Why LeBrons cable shoe doesn't work.. (kinda) Nike LeBron XXI 

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Videos like this make me want a series on skateboarding shoes, too.

That high top ankle support myth was settled 20 years ago in the basketball shoe world

There's been loads of meta-analysis studies on low vs high to do with ankle injuries and been shown no difference. One of main the reasons that basketball has ankle injuries is because its a stop and start sport and puts more pressure on the Achilles. Also just being a physical sport in general and jumping and landing with high forces. If you also are trying to limit the Range of Motion of your movements then this can lead to your muscles being weak going beyond that range and could lead to injuries. The main factors are to strengthen your ankles and trying to reduce the chances of injuries in the sport although through time played and many factors, you'll always have an injury. Learning to land safely, reduce impacts, strength training, recovery and many more variables could help to reduce the chances of it happening. This is also without other factors and variables of others players hitting you from the side as the human body isnt designed to take side impacts well. We are designed to move in forward motion.

I appreciate that there's actually something interesting going on with that shoe. It looks a lot better made than a lot of sneakers.

Low Top Basketball shoes have been around for more than 50 years back in 68 with the Puma Clyde and in 69 with the Adidas Superstar. High Top offering ankle protection is a myth in basketball shoes. It just has the placebo affect of people thinking they are safer, all the ankle stability a shoe needs is in a strong heel counter. Almost everyone is playing with low tops now, not just Lebron

The reason LeBron is doing lows is bc his others weren’t selling and the kids want lows now. Tryna catch that Kobe crowd

One of the best videos you’ve put out. Long time watcher - every episode is a slight improvement. Channel is much more professional now than when you started. Awesome.

Love this. I just got the LeBron 21s in this colorway on a deep discount a couple weeks ago. Makes me happy to see the tech like this. Appreciate y'all's work. 🙏

I really really really want a hand made dog collar from you guys. I feel like that's the next thing that should come after belts. My dog deserve to look fly.

Just letting you know there’s,like a smudge or something on the lens as 0:27 in the bottom left quadrant of the screen. Also at 0:55 and some other b-roll.

Nice video, always appreciate when people get into the guts of shoes. One thing tho, the most influential aspect of a basketball shoe when it comes to ankle sprains and rolling an ankle isn't it is a high, mid or low top, it's actually the width of the base of the shoes. This is why you'll see an outrigger in pretty much every modern day hoop shoe. This and how stacked the midsole determine the actual stability of a basketball shoe. Just something to take into account for your future basketball shoe series.

Good stuff yall, we’ve been wanting to see videos cutting technical shoes like basketball for ever! Can’t wait to see what’s next.

This was really fun to watch, looking forward to more, I was pretty burnt out on the boot content

Great video. Really liked your style of teaching about the shoes.

Great episode. Great data and info. 🎉

Very nice breakdown, hope to see more of these on sneakers. Nice to see all of the cables are actually underneath the leather layer, but yeah, disappointed that they didn't go at least through the midsole. High cut basketball sneakers don't necessarily mean good ankle support these days, you said it, a good heel lockdown will give that support.

Very nice episode and concept 👌

Welcome Caulin! This is one of my favorite RU-vid channels. You guys out great videos. I hope you guys could do a teardown and history on the nike foamposite one or foamposite pro one day. Thanks guys

Great vid colab, keep them going

Caulin you did great! such a nice video. Thanks.

This is what I imagined when I saw a Rose Anvil video claiming to have the resident sneaker nerd. Loving it even when I’m not even into sneakers or basketball shoes. More like this please. Great job keeping the channel growing and improving!

Great video guys!!

Love this one.. he's excellent and very informative just like you ... and he's 100% right about the history and changes

Let’s goooo! Thanks for this really love the content. Im happy to find out more about the leather quality of sneakers, especially for the pricier ones. For next suggestions, Jordan 38? Adidas Y3s? The new Anta Kai? Reps?

As a sneakerhead and basketball fan...I love this episode! Should be a series with this style

1:56 Bro WHAT?! GILBERT ARENAS AND STEVE NASH BOTH HAD LOW CUT SHOES IN 2005-2006! JOHN STOCKTON WAS WEARING LOWS IN THE 90’S. Clyde Frazier was hooping in lows in the 70’s!!!! SNEAKER NERD MY ASS!

Great video guys! Thank you.

Good on ya Caulin. Great job 👏👏

I'm not really a sneakerhead, but Caulin's presentation style and delivery + knowledge got me hooked on the series already. I definitely can't wait for more!

Loved the video!

