What is up YouTube.
This is AD604 coming back with the Curry 2 performance review.
Let me start off this video by saying thank you for those of you who watched my previous
video, the initial one, on these Curry 2.
I appreciate the support very very much.
Thank you.
So after spending 20 hours in these lovely Curry 2 I think I am ready to give you the
full performance review today.
Lets hop into it starting with my favorite feature of the shoe - the traction.
Hold on, before I get into the traction I want to make something real clear to you guys.
For me personally, if the traction on a basketball shoe doesn't perform, then the shoe is considered
garbage to me.
Because, how can you drive a Ferrari that has no tires?
Right?
With that being said, lets talk Curry 2.
The traction on the Curry 2 is probably the best traction I have received after the Kobe
9.
Which was amazing, freaking amazing in traction.
These are on that level or slightly higher than that.
Actually now I think of it , these do perform better on dusty courts.
I'm just very impressed with the traction on this shoe.
You can hit on the break all you want and you will always stop on a dime.
During the 20 hours playing time in the Curry 2 I did not slip once.
Not even once.
I played on very clean courts, very dusty courts,and the in between courts.
None of them I have a problem on the traction.
None of them took effect on the traction.
On every type of court, the traction was beast.
The outstanding traction on this shoe really allow you to do all sorts of moves that you
want.
You will feel like a freaking Ninja on the court because you have grip on your foot.
Overall the traction is awesome on the Curry 2 and I freaking love it.
I also really appreciate how the out sole wraps around your medial side of the shoe
on your forefoot and your heel.
These little features right here really give you that extra grip that you need to make
a cut and make it quick.
Simply put it, this is near perfect traction in all directions and during all movements.
There is no way you can go wrong with this traction right here.
Unless you playing on some really funny courts.
I don't think there is anyway you can go wrong with the traction right here except outdoor
surfaces because the rubber on this shoe is on the soft side.
So you might burn through this real quick.
Especially if you play on the streets or you play on one of those really rocky, concrete
courts.
But indoors, all you got to worry about the traction is how you gonna have fun with these.
Moving on to the cushioning of the Curry 2 if I have to summarize the cushioning in one
sentence it would be great court feel with responsive ride.
Its just what a guard need.
personally I really enjoy it when basketball shoes lets you feel the court because you
will know exactly where you are going.
I don't know.
It just makes me feel more connected to the game.
You know what I am saying??
I remember when I was wearing the KD7 I really didn't enjoy that shoe just because how high
it was off the ground.
As a guard I really didn't like it because I felt lost as fuck.
The charged foam in the Curry 2 does work as advertised.
It is a little bit softer when you are standing still or walking around slowly.
But when you speed up and really push the shoe it firms up and give you that responsive
bounce back that you want in a shoe.
So you don't lose any reaction time.
Therefore the cushioning setup in this shoe is ideal for guards because you wont feel
slow during movements.
Whats really dope to me about the Curry 2 cushioning set up is that Under Armour found
a way to give you both court feel and impact protection.
Usually its either one its kind of a trade off but in the Curry 2 I think they found
a good balance between court feel and cushioning.
Overall I like how the charged cushioning in the Curry 2 lets you connect with the floor
while giving you enough impact protection.
The Lebron 10 for example it has no court feel at all but it has maximum impact protection.
On the other hand you have the Crazy Quick by Adidas that has all that court feel you
want but has no impact protection.
And the Curry 2 found a great balance between court feel and impact protection.
I personally enjoyed the cushioning set up on the Curry 2.
It is good in my book.
Lets talk about stability for a minute.
I personally think this is a quite stable shoe on court especially for a guard shoe.
There was once or twice that during a hard Jab step or a hard step back that I felt my
forefoot was gonna fly off the foot bed but I mean this is pretty much consistent with
any shoe.
I had that problem with the Jordan 29 too but you cant really say that the Jordan 29
is not a good performer.
You know what I mean?
The top contributors to its stability is the Heelcup/Midfoot shank along with this slightly
wider base and of course this lock down lacing system.
If the lock down system is not working then the other stability features will not work
at all because your feet is going to be moving all over the place in this shoe.
Overall the stability in the Curry 2 is very very good I had no problems with it.
