Yeah, while Kobes shoes are certainly one of the best basketball shoe lines around, its a real shame that a lot of them now go for outrageous prices on the resale market.
Agreed. I’ll throw in another unpopular opinion. At the foundation, the Lebron 21 has the same technical features as the Kobe 6 but the Lebron it has more zoom units, better heel cushion referring to the Nike sphere tech, top loaded shank plate vs bottom, but it has a thicker upper…. To me, considering the price difference, I’d rather have the Lebron’s.. more tech in a shoe that has the same foundational features, that’s FAR cheaper and readily available. At that point I would be paying for hype, status, and legacy as opposed to actual technical features. All respect to Kobe, RIP to a legend, but I can’t bring myself to buy scalped shoes like that.
Great stuff! You should do a series on dress shoes. I bought some recently and I was wishing you had some videos on cutting dress shoes in half. You can show the differences between cheaper brands and higher end ones. Lots of leather too. I think it could be an interesting series!
They're actually not built that differently from boots! (Traditionally made like Carmina, Alden, C&J, etc.) Just without the shank. There is unfortunately not much variety except for cheaper materials xd
I own a pair of reverse grinches myself, I hoop indoors with them all the time such a good preformer man I can see why so many nba players wearing the Kobe 6
Played Basketball for 30 years. Played in these during the original release. The Kobe 5, 6, and 8's are the 3 best shoes to hoop in. Period. Not overpriced 190$ just need more inventory so we all can indulge in the fruits.
played in the original Vs (as well as the IVs, all the way up to the VIIs) and the Vs were for sure the best. I felt like the VIs were a downgrade in terms of heel lockdown, which was perfect in the Vs. That was before the "Protro" though and for sure before Kobe died. These days I can't afford Kobes and even if I could I wouldn't pay the going price on hoop shoes. They're never in stock for retail
I was able to play in both the original and protros. For the most part, theyre pretty similar. I will say while i enjoy the upgraded forefoot cushion in the protros, the lack of heel zoom make you feel like your heel sinks in the shoe while standing. The heel zoom in the originals made the shoe feel balanced and smooth. These new protros irritate my achilles after long periods of time
Basketball shoes seem to come with a lot of added hype around the latest integrated tech, but what makes them so different from shoes meant for volleyball? I wonder how something like a popular asics volleyball shoe differs from a basketball shoe.
You can add tennis to the mix as well. Similar motions and lots of abrupt stop start pivoting. A comparison between the 3 would be interesting. ...now I need to go down the rabbit hole on differences between how a slo mo volley ball serve looks and how it compares to the tennis one.
I wear many Asics shoes for basketball, and I can tell you that they're all the same shoes meant to be played on an indoor court, but they just marketed towards the different sports so they can endorse players in the targeted sports
I knew that there's other UA-cam channels doing this type of stuff, but it's always great to see a different viewpoints. I'm sure it hurts taking apart a sneaker that costs so much, but it's really awesome to learn this stuff any the construction and purpose of the parts of the sneaker.
To compare the danners could you do a video of the Eddie Bauer K-6's they used to be a competitor with danners boots. They are half the price but I think that compare well still.
I've got a pretty long history of playing basketball poorly. I had the original Jordan's and many others after. I had the Barkley's, Iverson's, and many others as well. The guard on my city league team showed up with the Kobe's first, and he gave a pretty positive review. I bought some the next time I needed new shoes. They are IT, the Kobe's are the only basketball shoe, everything else is just playing.
Context, there is something different about the shoe. I was a D1 athlete in my prime, and I'm still in very good shape and capable of moving somewhat like an NBA player. The issues I run into with basketball shoes are durability and power transfer. I've torn many basketball shoes apart in transitional movements, they don't hold up to the forces I'm placing upon them and the seams split and soles separate. There are others that do hold up, but the materials have too much give and I lose a lot of snap in my movements. The Kobe's hold up, and provide great base to generate power. They're very rigid where it matters.
I played in the original Kobe 1s when I was in middle school and am lucky to own a pair of Kobe 1 protros today. I don’t remember how the originals felt 😅 but thought they were great then. I also love the protros today
Great video and information man Would like to see those maximum comfort running shoes cut in half as a series. Nike invincible series being one of them
I would like to request: Devoloper Boring, 1985 Jordan 1. Sneaker reviewers praise the leather quality and overall quality of the shoe but, as someone who makes shoes, they look horrible.
@@stevenjm12 Wrong. You just don't understand it. Buy the shoes because you like them.... not because someone else got paid to wear them. Professional athletes will perform well in any sneakers they wear. Just like a master musician can make any guitar sound great..
please we need a video on how much to do conditioning and what best products are. plus it is always possible to re-dye a shoes? angelus product for dying are ok?
