Under Armour Drive 4 Vs Nike Hyperdunk Reviews

Sad for the delay. No time to take new pics or add hyperlinks as I've been slammed. You can just coil on the carte du jour for the full reviews.

2016 was an interesting twelvemonth for me every bit I learned a lot virtually myself. As some of you lot know I had a good amount of time off due to wrist surgery to prepare a totally ruptured scapholunate ligament in my right wrist. I was about to write about simply I decided against it since information technology was felt mundane. However, I learned a few lessons:

Health insurance and doctors offices suck

Although I already knew that I didn't know they sucked this badly. Went to ii specialists to get a second opinion, was clearly told they took my insurance and was IN NETWORK only to detect out later they were OUT OF NETWORK. I got a Sorry, our bad and a bill shortly there afterwards. Ever cheque with your insurance not simply the doctors function about coverage. Subsequently some arguing I got i md to bill me equally in network and the other to reduce the charges. Canada is sounding better and better..

I am a "when life easily you lot lemons, make lemonade" kind of person

I got a big bag of lemons this year. When I was in a cast for 6 weeks I didn't only sit around and mope even though I couldn't lift weights or play basketball or golf game or tennis or…you get the betoken.  I worked on my shot fifty-fifty with a cast on my right arm.. I worked on my legs, ankles and basketball cardio plus learned to stretch my hip flexors and then I could foreclose injury and be close to game ready when I got back on the floor. Working out the upper body is great simply the legs are the engine to the machine and so don't neglect them.

A 3-1 lead doesn't mean sh*t

See Warriors vs Cavs, Cubs vs Indians, Clinton vs Trump

I am Non an Influencer

Actually I already knew that but I'm proud of that. I'grand just a guy doing the same things every sneakerhead does just I decided to write about it for fun and try to learn more than about myself and my passions. I don't post a bunch of pics on Instagram or tweet about the latest drops and pick ups because I don't have the fourth dimension.  I just found out that WordPress runs ads on my blog and then I but upgraded my program to become them removed.  Google Ad sense is the smartest yet most abrasive (and scariest) thing in the earth. If you're wondering why you see the aforementioned pop up Ax for Men ad on every sneaker site, Google Ad Sense is your respond.

In that location are more important things in life than shoes.. much more than of import, information technology isn't really even a give-and-take. I enjoy writing because it lets me escape from reality for a few hours at a fourth dimension.

Ok enough chit chat hither is my 2016 . I will say that 2016 was a good year overall with better cushioning namely thank you to Adidas. It also was nice to see Nike come downwardly to world withsome of their prices. 20 to 30 bucks off Lebrons and KD's isn't that much when you lot look at their entire line up. Most of the prices stayed the same specially the Kyrie and team shoes. Don't forget Jordan Brand pushed some of their retros prices upwardly to $220 so it all evens out …sort of. Nike/JB giveth and Nike/JB taketh away in one form or another. Pretty sure they still came out ahead. Contest is a great thing even if they notwithstanding own ninety% of the marketplace.I'm hoping that just losing that tiny bit of market share wakes the bear and Nike shows us what they can really do like the early on 2000's.

On the whole though, the average shoe in 2016 was better, Nike prices fell a little, while Adidas and UA prices were left unchanged or increased. If you wait for a month or two, all shoes can exist had at a nice discount, so the retuL cost drop isn't that big a deal to me. KD Ix everywhere for $99 anyone?

I also chosen the bandwagon effect on UA every bit they got pounded by Wall Street. Diversify your portfolio UA.. Can Curry carry UA alone?

Photo courtesy of Chapelle's bear witness and Comedy Central

I should note that ONLY Ane shoe from 2016 made my rotation to end the year.

Worst
Nike Lebron Soldier X

I should have known better. Average traction, hard cushioning, slight heel sideslip, no containment.  This shoe proves that it isn't the shoes at all as Lebron but changed his legacy in 1 series.

Worst Value

Li Ning Fashion of Wade 4

This was my outset and probably last attempt with a Chinese brand. I plant them to exist painfully numbing with very firm cushioning. Just considering a cushioning has fancier name doesn't mean information technology works. $195 retail. Just a joke at that cost for what you become. Even at $160 it was mode too pricey.

