Comments on: WILL FOOTBALL BOOT TECH GO TOO FAR?

By: boot enthusiast

boot enthusiast — Mon, 07 May 2012 14:46:00 +0000

I agree. Cheap mercurials are too thick. And provide a poor feel for the ball. The plastic gives an awful first touch. I have tried loads of boots and I find that all that really matters is comfort, fit and touch. I think leather tends to provide a better touch.

It is important that boots fit snugly but not too tight.

A good ball feel is important.

The right sort of studs for the surface is very important. Never wear studs on harder ground because you will leave the pitch very sore. Blades or moulded studs.

I think if you try a pair of boots on and you feel like your feet look good in them. Then they are the boots for you!!

By: Raphael

Raphael — Sun, 02 May 2010 19:37:35 +0000

I don’t this is true because at the end of the day if your not a got player, whatever Nike or Adidas or Puma etc tell you no boot will make you a better player. Remember football is more than just boots alone.

By: Derek

Derek — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:18:27 +0000

Maybe I’m just odd, but I manage a football store, I could have my pick of almost any boot I want before they go on sale, and I still only get myself the boot that feels the most comfortable. As far as boots weighing 5 grams less, I mean really, 5 grams? My pre game ritual of visiting the men’s room before I lace up my boots definitely makes me more than 5g lighter. I still feel K-Leather feels best on my feet, and as for the Ancient, boring, old school Copas, they fit like a glove and feel great. Technology is meaningless if the boot hurts your foot.

By: danny boy

danny boy — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:03:26 +0000

dee, i also play center mid and dissagree with you about the vapers, i got a pair and they offer very little protection. I’m getting a pair of t90 lasers for power as i tend to hold back and hold the midfield so I need help with power and accuracy as I also have long range shots. vapors dont really do that.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:22:17 +0000

I honestly do think more people should play in the Copa Mundials like you suggest! I have never had a more true boot in my life. It feels so natural, and more honest to the kind of touch I put on the ball. It feels more like I am in control rather than the boot doing the work for me!

By: Dee (academy player)

Dee (academy player) — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:25:25 +0000

Football technology is improving dramatically each year. For example, The new Nike Superfly II has a stud plate in which the studs move back and forth by 6mm. This is supposed to give you an advantage over the opposition when pushing off to make a run, or when changing direction. Now, as current as today, no company has come up with the ultimate football boot. Each manufacturer has designed boots for specific things, as said before. If you buy a pair of the highest level predators, they had Tungsten powder inside, sole. THis puts more weight behind your shot aswell as your own force and the massive weigh of the boot. They gained the idea of better shooting, but out aside the fact that the boot will be heavy, which in my opinion it is. Im not the fastest player, an di dont necessarily play in the most popular position (Centre Mid) to wear Nike Mercurial Vapor/Superfly. Most midfielders choose boots like predators/adipure/tiempo/ctr360. However, i find that vapors are comfy, light, and have all the requirements of any player in any position. I’m wide footed and they are still very comfy, and forfill my needs as a player, they also come in flashy, eye-catching colours. I’d recommend these boots to any1 regardless of your playing style or position.

By: Taylor

Taylor — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:19:15 +0000

The technology going into football boots is only to find news ways of creating similar boots. The CTR360s came out with a material that was supposed to feel like kangaroo leather without the wear and tear. The advancements that are being made are more in that direction than trying to give players advantages over one another. Predator’s have always been the boots that are supposed to help curl a ball. Vapors have always been for speed. Lasers have their strike zone. Every boot has some specific to it to help with a particular part of someone’s game. But no boot can do it all. And the classics are just as popular as the new technology boots. So no technology is no where close to ruining the beautiful game.

By: tonyspeed

tonyspeed — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:08:31 +0000

you mean like the adaptive studs that caused christano ronaldo to slide around like a pro figure-skater? or the stud patterns that caused all the infamous meta-tarsal injuries.

i think they may need to regulate so that football companies so giving a unfair DISadvantage by injuring players whose one week salary is more than some people make in a year. that’s a gross waste of GDP.

By: channo

channo — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:21:34 +0000

@kuuku: nice review man

By: daniel

daniel — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:23:07 +0000

No regulations will be needed. Unless Nike figure out a way to put a rocket on their vapors or adidas have a hand that comes out of the predator vamps and puts the ball where you want it to go.

Even though boots have a lot of technology these days. They have very minimal advantages and there are too many variables in football. And dont forget the player still needs to know how to use these technologies on the boot anyway.