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best.

shoes.

ever.


I do everything in these shoes now: casual, sprints, jog, plyos, lift, and even jump. If you decide to get a pair, take some time getting used to them, though performing max RVJ's in them might not be the best idea, since once you start jumping in these shoes you won't want to go back to basketball shoes. They are extremely light, very minimal shoes, without substantial "lateral support", but that's fine given that they have such a thin sole. This basically feels like you are barefoot, with a bit more ankle support. Another interesting aspect of these shoes is how "forefoot dominant" they make you: you get so much more spring off the ball of your foot in pretty much every movement, which is going to make sprints, jogging, plyos, jumps etc more powerful.

Anyway, here's a few pictures of the Nike Zoom Waffle Racer VI's ($29.99 USD on eastbay):









Not sure yet how the VII's feel, since I do not own a pair. Eventually I will update/modify this expressing my opinion on them.

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edit: DcJayhawk got his waffles recently, this is his first jump session.. Check the first half of the video (basketball shoes), then second half of the video (waffles).. HUUUUUUUGGGEEEEEEEEE difference.. pretty amazing:

full video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6ZoEFopqiE

waffle racer jumps:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6ZoEFopqiE#t=1m16s

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I hope Niketown has them in stock in my size. There never had anything there. It is a fucking shit store.

sucks man, if they have the VII's try those on, probably pretty similar.

Hello There Vert Trainers And Other Athletes Alike!  My Name Is DCJayhawk And Boy Do I Have A Story For You!

I Recently Purchased Said Nike Zoom Waffle Racer VI's Myself And I Can Attest To Their Glory For All Your Training Needs!!

They Will Make You:
A)  Run Faster!!
B)  Jump Higher!!
C)  Be An All-Around Super Athlete!!!
D)  All Of The Above!!!!

So Kids, Listen Here!  Go Buy These Shoes And You Will Not Be Disappointed!  Your Lives Will Change Forever!!!

lol..

what he's trying to say is:

DCJH joined the chat room.
[9:09pm] DCJH: back foolz
[9:10pm] DCJH: shit adarq, those flats are amazing
[9:10pm] adarq: ahahahaha
[9:10pm] adarq: post that
[9:10pm] adarq: in my blog
[9:10pm] adarq: entry

how high did dcjh get?

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-combine-total-access/09000d5d816d27f1

Check the shoes for the sprints & jumps.

haha nice! definitely the spiked version on the sprints & spikeless on vert i'd imagine, pretty sick, good eye.

The whole staff had these, everyone ended up with cuts on their Achilles.  Comfy shoes, meet the current minimalistic trend, but the cuts sucked.  We all ended up cutting off the back of the shoe    This made them wearable but they obviously failed a lot sooner than if we didn't modify them.

We all thought they had a ton of potential

weird.. i never had them dig into the achilles at all, even wearign very small socks.

Hmm, Waffle Racer VI still 29.99 but they don't have my sizes 9.0-9.5...  I did notice they also have the Nike Zoom Waffle XC VII (I assume it should be just as good if not better; at quick glance it looks similar) also at 29.99 with several sizes available but again, not 9.0-9.5.  No luck for me.

The whole staff had these, everyone ended up with cuts on their Achilles.  Comfy shoes, meet the current minimalistic trend, but the cuts sucked.  We all ended up cutting off the back of the shoe    This made them wearable but they obviously failed a lot sooner than if we didn't modify them.

We all thought they had a ton of potential

Wow same thing I was thinking as I was reading the thread. I've had a pair since '04. I like doing speed and plyo stuff in them but they tore up my ankles too. Let me know if the new ones alleviate that problem.