MAX AIR PROTECTION????????????

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Does Air Max actually offer more impact and joint protection than Double stacked Zoom?

Like does the Air Max Lebron VII offer more protection than the Lebron VI would?

I know we have Jason Petrie saying that Air Max offers more protection but Nike is known to use gimmicks of somewhat to sell stuff( Shox and Flywire)

Can somebody with real knowledge tell me what's the real truth?
 
no real knowledge here but double stack zoom feels like it absorbs hard ground way better than max air imo
 
i would say that it does. my legs are significantly less sore after playing in air max shoes than when playing in zoom air shoes. i have a bad knee, so often times i struggle to play back to back in zoom air shoes due to knee inflammation. when i play regularly in air max shoes, i dont have this problem and can play as often as i like.
 
it all depends on the implementation, execution and weight distribution. they will provide different levels of cushioning as to the aimed purpose of the shoe.

ie:
-tuned air chambers (air max plus)
-full-length air chambers (am 360)
-encapsulated air max/zoom
-combination air max and zoom (heel, forefoot)
-plates (air jordan xvii)
 
this could just be me, but i had micro fracture knee surgery and was on crutches for 2 months...

when i began walkin, air max was all i wore for about a month, i put on somethin with zoom and i could immediately feel discomfort in my knee.

Now this could only be me, and i wasnt wearin double stack, but with an already trashed knee joint, ill go with air max.
 
Originally Posted by jthagreat

this could just be me, but i had micro fracture knee surgery and was on crutches for 2 months...

when i began walkin, air max was all i wore for about a month, i put on somethin with zoom and i could immediately feel discomfort in my knee.

Now this could only be me, and i wasnt wearin double stack, but with an already trashed knee joint, ill go with air max.
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I wonder if it could be because zoom is more cushioned so your joints move around more to stabalize themselves?

  
 
Think it has more to do with the bounce-back feel of Zoom. If Zoom does offer a responsive cushion, then it would bounce back to shape, sending energy back up into the shoe, and thus the wearer's feet and legs. This could cause the pain, whereas simple impact-absorption technology, like adiprene or Max, will absorb the energy and cushion .
 
I'll take either of the two over foam.

But, truly there are quite a few factors and implications of one versus the other.
 
Originally Posted by scarru

Originally Posted by jthagreat

this could just be me, but i had micro fracture knee surgery and was on crutches for 2 months...

when i began walkin, air max was all i wore for about a month, i put on somethin with zoom and i could immediately feel discomfort in my knee.

Now this could only be me, and i wasnt wearin double stack, but with an already trashed knee joint, ill go with air max.
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I wonder if it could be because zoom is more cushioned so your joints move around more to stabalize themselves?

  
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im not sure, but i couldnt disagree with you or duke. I love zoom before the surgery, and still like it today, now that im somewhat better.
 
^^^ I do too, nothing like the feel of Zoom BB's or especially the Bowerman Zoom series runners. I have just heard some with knee injuries compain of this, and it seems like most wear Zoom-based shoes, which I guess isn't fair as most people wear Nike's of some sort. This will definitely take me some more research.
 
I definitely feel max air supports your knees better. When comparing the lebron vii's to a zoom air bball shoe , kobe V, zoom BB etc. You can really feel the difference. Zoom air gives u that cool springy bounce, but i think is better used for quick sharp movements, running etc. Jumping definitely goes to max air.
 
Originally Posted by Iceberg16

I definitely feel max air supports your knees better. When comparing the lebron vii's to a zoom air bball shoe , kobe V, zoom BB etc. You can really feel the difference. Zoom air gives u that cool springy bounce, but i think is better used for quick sharp movements, running etc. Jumping definitely goes to max air.
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For real? Can you explain it a little better.
 
Hmmm...

Sounds true.

I don't ball anymore due to a bad knee, but...

I wear all my kicks casually, when I do a lot of walking throughout the day and I'm wearing zoom (Kobes etc...) my feet feel good, but my knees kinda hurt...if I'm wearing air max or even a shoe with stiffer zoom like jordan XIVs, XIIIs my feet/knees feel fine.

So maybe for cushion/comfort...zoom.

For impact...Air.
 
Originally Posted by Mister Friendly

Originally Posted by Iceberg16

I definitely feel max air supports your knees better. When comparing the lebron vii's to a zoom air bball shoe , kobe V, zoom BB etc. You can really feel the difference. Zoom air gives u that cool springy bounce, but i think is better used for quick sharp movements, running etc. Jumping definitely goes to max air.
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For real? Can you explain it a little better.
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to me, i feel like i get off the ground quicker in zoom shoes, while i feel like i get higher when wearing air max based shoes. both have their pros and cons. i dont feel like i get up all the way in zoom shoes, but in air max shoes i sometimes feel like it takes too long to get to the peak of my jump.

i think what iceberg means by jumping is actually landings.
 
are there any great basketball shoes out now with air max in the heel and zoom in the forefoot? i recall a couple threads that dabbled on this subject but i don't remember much of the shoes. perhaps just a handful of pennys and the air 3 (air garnett 3s). the soldier 4s are said to have this air max/zoom combo right?
 
Originally Posted by cbfpunch

are there any great basketball shoes out now with air max in the heel and zoom in the forefoot? i recall a couple threads that dabbled on this subject but i don't remember much of the shoes. perhaps just a handful of pennys and the air 3 (air garnett 3s). the soldier 4s are said to have this air max/zoom combo right?
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i heard the 16.5's were the best am/zoom combo to date. They just look horrible.
 
^ i think the 16.5's look good but as far as cushioning goes, it's only air heel/zoom forefoot so it's a no-go for me.
 
1/2 cents have that combo, but as far as the topic i feel like air max does give you more impact protection coming from a guy that has knee problems. The only zoom that i love is the zoom in the Lebron IV's.
 
they may have more or less the same impact protection, but i think air max tech gives better impact protection and weight/pressure absorption implemented to work well with bigs.. zoom is designed for guards and quicker forwards and performs better than max in terms of responsiveness and a better low-to-ground feel... that's only my observation.
 
Hmm....my legs have been bothering me in my kobe IV's....I wonder if I should try a max air shoe instead?
 
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