November 2021 – Page 2 – Fit Sporting Goods

Posted on November 10, 2021 by jaehooncheon — Leave a comment

Adidas Dame 7 Performance Review

Damian Lillard had some great moments this past season, he scored 55 points in the playoffs, but lost again in the playoffs. Adidas hasn’t released the Dame 8 when Lillard attended the playoffs and Olympic games, but released the improved Dame 7 extply. So Dame 7 should be reliable for Damian Lillard. Although I haven’t purchased the Dame 7 extply, but I have the normal version Dame 7. The difference between them is the vamp design and the Dame 7 extply uses the environmental protecting material. Except the fitting, Dame 7 extply and Dame 7 are almost the same.

Comfort level

The shape of Dame 7 is similar with Dame 6. The vamp of Dame 7 is thicker than Dame 6. As the padding of Dame 7 on the ankle position is thick and it has wide outrigger design on the forefoot sole, so Dame 7 looks big. The vamp and shoe tongue of Dame 7 is made of knitted mesh fabric. Even if on the hot Summer, it still can keep the feet dry and comfortable. It adds leather lines on both sides of vamp. The insole of Dame 7 uses Lightstrike.

I chose the standard size when trying, but I felt that the forefoot sole is a little empty, so I choose half size smaller. It’s a little tight, but it improve the fitting. The ankle is surrounded by the thick padding. The shoe heel uses thick Lightstrike, although it’s not so comfortable as Boost, but I can feel the cushioning feedback from the Lightstrike when jumping or running. The Lightstrik on the forefoot sole is thinner. So the height of forefoot sole is lower than the shoe heel. It needs time to break-in.

Protection

The vamp of Dame 7 is mainly made of ventilated mesh fabric. The resilience of mesh fabric is good, but it’s not so stable, so Dame 7 adds the leather on both sides of vamp. The leather not only can reinforce the vamp, but also hides the rope belt. As the ankle position is filled with thick padding, after fastening the shoelaces, it can lock the ankle position well. But the shoelaces can’t adjust the forefoot position.

The forefoot sole is a little wide, so it effect the problem of fitting. The forefoot sole has outrigger design, and the shoe heel has stabilizing plate, so the stability is good.

Durability

The depth of outsole pattern is deep. The outboard outsole is the pattern of 7, and the middle pattern is lightning shape. The traction performance of Dame 7 is great, and the sole is not easy to absorb the dust. It can be used on both outdoor and indoor court. After playing a few basketball games, it doesn’t have obvious abrasion on the middle part of the outsole. But the outboard ‘7’ pattern has the abrasion.

Overall:

I’m surprised at the stability of Dame 7. It’s also comfortable. But the shape is big and it’s heavy, it affect the flexibility of the shoes. It also needs time to break-in the low forefoot sole and high shoe heel. For the size, it’s better to try it before purchasing online.

Posted on November 9, 2021 by jaehooncheon — Leave a comment

Air Jordan 36 Performance Review

Item: Air Jordan 36

Tester’s information:

Height/Weight：167cm/86kg

Size：US9.5/EUR43

Foot Type: a little wide

Court: outdoor painting court

This year, the AIR JORDAN 36 released. Many shoe fans are interested in it. And I also love the AJ series basketball shoes. After testing the AJ36, today I want to share the performance review with you.

Traction Performance:

Since AJ34, the outsole of AJ series shoes has changed to the traditional herringbone pattern. The outsole of AJ36 also uses herringbone pattern which also keep the excellent traction performance.

Cushion Performance & Feedback:

It’ said that AJ36 has the largest Zoom Air cushion in the history. The insole uses full-length Zoom Air Strobel with fan-shaped Zoom Air cushion on the forefoot sole. The configuration looks great. But I’m also afraid that it will affect the starting speed.

After testing, I’m surprised at the feedback of insole. It’s soft but also elastic. The starting speed is also fast, not laggard. Maybe it’s due to my heavy weight. For me, the insole doesn’t need times to break-in. I can feel the explosive resilience after wearing. I’d like to jump, run and making some movements after wearing. After jumping to the ground, the ZOOM Air cushion of AJ36 is very comfortable. The cushion performance is top-level.

Since AJ34 starts to use the hollow-out insole design till now, Eclipse Plate is regarded as one of the important Jordan technology. The Eclipse Plate of AJ36 is the upgraded 3.0 version. The appearance of Eclipse Plate 3.0 already has the obvious difference with previous two versions. It’s not integrated circle structure. For most of players who wear AJ36, the change of the structure liberates the arch.

Fitness & Supporting Performance:

The AJ36 uses the brand-new Leno-weave vamp. This kind of material not only can keep the stretched strength of vamp, but also guarantee good air permeability and lightweight. We can see the socks from the vamp. The vamp is very thin.

The vamp fit the instep well and the tenacity of vamp is also good. When moving, the vamp won’t deform excessively and affect the movement of footstep. With the Eclipse Plate which stabilize the insole structure, the overall supporting strength of AJ36 is great.

Durability:

For Jordan series basketball shoes, it is certainly suitable for playing the basketball on indoor court. Not matter the durability of outsole or the brand-new Leno-weave vamp, we don’t suggest you to use it on outdoor cement court.

Overall:

Advantages: AJ36 has comfortable cushion performance, great traction performance, good air permeability and light weight.

Disadvantage: We doubt the durability. It needs time to test it.

AJ36 is a pair of basketball shoes which can help you has better locomotor performance. It has strength boosting sense when running and jumping. The vamp has extreme lightweight. Comparing with previous AJ series basketball shoes, it’s undoubtedly that the performance of AJ36 is the best one.

Posted on November 8, 2021 by jaehooncheon — Leave a comment

Unboxing: Nike LeBron 19

For unboxing the NIKE LeBron 19, we gathered some questions from the shoe fans. Today we want to share these questions with you.

Q: What’s the insole configuration of the LeBron 19?

The insole uses Cushlon foam to match with the separated air cushion. The forefoot sole uses ZOOM Air cushion, and the rear sole uses exposed Max Air. It’s covered a big piece of stabilizing plate to connect the two pieces of air cushion from the middle part of forefoot sole to shoe heel. We can feel the resilience of the ZOOM Air cushion on the forefoot sole when fitting.

Q: It looks that the center of gravity is high. Is it easy to sprain the ankle?

Yes, the center of gravity of LeBron 19 is not low. And the air cushion almost haven’t been covered. But when testing, the degree of the air cushion deformation is within the acceptable range.

Q: Does the LeBron 19 have anti-rollover design?

From the side of chassis, we find that the LeBron 19 has a little out trigger design. But as you know, the anti-rollover performance needs the cooperation of several parts, such as the strength of vamp, traction performance, hardness of sole etc. After testing, we will share more reviews of its anti-rollover performance with you.

Q: What about the abrasion resistance of outsole?

As we haven’t tested it, if you care about the abrasion resistance, you can wait for the our performance review of LeBron 19 after testing it.

Q: What’s the vamp material?

The vamp uses double-deck composite material. The outer layer is similar to nylon material which is tough and has low ductility. The side of vamp has extending Flywire from insole and two pieces of TPU supporting structure to reinforce the lateral stability. And it connects with shoelaces system for the user to adjust. And the inner side has a layer of inner sleeve structure.

Q: Is the fitness good?

The LeBron 19 uses inner sleeve design. The overall fitness is excellent. My colleague’s standard size is US11, but the size US12 is not too big. He thinks that it can choose half size bigger than standard size. Due to the design of shoe collar, the shoe tongue design is also a little high, so it needs time to break-in in the beginning.