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@@michaelyun2407 - It's not just a matter of advantages. Probably more important than such promises are comfort and durability. If you play a sport, you need footwear that fits well, allows you to perform, doesn't increase the risks of injury, and lasts pretty long. Think about running shoes. If you're running 40+ miles per week, you need well-cushioned shoes (more than one pair) that aren't going to increase your risks of injury and will last for around 500 miles. Basketball is similar, running up and down the court, changing direction, and landing on a hard surface.
Don't forget, some people are more comfortable moving in certain ways and need support in other ways where a shoe could be useful. The next guy could excel where you need help, but need support where you don't. No shoe is going to be the absolute best for all players.
ubermench3000 my comfort zone is between $50 and $90 USD. I can easily get something that will perform well. Currently I’m looking at a Curry 6 for only $86 brand new. My logic is that I’m in the gym for at least 1 hour every day (I’m a student who plays basketball), so if the season last for 3 months, that’s 90 days. That’s less than $1 per hour to have fun. Thus by working minimum wage for 9 hours, I could have over 90 hours of fun. That’s great value comparing to other hobbies
When I was a kid my mom once took me to buy new shoes. At the store we looked at a pair of pretty expensive Nike shoes. When asking an employee why those shoes were so expensive he simply responded by saying that this particular model was (at that time) worn by a famous tennis player. No other reason. He told us that other cheaper models were equally as good. I nowadays mostly go with Asics shoes which go for not more than 50€. I'm very satisfied.
The salesperson definitely was simplifying it. Clearly just wanted you to buy anything. There are differences in quality and technology between cheap and expensive shoes. between mid-tier and expensive shoe? That's where it may just be about the name and marketing of a famous athlete.
Growing up in the early 50's our favorite sneakers were Keds and PF Flyers and everything lasted a lot longer back then. Everything today is disposable, cheap schit.
I would like to have seen real cheap shoes part of this test. Like the $30 range shoes sold at places like Walmart. Would have been interesting to see how they would fare in those tests.
Seriously, I bought those $30 Walmart shoes and I developed some real serious feet pains ..at first I thought nothing of the shoes because they were new...but at someone's suggestion, I bought a more expensive pair of Adias shoes and the foot pain was gone after a day ... threw those Walmart shoes in the trash .. my feet are more important than saving them bucks
I bought a $25 pair of running shoes at Walmart because they had decent support and I liked the way they looked. Wore them on the court a couple times and they were fairly decent compared to actual court shoes
You can’t really trust NBA players when they talk about shoes. All those guys are sponsored by shoe companies and they have a financial incentive to push expensive shoes onto consumers. I’m only a casual basketball player, but I never noticed any difference in how I play whether I’m wearing Jordan’s or Walmart shoes. As long as they have decent ankle support, I’m good.
Of course, the difference would be significant between a Walmart shoe and a branded shoe. But the difference is not that big when it comes to big brands. I should say that Nike is crap. Adidas is more durable and more comfortable.
Gang time How am I wrong for saying that I personally haven’t noticed a difference in my game regardless of which type of basketball shoes I wear? I’ll reiterate. I’m not a huge basketball player. I play with friends once every few weeks. Sometimes longer. I’ve paid as much as $400 and as little as $40 for basketball shoes, but I’d play the same in either of them. “Wal-Mart shoes” was an exaggeration. I’m not even sure if they make basketball shoes.
It's very flexible, and for some ridiculous reason they thought more flexible shoes were better for basketball (they're not). And it's pretty much solid rubber which has very high energy return... They probably would have come away from their worthless tests saying the Chuck was the best of all.
There’s no science to tell you what the perfect shoe is for basketball. Each person who wears a basketball shoe is a unique individual. You could argue more persuasively there is a perfect shoe for each person, but it varies according to the person’s unique gait/mechanics. Anyone who plays basketball for any length of time understands this, which is why there isn’t only one particular shoe on the market.
