****Babolat Propulse 2 Initial Impressions****

[[d]ragon]

Ok guys here it is. Sorry for those who expected immediate gratification
I'm not going to put this is any kind of order. these are my thoughts on the shoe having worn them around the house for a day.
If I think of more to add, I will add them

• right of the box, it feels a bit stiff. the uppers are starting to loosen up abit though
• there is no eyelet on the tongue to put the laces through to stop the tonge from sliding down. after wearing the shoe around the house though, there was no tongue slippage
• laces are a touch short for those who like to double knot their laces but this isnt that big of a deal because...
• the velcro strap over the top of the shoe secures the shoe even when the laces become untied
• more toebox room than the CB2.3s I came from
• shoe feels extremely stable
• the back of the heel area is abit stiff right now and kind of poke into my achilles tendon alittle. they should loosen up abit with some more wearing
• the back velcro strap hardly does anything at all
• arch support is medium and is somewhat adjustable by the top velcro strap
• has a decent amount of mesh altho alot of it. the tongue in particular looks like it will allow for good ventilation
• nice cosmetic
• there is some wire mesh at the bottom of the shoe. a new feature to me
• the eyelets are all just cloth but it was the same for my older babolat all court team 3s and i had no problem with eyelets tearing
• the top eyelet though is metal and well reinforced into the shoe
  [*]cushioning doesn't appear to be the best. the sole feels stiffer than the CB2.3s
  [*]the aren't quite as soft (in the sole and uppers) as the CB2.3s.
  [*]the area around the ankle is higher than the 2.3s, adding extra support. im still getting used to the higher feel against my ankle though

As MomentumGT said, the bottom of the shoe compressed after the first 30 minutes. Cushioning could be abit better but it's not too bad. The uppers loosened up nicely and these shoes feel great with the extra room and the softer uppers plus the low to the ground feel

That's all I can think of for now.

If you have other things you wish to ask, just post them and I'll do my best to answer.

Edit: I take back what I said about them feeling better than the CB2.3s out of the box

 

[MomentumGT]

Best performing shoe I've worn. . .but dealing with bad blisters at the moment. Could be due to the shoes finally wearing through the outsoles.

Lets hear yours.

-Jon

 

[TennisKid1]

i was expecting an epic review of the shoe until I read the first post

 

[skyzoo]

Very unfortunate first post my friend...

 

[ODYSSEY Mk.4]

lol quite a let down indeed.

 

[skyzoo]

I'm crying inside.

 

[[d]ragon]

i was expecting an epic review of the shoe until I read the first post

Very unfortunate first post my friend...

lol quite a let down indeed.

I'm crying inside.

Sorry for the wait but my thoughts are now posted.

 

[babolat king]

Ok guys here it is. Sorry for those who expected immediate gratification
I'm not going to put this is any kind of order. these are my thoughts on the shoe having worn them around the house for a day.

• right of the box, it feels a bit stiff. the uppers are starting to loosen up abit though
• there is no eyelet on the tongue to put the laces through to stop the tonge from sliding down. after wearing the shoe around the house though, there was no tongue slippage
• laces are a touch short for those who like to double knot their laces but this isnt that big of a deal because...
• the velcro strap over the top of the shoe secures the shoe even when the laces become untied
• more toebox room than the CB2.3s I came from
• shoe feels extremely stable
• the back of the heel area is abit stiff right now and kind of poke into my achilles tendon alittle. they should loosen up abit with some more wearing
• the back velcro strap hardly does anything at all
• arch support is medium and is somewhat adjustable by the top velcro strap
• has a decent amount of mesh altho alot of it. the tongue in particular looks like it will allow for good ventilation
• nice cosmetic
• there is some wire mesh at the bottom of the shoe. a new feature to me
• the eyelets are all just cloth but it was the same for my older babolat all court team 3s and i had no problem with eyelets tearing
• the top eyelet though is metal and well reinforced into the shoe

That's all I can think of for now. These shoes feel great. The CB2.3s felt pretty good when I tried them on but these feel even better. I'm looking forward to taking this shoe out to the courts. The shoes show a lot of promise.

If you have other things you wish to ask, just post them and I'll do my best to answer.

once you hit the court with them, thats when you find out how great this shoe is. its the only shoe i have ever worn that i felt my foot was completely locked down. the front and back straps do really help when they are straped tight. the durability of the shoe is also great. ive had everything from the barricades to the vapors and i think the propulses offer the durability of the barricades and the low to the ground feeling of the vapors. great shoe!

 

[mike53]

its the only shoe i have ever worn that i felt my foot was completely locked down.

Locked down is goodness. How do you feel about the looks?

 

[[d]ragon]

once you hit the court with them, thats when you find out how great this shoe is. its the only shoe i have ever worn that i felt my foot was completely locked down. the front and back straps do really help when they are straped tight. the durability of the shoe is also great. ive had everything from the barricades to the vapors and i think the propulses offer the durability of the barricades and the low to the ground feeling of the vapors. great shoe!

I wouldn't say they are very low to the ground like the Vapors.
In terms of durability, I hope they don't have the same as the Barricades because I burned through those in 2-2.5 months

Locked down is goodness. How do you feel about the looks?

The cosmetic is awesome. I would like the white parts though to be gold or black instead. The white looks alittle outa place to me.

OP has been updated with more

 

[babolat king]

Locked down is goodness. How do you feel about the looks?

i think the cosmetics of the shoe are awesome. you cant go wrong with a black shoe. i even liked the blue scheme of the propulse 1's.

 

[MomentumGT]

I wouldn't say they are very low to the ground like the Vapors.
In terms of durability, I hope they don't have the same as the Barricades because I burned through those in 2-2.5 months

Once they break in they will be really close to the ground. The insole smashes down pretty quickly to almost paper thin. I don't normally wear 2 sock per foot but with these I did. I just recently changed the insole to a running shoe insole and the cushioning is great.

Durability is pretty good but I abuse them pretty well. 2 1/2 months and its almost time to claim my warranty. This time I'm going 1/2 size bigger as the toe box is pretty small with 2 socks.

-Jon

 

[[d]ragon]

Once they break in they will be really close to the ground. The insole smashes down pretty quickly to almost paper thin. I don't normally wear 2 sock per foot but with these I did. I just recently changed the insole to a running shoe insole and the cushioning is great.

Durability is pretty good but I abuse them pretty well. 2 1/2 months and its almost time to claim my warranty. This time I'm going 1/2 size bigger as the toe box is pretty small with 2 socks.

-Jon

You're definitely right. The insole definitely compressed
OP updated

 

[TennisKid1]

You're definitely right. The insole definitely compressed
OP updated

people have complained about the cushioning in the forefoot, do you recommend using insoles to solve that problem?

 

[MomentumGT]

people have complained about the cushioning in the forefoot, do you recommend using insoles to solve that problem?

That's what I did and it worked wonders. The shoes were already tighter than I like them so adding thicker insoles made it a little too snug doubling up on socks. My foot is a bit wider than normal in the toe box are.

-Jon