How to choose the basketball shoes

As we all know, basketball sports is an intense combat sports, a good pair of basketball shoes, with a good durability, support, stability, flex and good damping effect, can bring player great help in the game.

The key point to choose basketball focus on its functions.

Real shoes certainly are used in TPU material, fake shoes are mostly used in PVC, both are the same in appearance, However, the cost of TPU material is higher, softness and stretch of the material is very good, PVC is not the case, this material has no flexibility, softness is not good, wearing it in this material also is prone to fracture in the winter.

Mixed with some chemical materials in the real basketball shoes sole will make it more wear-resistant, slip resistance. Fake shoes sole are far worse than true ones. When real shoes touch on the ground or floor will creat "creak" sound, but fake shoes is absolutely not this sound.

Besides, take care of the uppers stitching or embroidery part, the fake shoes generally do worse in this part, often exposed thread. Secondly, we should take care of shoebox, and find the item NO on the Internet and compared with the one printed on the shoebox. Thirdly, take care of shoemark on the tongue, fake one is generally poor in printing. And manufactories is also important, today's NIKE basketball shoes almost all MADE IN CHINA, running shoes are almost manufactories in Southeast Asia, such as Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam, while Adidas almost all made in China. If you found that in South Korea or Taiwan, then be ware. for these big brands have moved their factories to Guangdong, Fujian in the late nineties. The Original production base such as Korea and Taiwan only make a small part of ones and mostly are in commemorate style.
Now the fake shoes is getting better, and some fine imitation is difficult to distinguish from the appearance. the safest way is that shopping in reputable stores.

The key to buy basketball shoes is on the insole, preferably with air cushion. NIKE shoes is comfortable to wear, if your feet are slender, it is recommended to wear Reebok. At the same time we suggest you can buy two pairs, alternating between wearing.


As we all know, basketball sports is an intense combat sports, a good pair of basketball shoes, with a good durability, support, stability, flex and good damping effect, can bring player great help in the game. When start, stop, jump and quickly move and such actions can make your selection of basketball shoes firstly focus on the its function. But facing so many brands and styles, how to choose yours?

Individual's physical condition and the location on the field to select the type of basketball shoes.

☆ speed-type guard and forward, the characteristics of this type is at high speed and change suddenly. If you are in this type, your basketball shoes should focus on: light(can reduce weight in running), the shoes can wrapped feet (is better to avoid sprain feet), shoe outsole stable, focusing on comfort.

☆ Jumping Type. This type requires: great cushioning, good ankle support.

☆ Tuning Type. This type often contact others while in playing basketball. Should be in volvulus, basketball shoes requires: strong upper, easy to reverse, good ankle support.