guarantee the lateral support.

The shoe collar uses socks type design which can fit the ankle well.

The shoe-heel is surrounded with big and stiff TPU stabilizing plate, which improve the stability. It guarantees the flexibility and supporting performance.

The full-length UA HOVR™ cushion system is soft and resilient.

The curled-up shoe head design can help you to be more flexible when exercising.

Both sides of the insole are covered with energy grid to offer the necessary dynamic support when stressing. The outboard insole with double-deck constrictive energy grid design can offer excellent supporting performance.

The constrictive energy grid can reduce the loss of energy by keeping away from the buckling position of forefoot sole.

The rear sole uses frameless exposed design. The thick UA HOVR cushion offers excellent cushion performance.

The outsole use full-length wear-resisting rubber. And the hollow-out design can reduce the overall weight.

The forefoot sole has groove design which is easy to bend and save the effort when exercising. The special pattern can improve the traction performance and durability.

The rear sole has heel cleft design.

The shoe-pad is fixed. It can’t be taken away. The thickness of the UA SpeedForm 2.0 shoe-pad is different on different position. It’s soft. The air permeability is good.

The unit weight of EUR42.5 is about 320.8g.

Overall:

The performance and appearance of UA HOVR PHANTOM 3 running shoes has been upgraded. It has more excellent cushion system, resilient material and stronger supporting performance.

The size is standard. After lacing up the shoes, I can feel the comfortable fitness and support. The brand-new UA HOVR™ cushion system can offer great shock absorbing and resilient performance. The shoe heel is surrounded with stiff TPU, and the insole is covered with constrictive energy grid, the overall stability is good.

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Deconstructed PUMA TRC BLAZE COURT

As the first pair of PUMA HOOPS shoes with TRINOMIC elements, the appearance of PUMA TRC BLAZE COURT is retro type, the insole technology is innovative and advanced. What’s the design of its inner structure? Let’s have a look at it today.

PUMA TRC BLAZE COURT

Splitting the left shoe from middle position

PUMA TRC BLAZE COURT A-A section

Separating the vamp and insole of right shoe

The half inner sleeve design is suitable for kinds of foot types and have good fittness.

The shoe head is filled with thick foam. With pile coating, it offer more stability.

The 3rd sets of shoelaces holes uses dynamic design. After fastening, it can improve the fitness.

The outboard shoe heel has a piece of TPU plate which connecting the vamp and insole improve the overall stability.

The length of outboard TPU plate (EUR42) is about 88mm.

The thickness of outboard TPU plate (EUR42) is about 3.19mm.

The surface of shoe-pad uses fabric material. The shoe heel position has the mark of TRINOMIC.

The insole fabric is non-woven material.

The ultra-lightweight and high resilient PROFOAM+ insole， arch TPU stabilizing plate, PEBAX cushioning material of shoe heel

The forefoot insole uses honeycomb pattern which improves the multi-directional flexibility.

The TPU stabilizing plate on the arch position has windowing design.

The length of EUR42 TPU stabilizing plate is about 94.88mm.

The width of EUR42 front end TPU stabilizing plate is about 56.43mm.

The width of EUR42 rear end TPU stabilizing plate is about 42.13mm.

The thickness of EUR42  TPU stabilizing plate is about 3.85mm.

The thickness of EUR42 thickest position of TPU stabilizing plate is about 4.66mm.

The shoe heel position has independent PEBAX cushioning material.

The length of EUR42 shoe heel PEBAX cushioning material is about 45.88mm.

The width of EUR42 shoe heel PEBAX cushioning material is about 39.23mm.

The thickness of EUR42 shoe heel PEBAX cushioning material is about 4.93mm.

The brand-new TRINOMIC insole’s hollow-out structure based on advanced and comfortable PROFOAM+ material. Referring to the previous TRINOMIC structure, it upgrade the insole structure and realize the structure of cushion, stability and flexibility of the trinity.

The wear-resisting stick rubber outsole has a lot of hollow-out design which reduce the weight. The upturning design of the shoe head improve more stability.

The thickness of EUR42 forefoot sole rubber is about 3.67mm.

The thickness of EUR42 rear sole rubber is about 5.13mm.

The thickness of forefoot sole (insole+outsole) is about 15.63mm. The thickness of rear sole (insole+outsole) is about 23.65mm. The drop weight is 8.02mm.

The unit weight of EUR42 is about 352.5g.

The deconstructed parts of PUMA TRC BLAZE COURT

Puma signings like Kyle·Kuzma, Mikey·Williams will wear TRC BLAZE COURT on the court next season.

Deconstructed Report

Vamp: The vamp is made of mesh fabric and pile coating material. It combines the supporting performance and air permeability. The shoe head is filled with foam. The fitness is good. The outboard of vamp has TPU plate to improve the stability.

Insole: It uses ultra-lightweight and high resilient PROFOAM+ insole, TPU stabilizing plate on the arch position and independent PEBAX cushioning material. The independent TRINOMIC insole hollow-out structure realize the trinity of cushion, stability and flexibility.

Overall: The appearance PUMA TRC BLAZE COURT basketball shoes is retro and has popular elements. With its special insole technology, it has good configuration for playing basketball, and it’s also suitable for daily dressing.

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Unboxing & Closed Look: PUMA TRC BLAZE COURT

PUMA released the brand-new TRC BLAZE COURT basketball shoes on the Summer of 2022. The inspiration comes from PUMA BLAZE OF GLORY. Let’s have a look at the appearance of PUMA TRC BLAZE COURT today.

