In just a year, the Zoom Kobe line has emerged as a shifter of thought, a high-performance look that can transcend position, and a signature shoe that warranted a full year's wearing during the sport's most heated battles. Pretty impressive, no?Īs Kobe Bryant, Eric Avar, Innovation Kitchen Innovator Tom Luedecke and Kitchen Developer Jeff Spanks proved, it's not at all the height of a basketball shoe that makes for great levels of support and playability, but rather the reluctance to roll (thanks to an outrigger), the heel and midfoot lockdown (thanks to a more exacting fit), and the unparalleled levels of assurance resulting from a no-frills traction pattern. Changed because Kobe changed his stance, going from a taller height in the Zoom Huarache 2K series, the first three Zoom Kobe shoes and even the Hyperdunk, to a targeted low-top collar. As predicted by Tinker Hatfield in last year's Issue 26, players throughout the NBA, athletes at the collegiate and high school level and players at any gym in the country have since changed their stance on lows. Not just any basketball players either, but pros who have been wearing a familiar cut of sneaker, in practically every case, for at least a decade straight of intense practices and games played at the highest level. The Zoom Kobe IV literally shifted common thinking amongst basketball players. What has changed, in just a year's time mind you, is the League-wide preference of playing in low-top basketball shoes. The goals for the newest Zoom Kobe signature sneaker haven't changed at all since the last time Innovation Kitchen Senior Designer Eric Avar and the Los Angeles Lakers superstar teamed up.
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