Near Underrated/Best Comeback

Nike Hyperdunk 2016

Great comeback by Nike. No frills no fanfare. Non the most exciting shoe but a good solid shoe that gets cheaper each month as inventory piles up.

Under Armour Clutchfit Bulldoze 3

Making the shoe out of its namesake was a great idea UA different the CFD 2. Cushioning was ok, traction was good for the almost function. But very CFD like overall.

Biggest Surprise

Risewear 720 Halo

For nether $35 bucks retail you lot become a shoe that has like materials, overnice fit and decent traction for lots less than the big boys. EVA feels decent in these but doesn't typically terminal long only they look good for being a discount make. I really applaud them for "fixing" a glaring hole in the discount shoe industry. Please don't make fun of what people wear, $35 to some is $200 to others and pennies to another. And if y'all do, I promise you get crossed upward and interruption your ankles and get a viral sensation. #karma

Cushioning

1. KD Ix  and Adidas Rose vii/CLB16/Harden
2. Hyperrev 2016
3. Hyperdunk 2016 Flyknit/AJ XXX1
4. Adidas D Lillard ii
5. Brandblack JC3 and Rare Metal

I keep flip flopping between the KD IX and the Adidas Boost line up so I chickened out and made it a tie. My friend who has back problems swears that his dorsum is groovy thanks to the KD. He was going to give my Rose seven a try but he just didn't like the fit or the thinner forefoot cushioning.

I love the Zoom on the Hyperrev 2016 and I think the full length Zoom on the Hyperdunk Fk and Jordan XXX1 shouldn't be left out. Simply considering information technology's former doesn't hateful it doesn't work. Low profile and springy works for me.

Adidas's Bounce deserves more praise than it gets. Feels adept correct out of the box plus it's stable and soft where and when it should exist.

The Rare Metals took the Blackfoam from the JC3 and lowered the ride to make information technology a quicker more than balanced cushioning. Only good stuff.

Honorable Mention

Crazy Explosive heel and midfoot cushioning

Why so low? I bottomed out in the forefoot considering of the cored out area. I finally figured out that was the result. Couldn't actually feel the Boost in the forefoot either. Also I had to go through multiple pairs to find the Boostiest pair which is a real issue. Some were harder than the Rose vii and CLB.

Traction

1. Rose 7
2. Curry ii.v
3. Crazylight Boost 2016
4. Hyperrev 2016
5. Kobe AD solid outsole
6. Kyrie 2

I centre traction…I may have forgotten ane or two good ones but the get-go few actually stood out. The Curry 3 and KD 9 aren't far behind either.

Least Bad Depression Meridian

I didn't actually love whatever low this year for one reason or another. Some shoes did a few things  corking but nothing killed it all around.  None of these are making my rotation  but if I were to selection on to play in today…

1. Project Crazylight Boost 2016

I really shouldn't have to alter a shoe to discover the correct fit but the extra eyelets helped a ton. Heel fit was sloppy in my true size that I had to make new eyelets which eliminated 95% of the heel skid. Going downwards half a size did assistance but my broad feet couldn't stand up wearing them for besides long. I shouldn't accept to compromise comfort and performance or exist forced to cull what is the lesser of 2 flaws. Plus the four lace loops didn't aid with making a one to one fit. Some suggested more adding more eyelets and I don't dubiousness it would piece of work but so I have to find new laces to match.. just a lot of extra steps. The stock Crazylight is good if you have the right pes and ankle for information technology but since I don't, information technology's non on my listing.

2.  Nike Kobe A.D.

Excellent fit and traction got me to enjoy this shoe. Cushioning is non as soft every bit previous Kobe'due south, most notably 8-11 simply it feels responsive and pretty skillful afterwards break in, not rock hard like the Kyrie 2. Retrieve a slightly softer Curry 2.v . The forefoot outrigger does coil under the outsole on difficult crossovers which is annoying only mine have held up and it happens merely on occasion. Long term I'm non sure how it will hold up but at least Nike has a two yr warranty?

3.  Adidas Harden Vol 1
I wasn't sure where to place this shoe simply it's overall a better shoe than the stock lace prepare up of Crazylight Boost 2016. Adidas improved all facets of the CLB except traction on dusty floors. Needed some serious break in time for me and my arches still get sore. If these had improve traction on dusty floors I'd similar the a lot more than.

