samaj Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 I know alot of wrestlers love these shoes. We have a very high percentage of our wrestlers wearing them in our room this season and we are having a tremendous issue with the shoes being slick and kids sliding all over the place. The biggest thing people like about the shoes is the traction that they supposedly give to the wrestlers but in our case we are seeing the exact opposite. Anybody else have any feedback?? The soles seem harder and slicker out of the box this year. I wonder if they just need to be worn down a little??? I have a call into my Asics rep to check to see if he has had any other complaints. Please let me know if you have seen anything like this and I will pass it along to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never Quit Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 My son had them and they were stiff and slick at first but once they get broken in and you rough up the treads a bit they are great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCKAJC Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Yep same problem here. We took em out and ran 10-12 sprints on the street and they were great after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Yep same problem here. We took em out and ran 10-12 sprints on the street and they were great after that. A little ringworm must help with traction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 The biggest thing people like about the shoes is the traction that they supposedly give to the wrestlers I'm not sure about mat slickness, but that extra big side tread the shoes have for traction sure are annoying on an opponents legs while mat wrestling. Hopefully, "breaking them in" solves the slickness problem, as I know a few guys that have them or may be getting them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quinnsDAD Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 First practice with them today,Quinn said same thing. ;D thanks to Jim's Wrestling Supply for the quick delivery, ordered Thursday afternoon got them Friday.and cheaper than any other place I have seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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