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📹 NIKE & ADIDAS FOOTBALL BOOT DURABILITY!
It’s no secret that football boots just don’t seem to last as long as they used to. Considering that they’ve gotten so much thinner and …
I’ve got hypervenom ‘takedown’ 2014 preds ‘the ones behind your head’ and concave halo+ The only one not near ruin is the preds! They were made so much better even a few years back! Annoys me as I’m a cobbler and see ruined shoes all day because of shitty manufacturers practices, they design them to have flaws so we keep buying new! Just like lightbulbs, washing machines, vacuums, iPhones. Everything is designed to break
Been like this for almost ten years. Its called “planned obsolescence”. At the same time, people just don’t take care of their boots as much as they used to. Plus since their is so much product on the market, why would you take care of a boot when you know you could blow through your boots and get new ones?
I had the last generation of the f50 adizeros and they lasted several seasons until the sprintframe broke, easily the most durable boot i’ve had in the last like 5-6years and the thinnest/ lightest of the ones I’ve had! Switched to the X15 and they deteriorated after a season, so switched to hypervenoms and they have held up pretty well. Nike has a pretty impressive return policy as well.
I think it goes both ways. The game is getting faster and more aggressive all the time, and people are training more and more, so there’s heavier use on the boots. Also, more and more people are playing on AG, which is basically a boot graveyard. However, boots are super light and thin now, no one uses rivets or heavy glues now, so it’s going to be easier for your boots to break, and until someone breaks through with a super light and durable way of bonding boots, brands will exploit the lack in tech to make people buy more boots.
Top end Nike boots come with a 2 year exchange for manufacturer faults, when bought from the Nike Store. I had a pair of Magistas that they replaced for me three times in that period, no questions asked when they saw the boots, (the third time they agreed to give me comparable Hypervenoms). So yeah, maybe they’re not as durable but if I’m getting replacements then I don’t mind.
The newer modern boots of today definitely feel “cheap” when they are held probably because of it’s thickness and weight. Quality might be ok, but I doubt they are as durable as the boots we used to have back in the 90s and early 2000s. Those that only have one two pairs of boots and use the modern ones every few days or every weekend would probably have had their boots worn out or broken by the end of the year if they are lucky. When compared to the old boots from the 90s and 2000s, think the old Total 90 and Predator boots, those boots can last at least a couple of years, sometimes even longer even when it’s worn every weekend.
hey jack, from your opinion, do you think that the copas will go on sale anytime in the next 6 months or so? my season starts then even though we condition earlier than that but i would really love to have them for around $150 USD because that is pretty much the limit with my parents. last year i had magista obra 2’s and this year i had the predator 18+’s and have been able to find them for under $150. If you can just let me know and it would be greatly appreciated. thanks and keep making great articles!!
I’ve had 2 Hypervenoms Phatals and 1 Phantom in the last 2 years. Each pair had the same problem: the big toe part of the sole plate just starts peeling away from the rest of the sole plate. The two Phatals both lasted me a Fall and half a Spring season, and the Phantoms lasted me, sadly, 1 fall HS season. Pretty sure it’s not just me, but I just want to get that out there.
I think the incredible amount of money spent by the big companies for sponsored players to wear and promote their boots results in the companies needing to produce and sell huge quantities of boots to make a profit. The companies then try to reduce the production costs of the boots by using cheaper materials such as synthetics rather than leather, minimising stitching and speeding up the production process. The companies end up selling the latest boots, promoted by the big stars but the durability of the products is reduced and the average consumer replaces them from the same brand thereby accepting this as the new norm and the very high prices to purchase them.