4. Kobe 11

Some other shoe I didn't love due to traction. I loved the heel fit, cushioning was adept, containment was ok. I may try a solid outsole in one case prices autumn some more but with the A.D. I already found a improve traction blueprint.

five. Brandblack Rare Metal

Everything well-nigh the shoe is great except traction. Just not as much seize with teeth every bit other shoes overall and stupidly placed foam on the outsole plus a harder rubber chemical compound made  for inconsistent traction.

*I didn't count the KD IX as a low although I estimate it could be?*

Top 6 Overall

This listing is not my top 6 rotation. Only the Rose and Curry 2.5 are in my rotation although the Soldier 6 nostalgia has made me give it a lot more PT lately. Newer almost never means better kids.

I similar all the shoes on the listing but some operation flaws keep them out of my rotation . I wasn't sure if I should count the Back-scratch two.5 since information technology's pretty much a better plumbing equipment Curry two and then I made information technology a superlative 6 instead.

one. Adidas D Rose seven

I don't hide my unabashed dear for excellent traction so this should come as no surprise. Ridiculous traction, swell cushioning made even ameliorate with an insole swap. Flexible yet supportive, it just fits my game. And prices keep falling so really tin't beat that.

2. Back-scratch 2.5

Same every bit the Curry 2 but with an fifty-fifty better fit. In one case once more a top traction set, decent cushioning (it just plays fast) and super stable.

3. Hyperrev 2016

Most have probably forgotten virtually this shoe..I mean it's almost a year old (sarcasm). It savage out of my rotation considering it played to similar to the Soldier VI but Nike gave us awesome Zoom, excellent traction (1 of the best this year), while being supportive and stable. My heel counter got beat out up and lost its stiffness which I should accept expected given how soft it was to begin with while my Soldiers accept kept trucking along.

iv. Hyperdunk 2016

The HD16. My review didn't sound enthusiastic most it but it wasn't considering it didn't perform. It did everything well just not lights out not bad. However, I do have to say the way it pulled the talocrural joint and foot dorsum really stood out to me. Just a solid performer if not exciting. And for the cost ..

five. Adidas D Lillard 2

The Lillard 2 is another shoe that I dear and I wish its traction on dusty floors was at to the lowest degree better than average. Very comfortable out of the box without sacrificing performance. Looks corking and else about the shoe is splendid and at $105, pretty much a no brainer. I even picked up a Primeknit Rip City pair for $85 bucks because I like Dame and the shoe itself. And no, there is no performance difference between the uppers.

half-dozen. Nike KD IX

This is why I love competition. Nike brought the big guns with the revamped Zoom and great traction. I felt information technology was a piffling too soft for me and the containment wasn't the greatest. Over time the shoe'southward upper and heel counter has gotten too soft and I can't motility similar I desire to in these because I'm sliding off the footbed. But the good outweighed the bad for the virtually part and at $99 bucks and below now, it'southward most a no brainer. Nike has the Birds of Prey on sale for $75 and even I picked those up for that price.

Honorable Mention

Brandblack Rare Metal

I didn't think fit could exist addictive but man these fit slap-up out of the box. No break in time to get locked in. Too bad traction held it back.

What about the Crazylight Boost 2016? See low top department

What about the Crazy Explosive? But didn't bladder my boat like the rest of the sneaker world. Traction was decent not groovy and decumbent to peeling. I had pain in the ball of my due to the cored out areas in the forefoot. In addition the forefoot cushioning felt thin to me probably because well-nigh of the foot pressure was landing right in that cored out area. Materials? Yes information technology'south soft but I'd rather only exist locked in than take knit materials sitting on elevation of my foot. To me, materials are almost a non gene in terms of performance unless the cloth crusade constant pain even afterwards intermission in. Materials are just a talking point nowadays because shoe companies all use dissimilar materials now since they all ditched leather. Can't injure to market place one more thing right? Would MJ missed his concluding shot if the upper were stiffer on the AJ XIV? Very doubtful, but if the traction sucked and he slipped..well you lot tin't score when your plough it over.

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