PUMA TRC BLAZE COURT

The shoebox is black and white.

The vamp is made of mesh fabric and pile coating material. It combines the good supporting performance and air permeability.

There are 6 sets of shoelaces holes. The 3rd set is dynamic design. The 4th and 5th sets combines with the TPU plate to improve the overall supporting performance.

It adds TPU plate on the outboard of vamp to improve the stability.

Both inner side and outside of vamp are reinforced with pile coating material.

It used ultra-light weight and high resilient PROFOAM insole to offer light resilience and timely energy feedback.

The outboard insole has widened design. With pile coating material, it can avoid the deformation of vamp when exercising.

The insole on the arch position has upturning design to improve more supporting performance.

The rear insole has upturning design to offer more stability.

The TRINOMIC insole hollow out structure refers to the old TRINOMIC structure and uses the advanced and comfortable PROFOAM+ material and to make the upgraded insole structure design. It realizes the combination of cushion, stability and flexibility.

The old TRINOMIC cushioning technology is made of high resilient material which is similar to honeycomb. It’s filled with air to offer cushion, stability and flexibility. The new TRINOMIC insole hollow-out structure has been upgraded.

The front sole uses radial herringbone pattern. The acute angle design and high durable rubber offers multi-directional transaction performance.

The arch position has stiff TPU stabilizing plate.

The rear sole has PUMA logo pattern.

The surface of shoe-pad is made of fabric. The shoe heel has TRINOMIC mark.

The length of EUR42 shoe-pad is about 271mm.

The width of EUR42 half sole shoe-pad is about 92.45mm.

The thickness of EUR42 shoe-pad is about 5.75mm.

We can see the black TPU stabilizing plate from the non-woven material insole fabric.

The unit weight of EUR42 PUMA TRC BLAZE COURT is about 352.5g.

Overall:

As the first pair of PUMA HOOPS shoes with TRINOMIC structure cushioning technology, PUMA TRC BLAZE COURT combines PUMA’s classic technology with legendary shoe design. The overall weight is light. And the size is standard. The shoe collar design is convenient for putting on and taking off. It’s suitable for most foot types. The feedback of insole is fast. The cushion performance and fitness is good.

 

 

 

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Unboxing & Closed Look: ASICS NOVA SURGE 2

The ASICS NOVA SURGE got high attention by the shoe fans after releasing due to its good workmanship, performance and price. Recently, the ASICS NOVA SURGE 2 was released. Let’s have a look at it today.

ASICS NOVA SURGE 2The shoebox is normal. The front side is printed with ASICS LOGO.

The vamp is made of fabric mesh, and the bottom layer has a lot of ventilated holes. It uses hot-melting material to reinforce the shoehead.

There are 7 couples of shoelaces holes. The front 4 shoelaces holes are reinforced with TU material. After fastening the shoelaces, it can fit the foot better.The shoe tongue is made of leather. The upper design is good. The inner side improve the supporting performance and the outer side improves the flexibility.The achilles’s tendon position and pink fabric position of shoe heel uses independent foam, which can fit the feet better.The outer side of shoe collar is printed with NOVA SURGE.The inner side of shoe collar is made of big area of leather material. The supporting performance is great.The stereoscopic TPU stabilizing plate improve the supporting performance.The outsole of shoe head has upturning design.

The outboard TPU on the forefoot sole extends to the arch position. The wavy three-dimensional shape edge not only improves the stability, but also improves the flexibility.The rear sole has upturning design, which increase the grounding area. It’s more stable when jumping to the ground.The high resilient FLTYEFOAM PROPEL insole technology increase the thickness of insole, and also offer excellent resilient feedback.The one-piece NON MARKING rubber can grip the ground well both on the indoor court and outdoor court.

The outsole has multi-directional grooves pattern. The grooves are deep. So it’s easier for the foot to bend when exercising.The width of EUR42.5 forefoot sole is about 119.27mm.The rear sole pattern offers good stability.The width of EUR42.5 rear sole is about 90.65mm.The arch position of shoe-pad has upturning design. It can fit the foot well. The surface fabric material is anti-skid and ventilated.The length of EUR42.5 shoe-pad is about 277mm.The width of EUR42.5 shoe-pad is about 94.39mm.

The thickness of EUR42.5 shoe-pad is about 5.06mm.The non-woven material insole fabric has foam lining to improve the comfort level.The unit weight of EUR42.5 single shoe is about 442.9g.

Overall:
Comparing with ASICS NOVA SURGE , the appearance of ASICS NOVA SURGE 2 has been changed a lot. The exaggerated outrigger design on the forefoot sole let people feel safe and stable. The usage of FLTYEFOAM Propel insole technology improves the cushion performance and comfort level.
The open mouth of independent shoe tongue is big, so it’s convenient for putting on and taking off. You don’t need to worry even if your instep is high. The width of forefoot sole is moderate. It won’t press your foot. After fastening the shoelaces, the fitness is good. The supporting performance of shoe heel is good. The overall stability is excellent. As the forefoot sole has widened design. The wavy design sole not only offer more stability, but also improve the flexibility. We can feel the good cushion performance and resilient feedback from the FLTYEFOAM PROPEL insole. It’s suitable for inside lane and the players with heavy weight.