I recently got myself a new pair of basketball shoes. I'm not normally too picky about what shoes I wear for basketball, as long as they've got decent ankle support I'm usually good. The last shoes I balled in(which was like 10 months ago) were Reebok ATR's, and they were alright. But this time, partly because of my knees and also because I haven't played in so long, I decided I was going to treat myself and get the best possible shoe out there.
I'm not much of a sneaker head but I quickly managed to narrow down my choices to three pairs. The Nike Hyperize, the Nike Hyperdunk and the Zoom Kobe IV. These 3 pairs are some of the lightest basketball shoes currently available right now, with the Zoom Kobe IV being the lightest basketball shoe ever made. Decreased weight was a huge criteria for me because I've kind of lost a step having been out for so long, and I now need every edge I can get.
In the end I decided to go for the Zoom Kobe IV.
I tried all these shoes on, and in terms of comfort I've gotta say it felt superior. The shoe also looked so much better with much more appealing colorways. The big question though was the ankle support. I've been playing basketball for almost a decade now, and the majority of the injuries I've had before my knees betrayed me were ankle sprains and jammed fingers. I don't think the height of the shoe is as big a deal as people make it out to be. I think what's more important is if your foot is stable within the shoe. Because if your foot is sliding sideways within your shoe, even slightly, you're definitely going to sprain your ankle at some point. With the whole landing on someone's foot thing, when that happens you're going to sprain your ankle regardless. While I think ankle tape may help, I don't think the height of the shoe will make that big of a difference.
So there it is. Zoom Kobe IV, best ball shoe on the planet. These are officially my comeback sneakers.
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