As most of you know, one of the biggest issues with Puma’s speed boot releases over the past year has been durability. Case in point the 10-game warning that came with the evoSPEED 1.4 SL. As much fun as it is to wear the lightest boots on the market (3.6oz) …
Read More »Puma evoSPEED 1.2 SL – Lightweight Speed Unboxed
Puma add another boot to their super lightweight collection with this release, the evoSPEED 1.2 SL. Given that the evoSPEED 1.2 is designed for quick acceleration and pacey players, there is heavy expectations on the 5.8oz SL. In order to get to that weight, the boot has been dramatically modified …
Read More »Why The Extreme Shift To Lightweight Boots?
Here is a pretty important topic that I’m very eager to get reader feedback on. In your opinion, what do you think of the dramatic shift we are currently seeing toward lightweight boots? It seems that every company is focusing on releasing lighter and lighter boots – and I’m not …
Read More »Nike Mercurial Veloce Review
For those that don’t have the luxury of splurging on the top market releases, the performance of second tier options becomes extremely important. Nike are well aware of that and the Vapor’s little brother has continually been recognized as one of the best back-up releases on the market. You might …
Read More »Current Top Five Lightest Take-Downs
Currently, lightweight boots are where its at in the boot world. We are seeing heavy competition between companies trying to dominate the speed category of boots, Mercurial, evoSPEED, adiZero and Trinity to name a few. But what about lightweight take downs? Who holds the title of top economic lightweight? Lets …
Read More »What Are Currently the Lightest Soccer Cleats?
It is absolutely incredible to think that when the Nike Superfly was released in March 2009, their 6.8oz was seen to be one the lightest soccer cleats ever released. In a sense, it set the bar for all other companies to compete against in an effort to produce the lightest …
Read More »PUMA evoSPEED 1 SL Ducati Released
The one thing that Puma does really well is limited edition releases, and this time around they have teamed up with Ducati to create a speed on speed boot! It comes in the form of the evoSPEED 1 SL, a boot that weighs in at 6.4oz and is developed to …
Read More »PUMA PowerCat 1.12 SL Released – A New Hybrid!
Puma are back into the super light game with a cracking new and somewhat unexpected, 8.4oz release – the PowerCat 1.12 SL. At first glance, it is difficult to determine what is going on with them since there is such a wild clash of colors, but ultimately I think this …
Read More »Puma King Finale SL Review
Matching heritage with speed seems to be the “in” thing at the moment, and Puma has got in on the act with this King Finale SL release. As you would expect, I was a little skeptical upon hearing Puma had plans to strip down the ever consistent King series. I …
Read More »Just Arrived: Puma King Finale SL
You can call this somewhat of a “surprise arrival” as I wasn’t expecting a pair for review – but having the Puma King Finale SL in hand, I am excited about testing them! Puma has followed a growing trend by producing a lightweight version of its heritage boot. I’m not …
Read More »Puma V1.11 SL Review
I’m going to start this review with a pretty obvious statement – I am an absolutely huge fan of the Puma V1.11 SL! They are the perfect boot for my style of play and meet my expectations as a winger. With that in mind, I am trying to keep an …
Read More »Adidas adiPower Predator SL in Running White
The latest installment of the limited edition Adidas adiPower Predator SL has been released in a Running White/Black/Sharp Blue colorway and has a very clean/flashy look about them. Two weeks back, we posted about the initial Black release that at the time was named the Kinetic, rather than adiPower. There …
Read More »Puma V1.11 SL Released
This is a release I have been looking forward to for a while – the all new Puma V1.11 SL, a boot built around raw speed. At 5.6oz, the V1.11 SL is built for players who want that little extra acceleration in their game. This latest release is slightly heavier …
Read More »Adidas adiPure IV SL review
From the very first moment you see the Adidas adiPure IV SL, you can tell they are built around the concept of class. From the super soft K-Leather upper to the gold detailing, these boots just look the part. As a limited edition release, you are not likely to see …
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