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Nike Kyrie 5
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I can say, with experience, that I have had multiple pairs that gained improved traction/grip after wearing/playing in them. This has happened with certain colorways of certain models too. I've had a pair that felt like I was skating until around 4-5 hours of use and now they're like flypaper and grab every time that I need them to. As for the outside "contamination theory", I used to believe that until I would wipe down my outside pairs and play with them indoors and discover that the theory doesn't apply to every single pair. For me, it depends on if the traction shows visible signs of heavy usage vs. minimal usage.
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Speaking purely from a performance perspective Nike's rubber compounds have been shaky for years now.
They can never get it right it seems, they're translucent options almost always suck unless your playing on NBA spotless floors, and some of their solid options are really hit and miss.
One example that comes to mind for me is the KD4, amazing tractions straight out of the box on ANY court condition, rubber is somewhat sticky to the touch and barely needs wiping, kyrie 4's in comparison are definitely good but can require wiping and almost took a few wears to wear down the initial layer of rubber to start getting some sort of "tackyness" to the floor.
They can never get it right it seems, they're translucent options almost always suck unless your playing on NBA spotless floors, and some of their solid options are really hit and miss.
One example that comes to mind for me is the KD4, amazing tractions straight out of the box on ANY court condition, rubber is somewhat sticky to the touch and barely needs wiping, kyrie 4's in comparison are definitely good but can require wiping and almost took a few wears to wear down the initial layer of rubber to start getting some sort of "tackyness" to the floor.
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It isn’t the pattern that gets better - sometimes, on certain colorways, the runner ends up with a finish on it, like a polish or compound, that doesn’t allow the rubber to react to the surface. Once you wear that compound or finish off, the traction is “broken in” and grip will improve. We used to take our shoes in high school out on the driveway/pavement and wear off the compound on black soles and they immediately got better.
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Kyrie wearing the volt Tacos again
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Completely disagree.
Shoes out the box have a slick finish on the rubber. Some even feel plastic.
Traction on Shoes definitely wears & breaks in.
I’m not going off you tube whatever that means.
I’m talking from experience of playing in hundreds of shoes.
So in your opinion did you feel that a pair of Kyrie 4 straight from box to the court the traction was just as good as how the traction turned out 3 weeks later?
My opinion the 4’s where like ice skates the first time they touched the hardwood.
Give them time & work and those little pimples on the zig zag wore down then the shoe bit the floor & no slipping.
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Wow! That is worrying.
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I respect his reviews, but he did mention the rubber is something you need to break in for indoor courts.
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He could have hit a wet spot...
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I really need a new shoe for basketball but I want some cushion coming from the 3s. What other models should I look at?
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The colored parts definitely have that slick, oily feeling compared to the white areas and they are right under the forefoot so it does need to be worn off a little.
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Lebrons and Hardens have good cushioning.
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Don't laugh, but the UA HOVR Havoc lows are a damn fine shoe for $105.
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Yo the orange pair with the teal bottoms are fire looking
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Volt tacos are soooo much better imo
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Tried them on and the cushioning doesn't stand out from the previous models to cop right away even with $15 rewards. I'll wait for even lower price and see where the colorways go from here first.
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so cushioning is meh and traction is suspect?
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I mean cushioning has never been a strong point for Kyrie's.
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@GrizzlyAnimal You’re welcome bro!
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@GrizzlyAnimal You’re welcome bro!
Lol
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Uhhh yes traction def is better once broken in.....but I also think every situation and scenario plays a big part in it as well, weather/humidity, how clean the court, what type of rubber compound used, etc.....def plays a big part in it for sure.
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...fit is off, price increase, and the Pre-Heat CW is duck dynasty camo from someone named "Taco."
What the hell happened here?
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