61JZ shoes do matter, you don’t want really bad gripping shoes that make you slide when you play, making you foul, there is a big difference between cheap and expensive basketball shoes
Absolutely. Traction is a non negotiable. I want b-ball shoes to stick and not slide. But traction is necessary but not sufficient for best possible b-ball shoe.
Growing up you always had the guy who had the most expensive shoes, Basketball shorts, shirts. With the basketball 🏀 , guess what, he couldn’t play worth a lick. He got on the court because it was his ball 🤔😂😂😂😂
@Deon Denis that's a good point, and i've been reading about some kind of incompatibility with one of the new OS causing problems with daws. honestly at this current point in time, aside from the new 16"macbook, i havent seen any of the newer laptops being universally acclaimed for real time audio performance work, it seems like you need to compromise everywhere
It's painfully obvious how much better you'll perform with shoes on in a basketball game. The real test is the performance differences between the shoes themselves.
that's gotta hurt to play barefoot, I would assume. having your bare feet slapping the court hundreds of times. that seems like a painful real world test. maybe that's just me
I think that, far and away, the biggest expense for the companies is the marketing. If they can spend another million dollars in marketing to make another million and one dollars, they will do it. It's just classic business economics.
I wish you would have done this with running shoes, and seen if the the nike next% or other carbon fiber plated shoes gave an unfair advantage, but maybe the IAAF is doing that now and/or it's just not worth doing for Marketplace or not your thing
its all the same chinese children making all of them. there is no critical difference making a 30$ shoe to a 300$ one. only the start material changes.
@@Francois_Dupont try telling that to lonzo ball who was riddled with injuries when he wore his cheaply made shoes. there is a huge difference, don't be silly.
@@Francois_Dupont Well unfortunately enslaving people and kids is not limited to china, seems to be the pastime of elitism. That aside, it's what I already mentioned in my original text. Fair trade includes wellbeing of those who work making and moving products from factory to buyers, and fair trade is part of quality management. It is inclusive of the wellness of the area in planetary and financial aspects as well. The best business includes all people and all things people need to live and thrive beyond an idea.
I only buy shoes for two reasons: casual walking and hiking. The shoes I buy are what I TRY on, first, and feel comfortable for my feet and lifestyle, regardless of price.
I badgered my dad to buy me a pair of Allen Iverson's basketball shoes by Reebok, back when he was a rookie. He relented, and provided me with a quality life lesson at a young age (was in middle school). Within a month the bottom soles started to separate from the fabric, and I ended up tossing them. I'm 36 now and an avid runner/triathlete, have never spent more than $100 on a pair.
Plot twist, it's all about the flashing lights when you stomp. They give off a higher frequency of light waves which boost your shine and blind opponents.
does it matter they meaning all brand name shoes are all made in China and other third world countries where workers are paid crumbs. The same losers who buy expensive shoes are the same morons who buy premium gas for their new Honda Civic lmfao.
what are y'all talking about costa store it footlocker retail or sale but they lied on the prices those shoes are trash and budget models of player shoed know before you speak
Filipinos still play great and put everything on the court while wearing the lightest basketball gear called "tsinelas". The best ones are called "beach Walk". The ones with the best court feel are called "duralite".
Wow. I knew half way through they were going to say: "It doesn't matter how much you have to spend, you can find a shoe that performs well at any price point." What a revelation! CBC you owe me 17:21 of my life back. 😣
@@CalQaida Yes. Free content that they put countless hours into. It's a television show, its going to be near the 30 min mark no matter what. Be grateful it's free, not often US Chanels do this
They purposefully loaded the deck of the “top 5” by giving them in a specific order despite not giving them ranks and just saying they’re “in the top five”.
I'm 54 and Fondly remember when Nike Airforce 1s came out and when the 1st Jordans came out....One thing left out of the Video from the Testing in the Lab was the Measured Difference Between the Top Performing Shoes and the Least Performing Shoes of the All Pairs Selected and Worn over 3 weeks....The Story only showed that 1 $95 pair performed as well as the $250 & left out the Worst Performing Shoes Lab Results and Prices
No, there are some bang for your buck shoes out there. Just rare though. If you can play ball then you know good shoes are really needed. It doesn't matter if they are expensive or cheap, just as long as they're good.
