Tell me about it... have hardly been hoopin at all. Funny thing is the last time I played I did break the crusaders out for a quick outdoor session @ZyzzI still have a DS pair. Just haven't had time to play
Nice! Don't let the horror stories push you away. Have had a lot of good runs in this shoe with no issue. It is true that they are extremely low, but the height is technically not the issue when it comes to ankle rolls. If anything it's just getting used to the setup with these. Enjoy
Exactly I don"t agree when people throw in the height of the shoe in my opinion, if you know you have weak ankles, low tops are most likely not going to be for you at first, but after a while of you playing in low tops your ankles strengthen tremendously (Aside form the the fact that I ride a fixie/track bike 25 miles daily) and you get used to it (Even goes for big men like Paul Millsap that plays in Crusaders). At this point I can never see myself going back to a high top basketball sneaker ever. Low tops are so much better and I don't get any knee pains and can play alot much longer with my legs feeling like logs. Lol. I can't for these to get in!
Hope the .5 down works for you -- do you have a narrow foot at all? You may find it very snug... but once they break-in just a little they feel solid imo -- even after my first night trying them out they broke in nicely and only get better.
Yeah my foot isn't that wide, I say regular width and is the traction close to the cp3 VI, not sure if you ever balled on those before but the traction was insane. Either way if traction because an issue with these I can always move them as my outdoor sneaker, since my 2012 Hyperdunk are starting to wear down a bit.
Traction is not as good as the cp3.VI, but like I said, it works. You won't get quite the same 'bite' like you get from the cp3s, but you won't be slippin/slidin all over by any means. Outdoor would be a great option if it comes to that.
This is great advice. Wear a pair of new sneaks outdoors even for just a little shootaround or something and it will break in the traction nicely. A lot of new shoes have sort of a slick outer layer on the soles that makes things a little slippery when new. This takes care of that.
Got cha man, big thanks for the input, I"ll let you know how they feel after I play in them this weekend.
Yep these are definitely a little higher off the ground than your average low. Took a little getting used to
Gave them another shot this weekend, and comfort was still there, played in them with some elite socks and it went ok, I feel like zoom isn't enough for 2 hours of non-stop basketball, but it is there. Shoe is comfy but I see it as an outdoor beat up sneaker which will more then likely be in that rotation since my 2012 hyperdunk lows are pretty much done. I'll just rack up on the CP3 VI for now as for my indoor hooping shoes, best of all time IMO low top indoor sneaker for me..
