The Nike Air zoom Max flies are incredibly light and can easily be used for all sprint events, including hurdles.

Nike has done a tremendous job here in terms of using technology to enhance performance on the track. You feel like you have a lot of spring in your stride whenever you wear them. The old saying of being on cloud nine has just become a step closer with these spikes. The overall performance of the spikes is something quite remarkable. The fly weave upper moulds and forms to your foot, creating a snug fit and limiting any unwanted movement but allowing great flexibility for your foot to move in the required position when sprinting. Nike has just paved the way with the spike plate when it comes to pushing back the boundaries of what is possible for sprint spikes. But that is something to consider if you are coming from a pair of sprint spikes that are more aggressive and hold your feet in a specific position. I lean towards more flexible spike plates as I find them more comfortable than rigid ones. I mean that the shoe bends more than most while performing such actions as the drive phase. The spike plate overall is reasonably flexible. But the overall feel and bounce you get while running is quite remarkable. It provides an awful lot of response from the floor when you’re running, giving you the feeling of being a loaded spring shooting down the track.īefore trying them on, I was sceptical at first, thinking they couldn’t make that much difference. Nike has created a cushion section right underneath the ball of your feet.

It runs from the very back of the foot to the midsole, where it stops to make room for the compression chamber. The zoom unit comprises a few sections that we’ll go over and point out the advantages and why they have been used.įirst off, the ultralight firm red foam houses the Carbon fibre fly plate. The most recognisable feature of these sprint spikes is the spike plate, so let’s look at the zoom unit as it’s called.

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