I played in the first Nike Kobe shoes & they were garbage. I had to take them back 3 times bc they fell aoart after one game. I contacted Nike customer service & they said if I don't like it don't buy any more & I haven't purchased a Nike product since
And no wonder why they making sure LeBron basketball release and not release kobe.Nike is hateing. They knew Kobe basketball is so damn good and will sell out alot
I copped 2 pairs of these during the holiday.. I have yet to play in them or wear them. With summer around the corner I can’t wait!!! I also copped the Kobe Aquas, I feel like they are a bit long but I will wear thicker basketball socks I guess. Great video.. love the content
No, all the Kobe 6 Protros are only forefoot Zoom. Any breakdown you've seen that had a heel Zoom unit are using replica shoes, which still come with both the heel and forefoot Zooms. Look up Kobe 6 WK Batch on UA-cam for breakdowns of the specific Kobe 6 replica shoes that still have the heel Zoom.
Believe it or not, Kobe's line up only sponsors two players with free shoes - Demar DeRozan and PJ Tucker, because of their close connections to Kobe. Every other player is buying them off the resell market to wear, just like regular people, because they want to wear them for clout. You have to realize a lot of NBA players are in their 20s and are big Kobe fans, just like anyone else.
Im aorry but I cant listen to this guy talk about basketball shoes. He doesnt provide nearly enough info and just isnt good at talking about why the shoe would be good on court. Please go back to just Weston talking.
I keep looking at this shoe and can't help but think how similar it looks to the fabled Zoom Vapor 9.5 Federer used before leaving for On. Both low court shoes with very similar thread and, by looks, midsoles though quite different uppers. Y'all should get a pair and run them through here.
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Can't do it with this new guy. It's not a calm soothing channel anymore.
Might be an unpopular opinion, but Im glad you cut up even the hype sneakers. Really shows how much of it is hype vs price for performance.
Yeah, while Kobes shoes are certainly one of the best basketball shoe lines around, its a real shame that a lot of them now go for outrageous prices on the resale market.
Agreed. I’ll throw in another unpopular opinion. At the foundation, the Lebron 21 has the same technical features as the Kobe 6 but the Lebron it has more zoom units, better heel cushion referring to the Nike sphere tech, top loaded shank plate vs bottom, but it has a thicker upper…. To me, considering the price difference, I’d rather have the Lebron’s.. more tech in a shoe that has the same foundational features, that’s FAR cheaper and readily available. At that point I would be paying for hype, status, and legacy as opposed to actual technical features. All respect to Kobe, RIP to a legend, but I can’t bring myself to buy scalped shoes like that.
@@hammo4168 GT Cut 3 is also good too. Nike knows Kobe line is desirable so they purposely limit supply to keep that status.
Great stuff! You should do a series on dress shoes. I bought some recently and I was wishing you had some videos on cutting dress shoes in half. You can show the differences between cheaper brands and higher end ones. Lots of leather too. I think it could be an interesting series!
I agree with this comment.
They're actually not built that differently from boots! (Traditionally made like Carmina, Alden, C&J, etc.) Just without the shank. There is unfortunately not much variety except for cheaper materials xd
That would be an interesting thing too. Or cut open some other stuffy things like Sperries
I also agree with this!!
The new guy's flow and presentation skill seems a bit better in this one. Already improving.
I had kobe 6s in high school 10 years ago and it was my favorite shoe of all time. Original release was great quality and the zoom was awesome.
I own a pair of reverse grinches myself, I hoop indoors with them all the time such a good preformer man I can see why so many nba players wearing the Kobe 6
The resale market has just ruined everything. It’s not just Kobe’s. It’s almost every popular collab too.
Played Basketball for 30 years. Played in these during the original release. The Kobe 5, 6, and 8's are the 3 best shoes to hoop in. Period. Not overpriced 190$ just need more inventory so we all can indulge in the fruits.
played in the original Vs (as well as the IVs, all the way up to the VIIs) and the Vs were for sure the best. I felt like the VIs were a downgrade in terms of heel lockdown, which was perfect in the Vs. That was before the "Protro" though and for sure before Kobe died. These days I can't afford Kobes and even if I could I wouldn't pay the going price on hoop shoes. They're never in stock for retail
This 👆🏼
I was able to play in both the original and protros.