@@Chilax IF you were to look online they go for anywhere from 110 to 130 usd since they did not sell well and are for the large part discounted so anyone paying 180 for those is getting a bad deal, however thank you for bringing up the fact that it is in Canadian dollars as now some of the price tags they are putting on the shoes makes more sense
Jacob Caballero yeah that’s now they obviously filmed most of this months ago for the research and just put the final cut now. Kinda not hard to comprehend but you keep talking and admitting you looking at sale prices
Here's an old story, when I was a kid my mom would only buy cheap $25 shoes from Superstore or Walmart, and they sucked bad while lasting only 4-6 months before breaking. My mom wasn't happy on how I kept breaking shoes so fast and only allowed me to buy those $25 ones. I bought my first brand name pair when I started working part time at 15 ($60 Nike runners) and It lasted 4 years. Every pair of brand names I bought after that pair of Nike (3 pairs) lasted me years, and I always buy low tier brand names.
Honestly, where's Nightwing in all of this? Mans been doing this for years and built a huge following and they don't even go to him to even comment on this?
I always buy the best ones and theyre usually the most expensive coz i know im getting the top tech and quality for it. But i dont buy them the day it comes out rather i buy them 6 months after or even 1 year after when theyre dirt cheap in outlets. That way i get the best bang for my buck. Like last week i bought a pair of harden vol.4 for 60% off and a pair of PG 4 for 50% off
If he is doing so then tell him not too, and be a good friend. Our knees act like shock absorbers and with all that jumping in basketball he needs a cushioned platform to land on to avoid arthritis in future. Thats why professionals wear it, it doesnt improve your game but gives enough comfort to play the game and i think thats improvement
Your feet will feel. Shoes from Payless are awful, you might not hurt yourself with them but they will feel painfully tight in some places. Better to buy used Nike or Adidas shoes from Craigslist or thrift store if it comes to that.
WAIT! Look at Jordan. Whatever kind of Air Jordan he wore, he made his shots, lay ups & dunks with his HANDS. It's all about your hands, bro.... YOUR HANDS! 👋👋👋👋
As a former soccer player, I was always extremely particular about my boots (cleats) while playing and could never play in cheap boots because they just didn’t perform the same. However, that’s for a sport that uses the shoe(foot) and ball as the main parts of that particular sport; hence the word “futbol” or “football” With basketball and American football, the shoes would seem to me to be less of an issue simply because if you can’t shoot or dribble properly it doesn’t matter what shoes you have on.
Actually, the term "football" signifies any games "peasants" play on the field with a ball on foot. This include rugby, soccer and etc . The elites (ruling class) usually play on their horses like polo. This goes way back in England/UK.. soccer is the correct english term for modern day "football"... Go check it out yourself. There are still 100+ year old clubs in England and Scotland who are registered as "soccer" clubs.
@@Daniel-ds8nd That’s a nice lesson and all, but pretty irrelevant to what I was referring to. “Football” in America (where I’m from) is the term I was differentiating it from, not soccer. I’m familiar with what the terms “Soccer”, “Football”, and “Futbol” represents in different contexts. That’s why I used “Soccer”. So either you misinterpreted what I meant, or just felt the need to go on your own tangent.
I had why not 0.2's and the outsole tore after 4 months. The outsole literally tore. The performance might be good for a little bit, but over a longer amount of time a shoe might not hold up.
They didn’t take into account breaking the shoe in. Your foot needs to get used to the shoe, and the shoe needs to get used to your foot. Once you are wearing them more the the shoes get better.
