Not sure how many people on here even play basketball regularly, but I had some questions regarding basketball shoes on dusty surfaces.
So to start things off, I play on a makeshift court every single day at work on my lunch break. Unfortunately this court is in a warehouse, which consequently has dusty floors. I go over it before we play every time with a large broom, but it's a weird surface and remains dusty. The only way we get it really nice is we power wash the floor and squeegee it clean. That's a rare occasion as we only have so much time to play. I also play at a gym on Tuesday nights as well, nice waxed surface, but dust ruins it and they really don't have a nice efficient way to clean it.
Anyways, about 1-1/2 years ago I went to Nike to get some new basketball shoes. I picked two pairs by how soft the rubber on the bottom of the shoe was. Soft even on dusty surfaces should stick, right? As ugly as they are, the Nike hyperflights (pictured) were super sticky. Even before sweeping the floor they were sticky. They've seen better days, the soles are quite worn out and the rubber is noticeably much harder. Easily the most grippy shoes I've ever owned. Also, the ankle supports are amazing. Saved me from more than a lot of twisted ankles.
I can't find the other shoes that I picked out, I don't remember the name. Not really a big shoe fan... They were pretty grippy, but not as grippy (is that even a word?) as the Hyperflights. They were a little cheaper, but the the kid at the store recommended them. Should have bought 2 pairs of hyperflights. Damn.
Unfortunately they don't make them (hyperflights) anymore and the ones available are like $150. I saw some black ones at Nike on Wednesday, but the rubber was hard, so I passed on them. It seemed to me like the only super soft rubber Hyperflights were the ones like the picture. All of the other colors weren't the same, at least it didn't seem like it. I read reviews on these too and they complain there isn't enough grip with these shoes..?? Seems like reviews of how the shoes perform are ALL OVER the place. I need real life opinions.
Now, there are some threads on shoes, but most of the threads are old and the shoes don't even exist anymore.
So, what current shoes have a lot of grip? Grip on dusty surfaces, almost all of them grip well on a nice clean waxed floor. I couldn't care less about style, they're basketball shoes, that's what I use them for. They're going to get dirty and worn out.
So to start things off, I play on a makeshift court every single day at work on my lunch break. Unfortunately this court is in a warehouse, which consequently has dusty floors. I go over it before we play every time with a large broom, but it's a weird surface and remains dusty. The only way we get it really nice is we power wash the floor and squeegee it clean. That's a rare occasion as we only have so much time to play. I also play at a gym on Tuesday nights as well, nice waxed surface, but dust ruins it and they really don't have a nice efficient way to clean it.
Anyways, about 1-1/2 years ago I went to Nike to get some new basketball shoes. I picked two pairs by how soft the rubber on the bottom of the shoe was. Soft even on dusty surfaces should stick, right? As ugly as they are, the Nike hyperflights (pictured) were super sticky. Even before sweeping the floor they were sticky. They've seen better days, the soles are quite worn out and the rubber is noticeably much harder. Easily the most grippy shoes I've ever owned. Also, the ankle supports are amazing. Saved me from more than a lot of twisted ankles.
I can't find the other shoes that I picked out, I don't remember the name. Not really a big shoe fan... They were pretty grippy, but not as grippy (is that even a word?) as the Hyperflights. They were a little cheaper, but the the kid at the store recommended them. Should have bought 2 pairs of hyperflights. Damn.
Unfortunately they don't make them (hyperflights) anymore and the ones available are like $150. I saw some black ones at Nike on Wednesday, but the rubber was hard, so I passed on them. It seemed to me like the only super soft rubber Hyperflights were the ones like the picture. All of the other colors weren't the same, at least it didn't seem like it. I read reviews on these too and they complain there isn't enough grip with these shoes..?? Seems like reviews of how the shoes perform are ALL OVER the place. I need real life opinions.
Now, there are some threads on shoes, but most of the threads are old and the shoes don't even exist anymore.
So, what current shoes have a lot of grip? Grip on dusty surfaces, almost all of them grip well on a nice clean waxed floor. I couldn't care less about style, they're basketball shoes, that's what I use them for. They're going to get dirty and worn out.