Babolat Propulse 3

[JT_2eighty]

Originally Posted by Fedace

does that mean this shoe is no good for people with high arches ?

Not really. People with high arches should be using after-market insoles for any shoe. High arches = Superfeet green in whatever shoe you use. Factory insoles are useless.

[JT_2eighty]

Originally Posted by PLAY,EAT,SLEEP,LOVETENNIS

Hey Guys,

Bought a pair of pp3's recently and wondered whether when it comes to the 6 month outsole warranty Babolat would replace the shoes with another pair or would give me a refund. Plus, when I bought them I didn't get a warranty card and wondered if you have to have one to replace them (Im in the the UK)

6 month outsole means you mail the worn shoes to babolat and they send you another pair. You don't need the warranty card, just go to TW's "Customer Service" link, which gives you the details:

Babolat Procedure:
Please send your warranted Babolat shoes back to:
Warranty Dept
650 South Taylor Ave
Louisville, CO 80027

Send the shoes back along with your original proof of purchase and a check for $9.95 for the cost of shipping back to you. You can make checks payable to Babolat.

Be sure your outsole is worn through to the inner material. These are my Babolat's that Babolat replaced:

something like \/ this \/ black spot is necessary

[mrtrinh]

^ is babolat pretty knicky picky about shoes when you send them into warranty? are they similar to nike where you just have to wear them down to the insole? or do they only qualify from excessive where? i drag my toes a lot so usually i get a hole before the outsole wears out.

Looking for another pair of shoes and have been really eyeing the propulse 3 and barricade 6's. which to choose

[JT_2eighty]

Babolat wasn't picky in my case, as although I had worn through the main outsole layer, the black spot you see exposed was not the insole... kind of the middle layer (soft rubber) between outsole and insole, but that was enough for me to get the replacements.

B6 definitely has a longer break-in, while the PP's have a more adjustable fit (I really like the footbelt tech), allowing for a more-perfect fit (which you can change on the fly as needed). Both grip the court well and have solid outsole durability, but again I prefer the Babolat rubber for both grip and durability overall too.

[mrtrinh]

Originally Posted by JT_2eighty

Babolat wasn't picky in my case, as although I had worn through the main outsole layer, the black spot you see exposed was not the insole... kind of the middle layer (soft rubber) between outsole and insole, but that was enough for me to get the replacements.

B6 definitely has a longer break-in, while the PP's have a more adjustable fit (I really like the footbelt tech), allowing for a more-perfect fit (which you can change on the fly as needed). Both grip the court well and have solid outsole durability, but again I prefer the Babolat rubber for both grip and durability overall too.

youre definitely right about the propulse's having a more perfect fit with the footbelt. Barricade 6's feel way more narrow than the barricade v's. maybe its cause theyre not broken in but my feet felt they were being squeezed. Tried on both and just left the pro shop with the propulse 3's in red .

[alidisperanza]

Hey all,

Just bought a pair of PP3 red... Wow. I'm a convert.

I've always been an Adidas guy tearing through barricades like it was my job.Next, I Bought a pair of the Nike Balistec 1.3s on a whim and stayed there. I was happy. Then they had to go change to the 2.3s. Talk about ouch. I beat the living heck out of mine to break them in and they still hurt when I put them on. Finally, I gave in and bought a pair of PP3s on a friend's recommendation. Wow. Just wow.

A) they don't feel anywhere near 16.2 oz. I strapped them on and they felt very light
B) Fit is fantastic. I have a typically wide foot and I was able to fit my normal 11.5 no problem. Comfortable as anything, like one of the previous posters in, they felt similar to an old pair of barricades I had. Didn't really need to break them in
C) Hot Damn they look good
D) I happened to play basketball with them my first time out and I literally stuck to the floor. These things are amazing on hard-wood. Similar experience on hard court-- fantastic traction on them although I've yet to really run them out hard.

Overall, I'm really happy so far-- my only worry is whether the durability will be up to par like many have been saying. I'm notorious for wearing through the bottoms and strangely enough the metatarsal area on top, of the left foot-- think ball of the foot, top side.

[alidisperanza]

Oh, and I totally love the little michelin guy on the back, haha!