mtommer
Hall of Fame
Hey, somebody has to pay for pros to have custom shoes....don't you want Carlos to win? lol
gino
Legend
Hahahaha you can’t make this **** up, he’s back to the white vapor pro 1
gino
Legend
Also I don’t buy the notion he’s just using these for clay. They could have easily slapped a clay outsole on that monstrosity they concocted for him
theaceproman
Rookie
Yes, that is actually so sad that they are not able to get him. If they just ask if he is willing to switch and he says no, just make a small change instead of making a whole different line.
gino
Legend
they can make those vapor pro 1s for all of us if they make them for half a dozen pros, shaking my head man
theaceproman
Rookie
It will actually be cheaper for them, they can make 100,000 for mass and give the pros as many as they need and sell the rest
gino
Legend
amen my friend
theaceproman
Rookie
Amen
lidoazndiabloboi
Hall of Fame
It’s Deja vu. I feel like this sort of conversation was discussed during the Vapor Speed days.
I’m guessing though, for his training, he probably has left over clay VP1s, which he’ll keep using until the new clay season custom shoes come. It’s just like Rafa using 2 year old Cage 3 colors during his training
bobeeto
Professional
how fitting for Nike. Let’s throw our athletes in stuff they’d never use to dupe people into thinking they like what we makeVapor Lite 2
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
that looks great, will he win the french open with that on ?Vapor Lite 2
Subway Tennis
Legend
Alcaraz would burn through the outsole in those vapor lite 2 sneakers in 45 minutes and with his toe-dragging and aggressive movement the toebox would look like it has been fed through a paper shredder.
theaceproman
Rookie
Yes for sure, those are the vapor lite so he woulkd never wear them anyway
innoVAShaun
Legend
He should wear those VL2s on tour. Win a tournament and those $85 shoes will fly off the shelves.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
then what's he doing with that one on in that picture ?? he must be trying it in practice... maybe he will love the Stability and lite and energy return ?? all he has to do is bring like 5 pairs of shoes each match,, he's all good to go
jmacdaununder2
Legend
You’d think he’d want to wear something with a 6 month return guarantee.
theaceproman
Rookie
He was wearing the custom vp1 in murcia today on clay I believe
bobeeto
Professional
He’s on set of a photoshoot… the guy with headphones is a dead giveawaythen what's he doing with that one on in that picture ?? he must be trying it in practice... maybe he will love the Stability and lite and energy return ?? all he has to do is bring like 5 pairs of shoes each match,, he's all good to go
Roller_coaster1015
Rookie
wait what, vapor lite 2 for Alcarez? maybe there having him try the whole line up to see what he likes the best from all of the different options for a personalized custom shoe that will be branded to him like the Rafa shoes.
theaceproman
Rookie
It was a PHOTOSHOOT, he was literally practicing with VP1 custom 2 days ago!!
innoVAShaun
Legend
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Legend
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Legend
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Legend
gino
Legend
Have to sell something right ? Carlos quick, change into the shoes we can actually sell!
IndieIndie
New User
Does anyone have more info on Alcaraz's socks? They look to have additional padding around the ankle and Achilles. I've seen other Nike-sponsored athletes wear similar pairs but can't find anything like them on the Nike website.
David Le
Hall of Fame
Nike Unicorn Crew is what it’s called. A pair comes to you at $24 on Nike website. Honestly surprised you couldn’t find them
gino
Legend
has anyone used the unicorn crew yet? i was tempted but didnt make the plunge
jmacdaununder2
Legend
Are those the ones with the flying pig logo on the arch?
innoVAShaun
Legend
Polyester socks
gino
Legend
Kinda wild man - feels like socks have got worse and worse over the years. My Nike multipliers shrink like crazy and don’t hold up at all. Total shame. Are you using an cotton poly blends or just cotton?Polyester socks
innoVAShaun
Legend
I bought Multipliers to try and they were garbage for me because they slip around on top of my custom orthotics. I ended up giving them to my kids and they only use them for casual, not for tennis.
I am still using 1st and 2nd gen Nike Elite Crews. They are a thicker blend (61% polyester/20% nylon/17% cotton/2% spandex) and don't slip around within my shoes.
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gino
Legend
It’s funny you mention old elites
I have a bunch of elites from 2010-2015 range that are more durable/cushioned than the multipliers after a few months. Multipliers are thin, slippery, and cheap feeling. I weirdly find the white ones to be better than black, but still underwhelming from a performance perspective
Underlying question is, how are my 10 year old socks more durable than 10 month old socks ? Makes no sense
jmacdaununder2
Legend
Still wearing old tennis Elites - some black & some white & I picked up a couple of pairs of Nike Elite b’ballers too.
jmacdaununder2
Legend
Major cost cutting
innoVAShaun
Legend
I picked up the Christmas Elites last holiday season.
bobeeto
Professional
Got to see em in the flesh. Indeed a vapor pro pj hehe
gino
Legend
Something I really hate complimenting them on, but you’re right
VAPORHEAD
Rookie
unfortunate but true.I'd rather all these manufacturers (racquet and shoe) just get rid of paintjobs and try to hide nothing. If a company did that, I'd be more inclined to buy their products. Let's be clear: I'm aware it's never going to happen ha!
To add on: I have nothing against pros using custom frames, shoes, gear etc. that aren't available to the public. It's "next-level" deception, though, to make a shoe look like another ha. I guess it's fooling some people, but enough people are aware that it makes Nike look bad. I guess you could say the same about Federer's vapors with the carbon plate, though, so it's not completely novel. I used to buy a lot of Nike stuff, but outside of the Vapor 9.5s, I don't really have an interest in their tennis products anymore.
innoVAShaun
Legend
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
is that the new custom shoes he won th eindian wells with ? its insane good, where can i buy it ?
Kudos to Nike though..eh?
Instead of spending R/D money on making shoes we want, they spend it on making custom player-only shoes look more like the Garbage they're selling.
Bravo, they really do look alot like the Vapor 11. Obviously the outsole and medial side "prongs" are a giveaway but at a quick glance they're spot on.
Instead of spending R/D money on making shoes we want, they spend it on making custom player-only shoes look more like the Garbage they're selling.
Bravo, they really do look alot like the Vapor 11. Obviously the outsole and medial side "prongs" are a giveaway but at a quick glance they're spot on.
gino
Legend
Well said