I think it depends on many aspects, like how you treat them, how good/bad the product was made in the factory, and even how lucky you are. I tend to wear second-hand, old boots cuz they’re cheaper, and quite frankly they still can hold up pretty well. My HyperVenom Phantom 1 AG World Cup colorway has been 4.5 years old but still in good condition even I use them 2-3 times per week, in artificial grass of course
In my opinion yes, boots nowadays are less durable. The 5 pairs of 2005/2006/2009 adidas Predator futsal entry models I had lasted more than a Nike HypervenomX Finale, a semi-pro shoe. Despite being very good shoes, the Nikes got destroyed after less than 2 years of use in wood surfaced courts. Having this in mind, I decided to never buy synthetic boots again. I’d go for a Morelia Elite or Mundial Goal over new school things without thinking twice…
I don’t think that the point of boots just being lightweight is the main issue here. As an example, the 2014 Adizero as well as the Mizuno Morelia Neo MIJ have been one of the more durable boots I have used during thr last few yeas! I think that with the introduction of knitted boots, they dropped massively in terms of durability and to me that is just a logical thing. Not only do the materials get softer, the uppers are also made of more and thinner layers than back then. That means, that it is much more likely for one of these thin layers to rip, than a boot made out of a single layer. As an example, I had the experience with several Flyknit boots, where the top Nikeskin layer ripped after a short amount of time!
Many good points of why boots appear to be less durable than what they used to be, but the data is skewed given that what we are comparing, may have similar names and the same category, however they are by no stretch the same if we are talking about boots from 10 years ago and boots today. What of the people problem regarding the common disregard for the user treatment of the product pre/post use? Having worked in football retail for more than a while, I have seen many boots return to the store broken and battered, some after only having been owned and used for three months. The cause; mistreatment. Not manufacturing faults, not brutal tackles, not unfortunate divots in the pitch or training ground that roll out the boots into breaking… the human element of ignorance. Though it would seem to be common sense that if you were to invest a significant amount of money into any one thing such as a bike, a car, a watch, or per chance a pair of football boots, you would want to learn how to maximise the benefits of the product by learning how to take care of it and maintain it to the best of your ability, right? Yet somehow, thousands and thousands of people every year completely forego all efforts for tending to the condition of their boots, not for lack of trying, but simply not researching proper methods at least. Between people drying out their boots over artificial sources of heat, such as vented heating, and not applying leather food onto the applicable boots, the mistreatment of boots is not exactly shocking, but just very disappointing.
I got the launch color way of the vapor 12s and they broke after about 5-6 months with use about 4-5 days a week in intense training and when they broke I went to Nike and they gave me a full refund in store credit. But I had pairs of vapor 11s, 12s and superfly 5s that all lasted about a 8 months to a year but they never broke they looked perfect new besides they were dirty and the only reason I had to get new boots was because they were too small. And I was able to give them away to people who have used the for a long time. This is definitely a thing!
I think this is true. But brands Will argue that it seems that way cuz to get that “better performance” durability is hurt. Look at their goalie gloves their own scales don’t show the glove very durable (the chart on the box). I also think people using the wrong cleat stud pattern on the wrong field also hurts the durability. Mg and fg/ag patterns need to be more prevalent. And the new release schedules are horrible and stupid. Its been a few months yet at the store everyone asks for the black out nike and adidas pack not the newest ones. But we already sold out of the black ones in the major sizes. And then customers assume we are dumb and don’t want to help them. But customers dont get how fast the shoes change and are deemed “old”. Its a stupid system and customers keep fueling it all.
Dear Jonathan, I’ve had the Mercurial Vapor 11s FG for about two years and they are absolutely destroyed. One of the sole plates broke in half, the upper is gradually separating from the bottom of the shoe for both boots and the heel liners have holes. Honestly, I have used them a lot, about 8 hours a week, and they have also been used in AG, but still, I am disappointed with the durability. I am considering buying AG boots. Are the Tiempo Legend 7 AG a better option in terms of durability?
I partly disagree, Nike and Adidas are smart and they know what they are doing. They release a boot at different price range, and I think we can all agree the higher end professional boots last longer. Sure they cost more, but they last longer then the lower end ones. If you can’t afford the high end ones, I think that’s when the consumer can get into vicious circle of buying boots more frequently because their last pair broke apart. Also Nike and Adidas will release a new boot and every 3 months, they will release a new color way, not necessarily whole new boot