The Speedform material around your ankle is actually a little bit thinner and stiffer
so that also provide you with a little bit more of rigidity and that also give you a
little bit more of support.
Now lets talk about the lock down in the Curry 2.
The lock down is fantastic in the Curry 2 in my opinion, but when you lace them really
really tight, you might be able to feel the independent lace loops pressing on your feet
just a tiny bit.
It is not big enough to the point to create a problem but sometimes you do feel it.
Again, this only happens if you lace them really really really tight.
Like I do.
The only shoe that I have worn in my 21 years of living on this planet that doesn't do that
is the Jordan 29s.
That shoe is freaking legendary we will talk about that shoe some other time.
Like I said in my initial review of the Curry 2, the finger loop lacing system that you
see here is very very effective in terms of lock down.
The lacing system paired with the heel cup I gotta say the lock down on the Curry 2 is
definitely above average in my book.
All I can say is the lock down on the Curry 2 is A1 steak sauce.
Don't you worry about the lock down.
Just lace them up and have fun.
Now one of the biggest feature of the Curry 2 is the Speedform upper that they used on
the shoe.
Lets not talk about how this is advertised to work.
Instead, lets talk about how it really works on court.
I only have one problem with the Curry 2 and this problem is pretty big.
Guess where this problem is.
Its on the upper.
This part of the shoe is very very stiff and really digs into the back of your ankle.
I'm not saying the Speedform here is stiff.
As you can see its pretty soft.
I'm talking about this black part right here that dig into your feet.
This is very uncomfortable for me.
I do understand that these shoes are designed for Stephen Curry who wears ankle braces so
I'm guessing if you wear ankle braces then this wont be a problem for you.
Maybe double socking will even fix it.
But this back part of the shoe really dig into the back part of my ankle and I really
dislike it.
Other than that one problem the fit is great.
It is true to size.
Speedform is pretty cool and pretty soft.
But my favorite part of the upper is actually the synthetic forefoot that they used on the
Curry 2.
I learned that this forefoot is not Speedform but its just synthetic from Nightwing2303.
If you don't know who Nightwing2303 is then you should probably search him on YouTube
because he makes awesome reviews.
He is actually one of the Youtubers that inspired me to do this.
Anyway back to the Curry 2, I thought the forefoot was very soft and very comfortable.
Overall I really enjoyed the upper on the Curry 2 because its soft but its not so soft
that it loses structure and support.
The upper on the Curry 2 hugs your foot very well.
You have some wiggle room in the toe box but everything after that is closely molded to
your foot due to the Speedform upper.
There is no dead space at all even when you are flexing forward.
The upper on the Curry 2 didn't really give me that WOW feeling like the Jordan 29s did.
But don't get me wrong the upper on the Curry 2 is still very very nice except that heel
part.
Which is very very annoying I did not enjoy that part at all.
But other than that the upper on the Curry 2 is very very nice and I personally enjoyed
the forefoot the most.
With that being said about the upper now lets talk ventilation for a little bit.
Let me just come out and say this to you guys.
The ventilation on the Curry 2 SUCK.
The interior of the Curry 2 was wet after one solid hour of basketball.
Buuut, this is not an issue for me because I don't care about ventilation.
For those of you out there who cares about the ventilation in a basketball shoe, let
me tell you, the ventilation on the Curry 2 SUCKS.
It sucks.
Please make sure you air out your shoes every time after you play so they don't get funky.
In conclusion the Curry 2 is a excellent on court basketball shoe except one minor flaw,
A.K.A the heel rubbing.
Other than that everything else is pretty much on point where it needs to be.
The performance of this shoe is on the same level with the Nike Signature models such
as the Kobe 9, Kobe 10 and KD 8 in my opinion.
It does perform better than some of the Jordan models such as the CP line or the Super Fly
line.
But its not on the same level as Jordan 29.
Personally if I need to buy a basketball shoe right now I would actually chose these over
the Jordan 29 or the Kobe 9 or 10s because this shoe is significantly cheaper than those
models therefore you get more value for every dollar you spent on the shoe.
Therefore I would chose the Curry 2 over the Kobe 9 or the Jordan 29.
Overall the Curry 2 is a great performer at an affordable price.
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