For the most part, theyre pretty similar. I will say while i enjoy the upgraded forefoot cushion in the protros, the lack of heel zoom make you feel like your heel sinks in the shoe while standing. The heel zoom in the originals made the shoe feel balanced and smooth. These new protros irritate my achilles after long periods of time
Basketball shoes seem to come with a lot of added hype around the latest integrated tech, but what makes them so different from shoes meant for volleyball? I wonder how something like a popular asics volleyball shoe differs from a basketball shoe.
You can add tennis to the mix as well. Similar motions and lots of abrupt stop start pivoting. A comparison between the 3 would be interesting.
...now I need to go down the rabbit hole on differences between how a slo mo volley ball serve looks and how it compares to the tennis one.
I wear many Asics shoes for basketball, and I can tell you that they're all the same shoes meant to be played on an indoor court, but they just marketed towards the different sports so they can endorse players in the targeted sports
@@zeroelusnope, you never jump during tennis and tennis shoes have much less impact protection
A real snakeskin pair would be sick!
A million times yes to Snake Skin 6s. That would be amazing
The problem with clothing made from recycled bottles is that you take something that can be recycled and turn it into something that cannot be.
Thank you for saving my money for cutting these out. Subbed 🎉💯
you should cut open the new LV timberlands! interested to see if there’s a quality difference
Reverse Grinch my favorite pair right now. Comfy
Your reviews are awesome. Are you planning on reviewing/cutting the Justin Resistor boots?
I love this channel. A full snake skin Kobe 6 would look nice!
High quality content as always!
The time-stamps (chapters) are Botched and full of Ads. OQ? anyone
reason? they do not pay for them. overpriced crap
Remember, Kobe is gone, so all the hicked up prices are resellers cashing in. Also, it's the most sought-after silhouette/style.
2.5 inches is actually the perfetc size
I love that Ad
I'd love to pick up a Kobe 6 soon
I knew that there's other UA-cam channels doing this type of stuff, but it's always great to see a different viewpoints. I'm sure it hurts taking apart a sneaker that costs so much, but it's really awesome to learn this stuff any the construction and purpose of the parts of the sneaker.
The cheapeat reps has zoom unit at heel n forefoot (WKB) around 50$
I always liked Kobe’s cause their low tops Ussually when I was young
Please do a review of the adidas AE1! Nike basketball shoes wre great and all but the hype on the ae1's are crazy rn and i gotta know why
love learning more on this shoe considering how much players like it thanks for the vid
Awesome addition, keep it up guys.
please do jordan 4 sb. it was the sneaker of the year 2023 and its different from other jordan 4's
To compare the danners could you do a video of the Eddie Bauer K-6's they used to be a competitor with danners boots. They are half the price but I think that compare well still.
I've got a pretty long history of playing basketball poorly. I had the original Jordan's and many others after. I had the Barkley's, Iverson's, and many others as well. The guard on my city league team showed up with the Kobe's first, and he gave a pretty positive review. I bought some the next time I needed new shoes. They are IT, the Kobe's are the only basketball shoe, everything else is just playing.
Context, there is something different about the shoe. I was a D1 athlete in my prime, and I'm still in very good shape and capable of moving somewhat like an NBA player. The issues I run into with basketball shoes are durability and power transfer. I've torn many basketball shoes apart in transitional movements, they don't hold up to the forces I'm placing upon them and the seams split and soles separate. There are others that do hold up, but the materials have too much give and I lose a lot of snap in my movements. The Kobe's hold up, and provide great base to generate power. They're very rigid where it matters.
@@nickvoelker7180get some Zion 3s they hold up too even tho they basically Kobe knockoffs lol
Thr chartreuse laces messing with the green screen is a good time
I played in the original Kobe 1s when I was in middle school and am lucky to own a pair of Kobe 1 protros today. I don’t remember how the originals felt 😅 but thought they were great then. I also love the protros today
Dope! Keep em comin
Great video and information man
Would like to see those maximum comfort running shoes cut in half as a series.
Nike invincible series being one of them
Really nice content!!
What is the thickness of the zoom turbo unit?
Been waiting for this one, folks!
please do Golden Goose
Great look at those iconic basketball shoe! And way to support the family in their church endeavors 😂
Achilles tendon left the chat.
Weston, cleanin' up the beard AND the 'do!
I would like to request: Devoloper Boring, 1985 Jordan 1. Sneaker reviewers praise the leather quality and overall quality of the shoe but, as someone who makes shoes, they look horrible.
I’d like to see that as well I’m not sure that the leather is as good as people say it is. It just doesn’t appear to be good leather.
Get back to me when these athletes paid to wear the shoes have to wear them for as long as we would wear them.
What?
@@stevenjm12 What don't you understand?
