I have both cleats and if I’m being honest, the only difference in feel is the sole. When you wear elites, your feets feel like it’s absorbed and feels very comfortable. Where as in pro’s it feels comfortable but the sole isn’t as comfortable as the elites. The air zoom does not make me feel fast or anything. It just feels like my under foot very comfortable. The upper on both cleats are same exact when you put it on, pro’s are a little thinner which isn’t noticeable at all unless you really try to notice it. In the end, both cleats feels comfortable and the same. It looks the same, and feels the same. Elites are better by very little which I wouldn’t recommend spending more on unless you have daddy’s money
I got both, if you prefer a more structured fit, i would recommend the elite but if you just want a raw og mercurial feel and on a budget just get the pro
In terms of level of play, academy’s are for people that’s not so serious and looking for just a boot with studs to play. Pro’s are for serious players that either plays in an academy or plays competitively. Elite’s are for players that play are really serious in football and really cares about your level. Elites have all the new technology which sometimes isn’t even noticeable, and Pro’s have the same technology except some few cuts to keep the price lower. I recommend getting Pro’s all day if you want elites but don’t have the money for it. Trust me, it’s the same boots without air zoom which isn’t even a big deal to a lot of people. Just cuz its elite’s, doesn’t mean it last longer, it’s just made of higher quality that will eventually fall apart if you don’t take care of it. Every cleats last long if you take care of it appropriately.
does the pros fit the same as the elites it’s because i’m trying to get a pair of elites and i have the pros already so i just wanted to ask if they fit the same
Thank you for this review! Ive been thinking of buying the pros and this video absolutely sold me into deciding on buying them since they look so similar and might be a more confortable fit for myself. I wanted to ask if you know if the Pros in Ag outsole crack and tear the same as the Elites in Ag as many people have had problems with?
Other than sizing tips, these reviews are not informative, or detailed enough. “Not much different” between the two? They’re extremely different…The similarity is primarily in the appearance. Many differences beyond that.
We appreciate these kind of comments as its a different viewpoint, however we at playsportsunboxed are all about making simple and direct thoughts of boots. There really isn't much difference to this as the upper has only a ACC difference, both come with Nike skin and soleplate is fairly similar too. Other then a string bag, what else is "many difference beyond that", please do clarify this further & to ask you, do you have both boots or are you just commenting without evidence yourself?