Nah. Do this on work boots. $195 Georgia’s have lasted two YEARS as a welder. That’s INSANE compared to the $290 Irish Setters. They lasted 8-9 months before the sole wore out. (Edit) the tread on the heel wore out
I got a set of Custom Orthotics. I got extra cushion. I got the plastic moulding up higher on the Heels To stop foot roll😳 Then I buy the cheapest Shoes I can find🤓 Every shoe feels the same. Mind you I’m 50 years old My feet more or less quit growing years ago? Orthotics $400/$500 Last about five years. Totally awesome comfortable. I do roofing for a living. I can wear Outside of running shoes in about two months. I saved tons of money! Totally comfortable! Totally awesome!
Expensive shoes are status symbols for certain groups of people. The best pair of shoes I still have are New Balance walkers. They costed almost $100 which was high at the time but hey held together far longer than any of the other brands. Especially over rated Nike.
I own those Adidas Pro Spark and I have to say, I've been an Air Jordan fan since the mid-80s, but those are one of the most comfortable shoes I've ever owned. They are fashionable too in the metallic greys I got.
This reminded of the Jordan Jumpman Pro back in 96-97, when it had the same tech specs as the Jordan 12 Taxi and nobody knew. The original Jumpman Pro had the full same full length zoom and carbon fibre plate as the Jordan 12. Jumpman Pro retailed just over $100 and Jordan 12 was over $200 after taxes in Canada. Jumpman Pro was super comfy as well, the retro ones do not stack up - they no longer have full length zoom and use TPU plates now. Would be interesting to see how the old Jordan 11-13 stack up against today’s top line shoes.
Marketing, purely MARKETING. I am a smart buyer, I CHOOSE NOT WHAT IS ADVERTISE OR INDORSE by an athlete, I choose what's the quality of a shoes. I am particularly of the brand.
As a shoe designer and commercial/real estate developer, a company can price a shoe (markup) all they want. However, unless ultra luxury, the shoes are made in China! When I was designing the “Gilmo,” my manufacturer charged me $15.00 to make plus $3.00 for the shoe box. The shoes would have sold for $199 to $300 for my footwear.
Michael Jordan became a billionaire and owns his own nba team and his major source of income is the 5% Royalties he gets from Nike from the annual sales of his Jordan Brand product including shoes and apparel. If he is only getting 5% and is a billionaire imagine how big Nike's cut must be. And this marketing is why Jordan brand products are the most expensive in both the sneaker and apparel game.
Well yeah it cost more to produce but it also had padding and u can resale the shoe after few year.... It not just about performance.... Otherwise u can just wear business shoe to play it..
@@campkira lol who buys used shoes unless u mad broke or homeless? I would rather buy a new pair of walmart no-name whatever shoes than wear someone's used Nikes or Jordans which raises a bunch of hygiene concerns.
Americans can earn $95 shoes by doing 2-3 days 9 hour shift work I think. But in India even if you have done graduation you need more than a week work to get a ₹7000(almost $95) .
When i was a kid in the Philippines, a majority of time i had to play in my school uniform leather shoes, in slippers for pick up games, or even barefoot, I didn't start playing ball in sneakers til i was in High School when i joined my school team. All i ever cared about was playing basketball because i love it, it's my favorite game in the world, and the more i played the better i got, whatever i was wearing was the last thing on my mind, all i cared about was playing and winning.
Shoes are important. Especially cushioning for bigger guys, ankle support, and lockdown for Achilles. I can really feel the discomfort in my feet when I wear poor quality basketball shoes. Having said that, price does not correlate to performance.
From my personal experience, yes they are. I grew up wearing Wal-Mart shoes and it was not uncommon for them to wear out by the end of the year. I bought Adidas and Nike when I got older and was surprised to see how much longer those lasted. I always buy the more reasonably priced pairs ($40-60) and get 3-4 years out of them. Replacing a $20 pair from Wal-Mart 3-4 times in the same time period will cost me more than the Adidas or Nike pair. I will never buy cheap brands for this reason.
Got the Pro Spark on sale and these are beasts on court. Traction squeaks a lot, torsion plate for heel to toe transition, a heel cup for lockdown and the cloudfoam cushioning is great.
