Lightstrike foam died so quickly in my SL20 after 150K - 93Miles of running, the crease was crazy and I did pick up an injury. Then I switched to Skechers max cushioning shoe. I have to try the React foam I got my eye on Nike react miler but I'll wait for a sale that's for sure. Great content Doctor cheers.
Nike React all the way. 700+ miles in my Pegasus 3 Trials. I use on tarmac only. No signs of degredation on the foam. Lots of support cushionng and decent spring. For me, the best running shoe I have worn.
I like both foams. My SL20 1st gen (2. gen sucks imo) for faster runs, and the infinity Run 2 FK for long/recovery/easy runs. My new favorite foam these days is Puma's Nitro foam though. Great stuff.
I’m so glad I found your channel. You just gained another subscriber. I really enjoy this type of content. I hope you’ll be doing more foam/cushion comparisons in the future because I’d love to hear your thoughts on zoom, zoomx, cushlon, fuel cell, flytefoam blast from ASICS, lightstrike pro, pwrrun pb from saucony, under Armour flow and HOVR, puma’s nitro foam, and Reebok floatride foam. Cheers!
The SL20s which are a running shoe have been consistently good for me. Have had them for about 4 months. I don't run much 18-20 kilometres a week. But they held up pretty well. Might be that the Ubersonic 4s have so less of lightstrike has to do something with them bottoming out pretty fast.
I got the SL 20 last year, I run almost everyday and use that pair 3x a week at least. They have held up so far. I think the video above lacked a review of lightstrike foam coupled with the torsion plate. Maybe the torsion makes the foam last.longer?
Brilliant video again. It’s really educational to see all these brand names being brought back to the actual names of the materials. Question regarding BOOST: I use running shoes with boost. To me they seem very mushy and I kinda doubt that they do much in the sense of energy return and feel unresponsive in general. They almost feel like a soft tyre. Is there any logic to that?
Yep completely - they’re doing their job in that deflating type feeling but that’s what it’s designed to do , not give you back return energy so it’s great for repetitive stress , not great for bounce and energy return
I love these 2 videos Zach. I would love to see you keep adding to this section of your channel with the new supposed 23 flight foam rumored on the Zions & Jordan 37s and possibly even incorporate some of the more popular Eastern Hemisphere foams such as the spongy KT 7 Nitro speed foam & Li-Ning’s Boom.
i've been watching your videos for a while, and just for the fun of it, maybe you can tweak your shuttle runs by reaching out with your outside hand to drastically improve times~ XP Anyway, love your vids!
Hey doc would you mind listening to this, I think that React Vapor NXT is really the cage 5 in disguise because most vapor's like the x, pro, air max volley, x knit and vapor lite are all minamilist shoes and cage's are more maximalist so that's my theory what do you think???
I am of course no expert and not an avid runner but boost and light strike are better than react in my opinion. With my experience, Nike shoes just feel more unstable. For example, I had noticeable heal pain with a Nike Trail shoe. Once I switched over to an Adidas shoe with boost the pain went away right away. It was crazy!
Do you have plans to do running shoe dissections? I'd love to learn about lightstrike pro, and about plates and rods but we probably won't ever see that in a tennis shoe.
Agree, i feel like my Uber 4 is already starting to lose its pop or bounce. I only had it for 4 weeks, ~20 hours of playtime. Maybe it's time to get a new one already. How do you think the Yonex powercushion compares to these new hightech foams ? and when are you reviewing the new yonex Fushion rev 4 ?
@@FootDoctorZach Also bottom of my Uber 4 is only slightly worn, still i think i will just get a new pair. Is this genius of Adidas, make a shoes that you have to replace after 20 hours ?
@@masonwrisley2748 i don't think i can wait that long, when this cushioning starts to lose its bounce, i am replacing it. It's expensive but i don't want to risk injury with worn down cushioning that is flat
i have the d rose 11 basketball shoes that uses lightstrike foam and i can tell you the foam doesnt last that long as said in this reiew. My toe area in the shoe sank badly which I could definitely feel when i put my hands in there. it just doesnt last that long
Depends on your foot type - I wouldn’t be able to give specific recommendations without an exam unfortunately - boost is the longest lasting foam out there though
Hi Doc, have you reviewed lightstrike foam durability from.shoes with torsion plates? I got an SL20 last year and been using them a.lot. the foam has not botted oit after 250km runs.
It still confuses me that in the Boost vs Bounce video, you stated that eTPU, which is plastic based, is great for absorption but not energy return while EVA is good for energy return ( as in Tennis Bounce shoes), but this video is completely different (for the case of react: eva helps with compression and plastic based one helps with energu return):) can you pls explain
Its just how the foam is pressed when manufactured - some eTPU can give good bounce back , some cant, some EVA will give alot of pop, others arent as good- it depends on the way its molded
@@FootDoctorZach do you think it’s likely that lightstrike is an Eva/tpu blend like react? That might explain the similar creasing and more Eva-like feel of lightstrike. I think your assessment of the foams is spot on, regardless of the foam composition.
There HAS to be EVA in it just from its mechanics and how it deforms plus it has cells that you can see when you cut it open but yeah for sure I’m sure it has some mix in there because they can’t just lie and say it’s a tpu and put eva in it but I’d be shocked if it was a full bed of tpu because boost and ultra boost are just such polar opposites of LS - but I just cut the video just so it’s intellectually honest - I’ll have to follow up with adidas to dig down into that more- thanks again for the follow up