@@barneyfyfe8313 your statement doesn't make sense
@@stevenjm12 Wrong. You just don't understand it. Buy the shoes because you like them.... not because someone else got paid to wear them. Professional athletes will perform well in any sneakers they wear.
Just like a master musician can make any guitar sound great..
please we need a video on how much to do conditioning and what best products are. plus it is always possible to re-dye a shoes? angelus product for dying are ok?
I played in the first Nike Kobe shoes & they were garbage. I had to take them back 3 times bc they fell aoart after one game. I contacted Nike customer service & they said if I don't like it don't buy any more & I haven't purchased a Nike product since
Would love to see that real snake skin kobe 🤩
4th Nike in a row, would be nice, if he does the other brands aswell.
Can you review/ Cut jordan 4s?
My go to shoe👍
Haha that infomercial was 🔥
These sneakers are amazing
so there is no "zoom" in heels?
And no wonder why they making sure LeBron basketball release
and not release kobe.Nike is hateing. They knew Kobe basketball is so damn good and will sell out alot
Is lebron 21 better?
Basically ballin’ in 10$ walmart foam shoes.
The sound effects when pointing out a graph are annoying.
I cried watching you destroy these… 😢😢😢
I copped 2 pairs of these during the holiday.. I have yet to play in them or wear them. With summer around the corner I can’t wait!!!
I also copped the Kobe Aquas, I feel like they are a bit long but I will wear thicker basketball socks I guess.
Great video.. love the content
Laker fans know him as The Greatness.
No tech on heels for the price, w0w
Why is Weston not hosting his videos? Or is this just a one off?
Who is this Kobe you are talking about ?
Nike you’ve been EXPOSED!
Kobe 8 is best on court
Day 5 of asking for a review of Craft and Glory Moc-Toe Logger Boots (Raven Black) for next moctober (black 8-inch moc toe comparison?)
Let’s wear plastic ? I should not say so.
im confused with your pair ive seen kobe 6 protro breakdowns before where they had a heel zoom unit but not this one maybe nike is cutting corners
Yep, Nike being cheap and ruining things.
No, all the Kobe 6 Protros are only forefoot Zoom. Any breakdown you've seen that had a heel Zoom unit are using replica shoes, which still come with both the heel and forefoot Zooms. Look up Kobe 6 WK Batch on UA-cam for breakdowns of the specific Kobe 6 replica shoes that still have the heel Zoom.
Please do the air max dn
Day 34 of asking you to make Monkey Boots with Nick's
huh if it can't cut it's an F not a 7 or 8 or any other number. ;)
pro tip - don't put your camera on the court (parquet) while dribbling. it would messed up your gear eventualy
It's all about marketing. The players get paid to wear the shoes. They might wear them for one game. They might even be custom fitted for them.
Believe it or not, Kobe's line up only sponsors two players with free shoes - Demar DeRozan and PJ Tucker, because of their close connections to Kobe. Every other player is buying them off the resell market to wear, just like regular people, because they want to wear them for clout. You have to realize a lot of NBA players are in their 20s and are big Kobe fans, just like anyone else.
I hit on these an still can’t decide to put in feet or not I want them to last forever😢😢😢
4:54 "IV" means 4, not 6. Wanna go back to elementary school?
😂
Glad I wasn’t the only one who saw that lol
You look different
Look how they massacred my boy
Kobe should’ve been wearing Air Jordans in that chopper….would’ve flown right over that mountain.
Nope…$$$$
Im aorry but I cant listen to this guy talk about basketball shoes. He doesnt provide nearly enough info and just isnt good at talking about why the shoe would be good on court.
Please go back to just Weston talking.
Ewww nike is TRASH 🗑 🤮🤮, Adidas, nike, puma , outlet store crap.
Now hes reviweing sneakrs. Jump on the trend. Hipsters aren't supposed to follow trendy things?
It's a shame there's no rear air unit.
Can you cut in half the mexico 66 from onitsuka ?
No one was rocking kobies back in the day but no since he's passed everyone all of a sudden wears them.
I decided to cut my reps in half and they surprisingly look exactly the same!
I keep looking at this shoe and can't help but think how similar it looks to the fabled Zoom Vapor 9.5 Federer used before leaving for On. Both low court shoes with very similar thread and, by looks, midsoles though quite different uppers. Y'all should get a pair and run them through here.
Can you do an episode with karhu and premiata?
breaks my heart ngl but great content nonetheless!
Please make a video on Converse Hike
Way to go, Nike, on the deceptive marketing. Calls it a protro, but this video exposes it as not having the updated tech that it should have
Can you guys cut up some Foamposites!? 🙏🏽🫡