Great idea for a series mate, I recommend you to inspect outsole durability so we know if it’s actually durable for outdoor use

Jordan already wearing some low top PE's back then starting with the Jordan 2

I can't believe you are doing basketball shoes, but NOT doing Shaq shoes. I have said this many times on your videos. Get some older Reebok Shaq shoes and get some new Walmart Shaq shoes and compare them. Let's see if Walmart Shaq shoes are any good at all.

Welcome Caulin. Excellent first episode.

Colin did a great job on his review, he has picked up on the Rose Anvil style and definitely is relatable and knowledgeable! Nice job

best upgrade basketball shoes need (and many other sport sneakers too) is wide toe box. It's not like football shoes, where narrow boot helps kick the ball in some techniques. For basketball, handball, tennis, it's the opposite. You benefit with wider floor contact area.

The cables are just glued on and not anchored to anything?

Nice change of pace. Interesting to explore different types of footwear 🏀

I love that The Used hoodie! They’re one of my favorite bands and still making amazing music! For anyone who used to listen to The Used, look into their recent releases, it’s really good!

This is dope - thanks for coming on camera

Great review

Great video what is it gonna take to get you to cut in half a Nike air Foamposite 1???

I've been wearing your belt every day since Christmas. Pretty good! Wish you made one a bit thicker. I don't like how it easily twists

I have the 21s and loveplaying in them good cushion support is good wide base

High tops make you more prone to a high ankle sprain when you roll your ankle compared to low tops. The move, as seen in tennis, is a low top with high lateral support coupled with ankle braces to provide additional support the low top sneaker doesn’t provide.

Loved it. Watched it multiple times

Great video. More please

Cool episode!

Keep em coming

Please do another Jordan silhouette

Big fan of this upcoming series. I know my son will like it as well.

Are the Puma LaMelos any good? I bought some rick and morty ones. Never tried them out.

the cabling locking system on my SIDI shoes and boots actually works for cycling and motorcycle very well

Would be nice to see how durable the outsoles are, particularly for outdoor hoops.

Will you do the redwing cowboy work boot? Work - Style 2204 RIO FLEX MEN'S 11-INCH WATERPROOF, SAFETY TOE PULL-ON BOOT

great job on the video.

Hey, you might have some dust on the camera sensor, you can see that in the B-rolls on the bottom left corner

There have been low top versions of Lebrons since at least the Lebron 9. Love the series though, and hope to see more, including some stuff from Adidas, Anta, and others! Not gonna outdo Nightwing and Weartesters, but could be a great supplemental source of information!

Hard! Keep it up with the basketball shoes!

Caulin crushed it! exited for the upcoming series

The Converse Weapon, is still, in my opinion, the greatest basketball shoes of all time!!!

Do the Harden Vol 8 and AE 1! Great review btw best I’ve seen! Sub!!!

High tops does not protect your ankles, it's just placebo effect. I will say it one more time louder, HIGH TOPS DOES NOT PROTECT YOUR ANKLES! Like Caulin says at 12:42, it pretty much comes from good heel lockdown. Also "cable systems" or other similar gimmicky terms are.. just gimmicks, the lacing itself (lace loop positioning, does the holes go higher towards the ankle that allows extra lockdown? etc.) Saying that the extra material on top provides protection is the equivalent of saying wearing long sleeves shirt protects your wrists (I mean look at those freaking hi top Converses). When that ankle rolls, that's your whole entire body weight that goes on it, you think an extra cut of material with lacing can handle that? See how snowboots are constructed? Now that kind of padding actually protects your ankles but guess what? You can't move an inch in those damn things. Even if ball shoes provide that much padding and restriction, it will just carry the stress over to other joints like your knees since you can't move those ankles. Simple science. Ankle protection starts from the base, it should be wide at the forefoot at your pinky area (also called an outrigger) and good heel containment. Example of a ideal constructed shoe are the Jordan 13s, if you come across them at a store (which isn't hard these days) slide them on, try to roll your ankle outward and feel the effect of that outrigger, sure they are mid top but my point stands, that extra inch of leather ain't gonna no jack vs your whole body weight, also did you know MJ himself wore the low cut version of 13s in his games? ('98 finals, game 2 to be exact). Proper footwork and technique is also important, IYKYK, sloppy footwork is just asking for trouble. Also proper ankle strengthening and training matters, shoes can only do so much. If you want actual protection, go for ankle braces (look at Steph Curry's braces, those are absolute beefcakes of braces) and don't waste time and money on "hi tops". High or low top is purely aesthetic whether you like it or not. Look for how a shoe is constructed, the lacing that will secure your heel to the footbed/heel lockdown, wide base at the front, stable heel cushion that does not sink down (it puts stress on your achilles tendon *cough cough* Kobe 8 Protro), upper material at the outrigger that properly stop your feet from sliding off of the footbed on hard lateral movements/plants, cushion that are not too high off the ground and that's pretty much it. I personally prefer low tops because it gives my ankles the freedom to do what it's made for, constricting it just makes me feel awkward with every movement, which does not inspire confidence. It's the exact opposite for other people, having something at the ankles gives them secure feel which inspires confidence, in either cases, extra material or not, it doesn't do anything in term of actual practicality. As for the Lebron 21s specifically, the soft heel cushion could be a factor that leads to heel instability. The base and outrigger could've been bigger or wider too which would've helped.

