I have 2 questions:

How thick is the boot?
and
Is it good for defenders (full back)?

It’s hard to avoid, depending on the dollar amount. I NEVER get things shipped UPS because they have rights through the government to collect the “brokerage” which is hst, duty, tax, handling. If you ship things USPS or Royal Mail, Canada Post is less likely to ding you under the $150-175 range. Some sellers on eBay will send items as “gifts” which aren’t subject to duty/tax which is another option. I use one seller in particular, feel free to email me at thomasmassengill@gmail.com so I’m not advertising for the guy on this site.

I have another question. Which is the best place to buy boots from online so you don’t have to pay tax on delivery?

Yeah, I found that there is a point of diminishing returns in regards to weight. I’ll be honest with you – I’m not a fan of the Adizero based on the features sacrificed in the search of something that lightweight. I had some leather’s for about 2 months and just couldn’t really build the confidence in the boot enough to keep it in the rotation. I turned around and sold them for $30 less than I paid for them and haven’t looked back. I found a boot around the 9-10.5 ounce area(for a size 10.5-11US) is my preferred weight range from what I’ve owned.

I got the Elite’s for roughly half of the MSRP so I can’t complain on the pricing of them. It might be too early to tell but I’m extremely pleased with both boots so far.

I’m not sure if I’ll be writing a review on those particular boots but I hope to feature a couple more articles in the near future. Thanks for the comments.

I don’t subscribe to the school of thought that a lighter boot increases running speed but it IS a nice thing to have a boot without unnecassary weight as long as you aren’t being extorted for the weight reduction. Nothing wrong with a healthy helping of carbon fibre and a thinner upper as long as the boot remains comfortable, durable and reasonably priced. There’s a good reason the nike-wearing professional players didn’t make a wholesale change into elites despite price being no object for them.

Will you be posting a review of the elites you picked up? That would be great.

I happen to live in Vancouver myself Thomas. I’m currently attending the Surrey campus of SFU. We often play on synthetic fields but yes, it’s really wet around here. Synthetics are a valuable tool in the armoury. I love the shoe-size tips you gave about drawing your foot, I’ll try that right away. Are you right in Vancouver city itself or the smaller places like burnaby, new west, surrey?

Oh and channo I’m probably not a morelia guy but I have no objections to ANY kind of boot. My two best attributes are speed and medium range shooting and I play a number of positions so the ignitius would suit my game quite well.

I love patronizing the “lower” brands (no nike/adidas hegemony for me) and I have some mizuno turf shoes that are lovely so I might get some ignitius if there’s a tasty deal, seems like a fantastic boot. The only thing I wondered is if they had maybe sacrificed comfort, protection and durability for weight but I’m glad to see that isn’t the case.

I didn’t mean that the boot was uncomfortable at any point but the sole can feel rigid at first(hence my comparison with the X). The fact the soleplate/stud configuration has a very ergonomic feel definitely helps out from day 1. I wore these for probably 3.5 hours my first run in them so that could have played a part.

The panels can be a double-edge sword for some users so I more or less made that observation from playing multiple positions on the field. I find that’s the most fair and objective way to gauge touch, feel, and protection.

the first thing that shocked me is when u mentioned a “breaking-in process”. really?? breaking in process?? my wave ignitus go straight out of the box to a sunday morning match (yes, match. not practice), so that’s a minor setback for the ignite here…

second, about the panels… well i guess it really depend on people’s preference. cuz i’m a (really really) “up far forward” type of player (kinda like inzaghi) so i only do two touches: the first is to control, and the second is to score. and whaddaya know? i have absolutely no objection about the panels

oh, a little warning about the boot’s sizing though:
i wear wave ignitus k-leather (firm ground) on 9 UK
but i have to wear 8.5 UK on their synthetic siblings (astro & indoor version) cuz they’re somehow feel wider.
(yup, they got me fell in love so bad, i wear them on every type of matches)

@kuuku: i thought u’re more of a morelia guy
anyway, the difference between k-leather & synthetic that i feel the most are not in the touches, but in the fit.
as i’ve said, synthetic are a little roomy & feel sturdier -it might makes u a little awkward while doing those magician touches, but it give u the ultimate confidence when shooting cannonballs.