Kobe 2K5

They are Kobe’s game shoes. This pair of shoes can be said to be directly related to Nike’s signing of Kobe from the Lakers. Although Kobe caused something ridiculous in an unknown town during the summer vacation of 2003, it did not affect fans' attention to the Air Flight Huarache retro on his feet in the first half of the season. From the equipment on Kobe's feet in the first half of the season, it can be seen that Nike hopes that Huarache's technology will be exclusively endorsed by Kobe, just like Vice Carter exclusively endorses Shox. When Kobe signed with Nike, a pair of Air Zoom Huarache 2k4, which combines classic and modern styles, was tailor-made for him. When this pair of shoes is officially released six months later, the four letters "KOBE" that should be embroidered on the tongue protective strap will not appear because of the lawsuit and will be rewritten as Huarache. But after all, this is a basketball shoe with excellent performance specially designed for top NBA players. It is also a new season. After Air Zoom Generation and Shox VC3, there is another pair of high-end basketball shoes with the classic design of retro shoes. These three pairs of shoes It can be said that they are the three Musketeers of Nike signature sneakers this year. Huarache, an English word that looks awkward. Literally interpreted, it can be translated as: striped slippers. But for Nike, it is a production concept of sneakers. In 1991, Nike first launched the Huarache concept. The main design intention was to use a soft Dynamic-Fit inner bootie without losing the stability of the sneakers, coupled with a stronger keel-like outer lining. The protection makes the sneakers as breathable as a pair of sandals. At the same time, there is no discount in performance due to the reduction of materials. It is a pair of comfortable, toe-covering basketball "sandal" shoes with a midsole stabilization system. This design became very popular once it was launched and is used in the production of basketball shoes, all-round training shoes, running shoes and many other sports shoes. At that time, the two most popular sneakers in the NBA, including Jordan's air Jordan 7 and Pippen's air Dynamic flight, were two pairs of top basketball shoes that all used this technology. Today, this technology is no longer mainstream, but driven by the continuous popularity of retro, the Huarache of the early 1990s is still being reproduced and launched. The most famous one is the Air Huarache Light launched by Nike and the famous street brand Stussy. This shows that this technology is still not forgotten. After more than ten years, I look back. Although Huarache technology has not continued to maintain its mainstream status among mainstream basketball shoes, after all, the incomplete external keel package cannot fully meet the safety performance of fierce competitions. But in fact, one of Huarache's core technologies: Dynamic-Fit Inner Bootie has been changing various shapes and appearing on different basketball shoes. The most recent use is Nike's main sneaker air zoom flight 2k3 from the NBA 2002-2003 playoffs. The so-called 2k3 actually refers to 2003. In 2004, HUARACHE technology finally returned to regular basketball shoes as the main concept, so the 2004 Air Zoom Huarache 2k4 came into being, and naturally Kobe became the first to wear this pair of shoes. Lucky man. Let’s talk about this pair of Air zoom Huarache. From the appearance point of view, the design of the toe is exactly the same as that of Shox VC3. The huge nike swoosh logo on the side is similar to James' Air Zoom Generation. The only feature that shows the identity of this pair of shoes is the hole in the upper, and the inner Huarache The concept of boots + external packaging is concentrated here, and only here. Although the Air Flight Huarache retro worn by Kobe in the first half of the season is also a very good basketball shoe, the biggest problem with this pair of Huarache 13 years ago is that the inner boot and outer package cannot fully match the safety of traditional basketball shoe design. In other words, the stability is not enough. After all, no matter how comfortable the soft inner boots of a pair of shoes are, if too much is exposed, it will be like a turtle without its shell. This is why the external wrapping technology of Huarache technology is not as popular as the inner boots. . Huarache 2k4 is very sensible and does not use this technology that is not very safe. Most of the uppers are made of lightweight and breathable synthetic leather material, without any compromise on safety performance. Even though a Huarache signature hollow is exposed at the ankle, it is compensated by a protective strap that wraps around the ankle and the thick Dynamic-Fit Inner Bootie technology, making this pair of shoes more comfortable in terms of sheer wearing comfort. A large number of people were impressed.

Of the three giants mentioned just now, Shox VC3 uses a full-length Shox shock-absorbing air column, AZG uses forefoot Zoom Air and rear palm Air-Sole, and this pair of Air zoom Huarache 2k4 uses Nike’s most comfortable One of the air cushions: full-length Zoom Air. There should be no need to go into details about the performance of this air cushion. This configuration is absolutely suitable for an all-around defender like Kobe in terms of shock absorption and response performance. Today, as 2004 is coming to an end, Air Zoom Huarache 2k5 has also begun to enter our eyes. It is more technological than 2k4. The upper is made of strong and breathable materials, which is more comfortable to wear than 2k4. Suitable for sports.

The starting point of Huarache's design is comfort when wearing shoes. At the beginning of 2004, Zoom Air was added to this system with Huarache 2k3, which made Huarache's comfort a great success. It is further believed that by 2005, Huarache's appeal will be It will become more global, and I believe that Kobe will continue to carry forward his signature shoes like the other two giants!