I’m looking forward to this series

do the p,ayers tape their ankles to provide the support instead of the shoes?

I really love this kind of dissect for shoes, help you to gauge how many dollar you should spend

Advertising on the secondary channel too? damn you guys are ruthless 💰💰💰

Definitely appreciate having Collin’s knowledge for these vids. Hope to see more of him with you.

Nice job ❤

Good call on Caulin

maybe important to note that pros tend to have custom versions of their shoes that are nothing like the retail versions tho

Great job Caulin! I'll be honest, gonna 😢 when y'all cut up that Kobe reverse grinch.

Jordan Tatums 1 & 2 if you can. I want to see how well they rank on some of your tests.

I have to say for me. I got a pair of LeBron nXXt Gen AMPD and they are incredibly comfy, unlike anuthing else i have worn. It pushes back against you and hold so well with out being tight or restricting.

These are actually so nice

still waiting for a vid about the uptempos, so curious about those chonksters

I come from a biomechanics headspace with sneakers (10+ years selling performance and fashion sneakers). This is easily one of the most interesting footwear channels. What I would do to work with you guys 🤯. Besides, how many times can a influencer channel describe sneakers as "comfortable" 🤦

Um glad there are people highlighting the findings in the medical and sport science worlds that the height of the ankle cut on a basketball shoe has little to no correlation to ankle injuries. A lot of low top shoes still have amazing lockdown, largely due to tech, but not necessarily due to things like these cables. Materials obviously, laceline, shanks, traction, and heel counters all come together to do the job, even in high tops. The sphere tech in the heels of the 21s and the 20s (which were also lowtops but dont have the cables) probably do a lot more than the cables.

Solid job Caulin! Got me way more interested in a pair of basketball shoes than I ever thought I would be. Hope to see you make another appearance with another crazy sneaker soon.

We need a video on slides. Summers on the way I need to know if the "recovery" slides are a real thing.

It's pretty cool stuff! I love the breakdown... I am a little disappointed with Flywire. I thought it would go all the way down. I own the 21 Tahecian model

High Caulin, please put some lunarlon shoes to the cut with Weston. Of what I already used, it is my favorite technology for cushioning at high mobility sports because it is generally lower than other options. Also, please give Asics some love, they also have great technologies but they are overlooked because they don't hire so many athletes like nike or adidas

Where did you get that sweatshirt weston?

That is intresting take. Ive always prefed lows. Sure like converse back in the day and jordan 1 highs are nice but lows with good heal support way to go.

This is great!

Would u say Kidd zoom flights where MIDs? LOWS?

Is this the best leather on a Nike?

whats the guests channel called??

It’s about time Caulin!

Please do a pair of Alexander McQueen oversized sneakers

Kinda weird but Id really like to see some cycling shoes, as they use cleats to lock in to pedals and more expensive ones tend to come with carbon fiber soles and boa systems

They can get away playing in low cos they fix their ankle with tapes so well many players do not even tie their laces normally

I don’t understand why you just don’t take the laces off before you start cutting.

Are these (or any Nike athlete-endorsed shoe) the actual model the athlete uses, or do they use custom-made shoes while endorsing the mass produced shoes?

I would love to see a review of ATG's, Uncivilized 2.0, it is a foot shaped basketball shoe; also Altra's Paradym 6 and Provision 6, THANKYOU 🦋👣

Would love to see a different color way torn down. It seems like most of the other color ways are cheap plastic synthetics, with reviewers saying to pretty much only go for this color way or others with this upper material as it’s the only good material.

for a moment I thought my screen had an issue before I realized there is a random smudge in the middle of the video at multiple points

More of this! And everything else :D

I dont actually think for a second, that Basketball players have the same shoes as the ones for regular people. They have to wear more advanced, more "real" technology on them. (They don't cut cost on "their" shoes)