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6-2 SG. 155 lbs. GRCC #21
For starters, the ZKIII is not as ugly as I thought. I recently copped on the employee appreciation, and I'm glad I took advantage of the deal. This isan unbiased review!!! I have hooped in these twice. Full p/u games to 15...about 10 games so far. Here's my review.
Comfort 9/10
The inner bootie feels really good. This shoe is great to hoop in, and my feet were stable in the shoe (no movement within). Although I couldn't reallyfeel the "responsiveness" of the full length Zoom Air unit. I think you need to put a few miles on this shoe to actually feel the ZA. For thisreason, I gave it a 9/10
Ankle Support 10/10
Coming from recently hooping in the Foamposite 1's (Dr. Doom's), which had NO ankle support at all, I felt that the ZKIII's offered great support. I had sprained my ankle a week ago in the Dooms, and I needed some good ankle support to stabilize my ankle...and the ZKIII did just that. The thin tonguealso helps in my opinion. Don't ask me how, but I like the thin tongue!......no h0m0
Traction 8.5/10
Personally, I like to hear the "squeeky" sounds from the sole of the shoe when I'm on the court. Like the sound of a Pro-Model sole or the soleof the XI's. Although the ZKIII does not "squeek", it offers a different type of traction. Don't get me wrong, you're not going to besliding around the court and you won't break your leg when you come to a complete stop, but just know that you won't hear the squeek when you stopquickly. I played at my old high school, and its a new gym with great floors (springboard)...I occasionaly had to wipe the dust off the bottom of the sole,but that is common with almost every shoe. I wasn't impressed with the traction, but it is workable...8.5/10
Flexibility 10/10
These feel great on my feet, and they are not stiff at all! Even when you first try them on, there is no stiffness present...meaning that a "break inphase" is unnecessary. 10/10 for me.
Overall Performance 9/10
Usually you have to break a shoe in to get that perfect feel on your foot. I know this because this Foamposite 1's KILLED my feet the first time playingin them. However, with the ZKIII, theres not really a "break in phase". I just laced them up, went on the court and went to work on cats. I alsonoticed that it is really hard to sprain your ankle in these, because of the extension on the outer forefoot part of the sole, and the great ankle support atthe top of the shoe. I am impressed with the ZKIII because the ZK2's killed my toes because my foot would slide around in them, however there was nosliding while playing in the ZKIII. The only downfall is the traction for me personally. As I said before, I like the squeeky noise.
Conclusion
I would highly reccommend this shoe for anyone who is looking for comfort and a light shoe to do work in. Higher reccommendation to a SG or SF. Im not toosure about the PG position, a PG might want to try out the Trash Talks that Steve Nash wears lol!
Any more questions? Hit me up with a message.
For starters, the ZKIII is not as ugly as I thought. I recently copped on the employee appreciation, and I'm glad I took advantage of the deal. This isan unbiased review!!! I have hooped in these twice. Full p/u games to 15...about 10 games so far. Here's my review.
Comfort 9/10
The inner bootie feels really good. This shoe is great to hoop in, and my feet were stable in the shoe (no movement within). Although I couldn't reallyfeel the "responsiveness" of the full length Zoom Air unit. I think you need to put a few miles on this shoe to actually feel the ZA. For thisreason, I gave it a 9/10
Ankle Support 10/10
Coming from recently hooping in the Foamposite 1's (Dr. Doom's), which had NO ankle support at all, I felt that the ZKIII's offered great support. I had sprained my ankle a week ago in the Dooms, and I needed some good ankle support to stabilize my ankle...and the ZKIII did just that. The thin tonguealso helps in my opinion. Don't ask me how, but I like the thin tongue!......no h0m0
Traction 8.5/10
Personally, I like to hear the "squeeky" sounds from the sole of the shoe when I'm on the court. Like the sound of a Pro-Model sole or the soleof the XI's. Although the ZKIII does not "squeek", it offers a different type of traction. Don't get me wrong, you're not going to besliding around the court and you won't break your leg when you come to a complete stop, but just know that you won't hear the squeek when you stopquickly. I played at my old high school, and its a new gym with great floors (springboard)...I occasionaly had to wipe the dust off the bottom of the sole,but that is common with almost every shoe. I wasn't impressed with the traction, but it is workable...8.5/10
Flexibility 10/10
These feel great on my feet, and they are not stiff at all! Even when you first try them on, there is no stiffness present...meaning that a "break inphase" is unnecessary. 10/10 for me.
Overall Performance 9/10
Usually you have to break a shoe in to get that perfect feel on your foot. I know this because this Foamposite 1's KILLED my feet the first time playingin them. However, with the ZKIII, theres not really a "break in phase". I just laced them up, went on the court and went to work on cats. I alsonoticed that it is really hard to sprain your ankle in these, because of the extension on the outer forefoot part of the sole, and the great ankle support atthe top of the shoe. I am impressed with the ZKIII because the ZK2's killed my toes because my foot would slide around in them, however there was nosliding while playing in the ZKIII. The only downfall is the traction for me personally. As I said before, I like the squeeky noise.
Conclusion
I would highly reccommend this shoe for anyone who is looking for comfort and a light shoe to do work in. Higher reccommendation to a SG or SF. Im not toosure about the PG position, a PG might want to try out the Trash Talks that Steve Nash wears lol!
Any more questions? Hit me up with a message.
