Well I’ve never owned a pair of F50’s, but my friends say they are decent enough boots if you are willing to take the little bit of extra time to keep them in good shape. On the other hand I have worn the two major footballing boots that are out today: The Adidas Predators and the Nike Vapors.
Lets start with the Vapors. Yes, they are extremely light and are nice to have on your feet when its getting to the final minutes of a match. I really don’t think they necessarily make you faster, it’s more of just a mind set placed there by Nike’s advertisements of making you faster. Speed is more on who’s wearing the boot, but if wearing them makes you think you are faster, then go for it. Vapors have good touch, though not quite as nice as the touch of kangaroo leather, but again, I strongly feel that its the player, not the shoes. The downsides to vapors are that they do cause blisters when you first buy them, but that is not a huge deal. The bigger dislike that I had for them, was that being that they are extremely thin, they do not offer much protection to your feet. So occasionally you might take a very hard knock to your feet, which could end in a broken foot. The Adidas Predator offers more protection to your feet, because it is slightly heavier and is made of kangaroo leather. As advertised, the predator has an insole called the powerpulse, that is supposed to add more power to your shot. Again, it is my opinion that this is more of an advertisement than it is true, however it may be true.
Personally, I just remove the Powerpulse insert and insert the backup lighter insoles that come with the shoe, which drops the shoe from about 12 ounces to 10.6 ounces. The difference between the Vapors weight and the predators weight is now very minimal, and the predator still offers more protection. The predator has nice feel and touch, thanks to the kangaroo leather, but you have to make sure that you use leather food on them so that they stay in nice match shape. AGAIN, everything is more on the player not the boot, but the boots do make some things easier and more comfortable. However, each player is different and relies on a different playing style, so you should just try different boots if you are able to and see which one(s) fit your playing style.
yap333 said: Comment 17 July, 2006 @ 8:42 am
i want to buy a football boots ……But i am wondering which boots should i buy …..Vapour or Air legend …..And wats their differences
george said: Comment 5 April, 2007 @ 12:06 am
Vapor for sure, its much lighter and you still get a great touch to the ball.