Hey guys this is AD604 and as I promised I came back with the Kyrie 2 Performance Test with
on court footage. For the Kyrie 2 Performance Test, Im not going
to talk too long. Not going to keep you guys too long.
I'm gonna get straight to the point and talk only performance on the Kyrie 2.
Now starting off the top,uh, the Kyrie 2 does feature a HyperFuse upper. You know it is
full on plastic fuse. It is 2016, why the hell are we using a technology that's from
09-08? However, the Kyrie 2 's fuse upper is not necessarily a bad thing.
You gotta keep that in mind. The Kyrie 2 is a shoe that is built for speed.
I said this in my initial video on the Kyrie 2. If you haven't watched that video, link
will be in the description below. In that video I said the Kyrie Irving 2, I
had a strong feeling that the Kyrie 2 is going to be for a speed guard shoe and it is very
very true. The upper over here. It is rigid it is hard
but it also cut back that reaction time that you lose so you can have that full responsive,
fast feeling in the Kyrie 2. I say it gets the job done.
Now lets move back a little bit into the back collar part of the Kyrie 2. This time we have
a composite mesh. Uh this back is really comfortable on the Kyrie 2 I gotta say, uh it is quite
soft you know it is quite uhm molding to your feet.
You know in that sense, it is very very nice.Not like the forefoot very stiff and very responsive
and snappy. The back is very soft and very complimenting
to your movements, especially your ankle movements in the Kyrie 2 and that is pretty much it
about the upper it really just gets the job done it is nothing extraordinary or you know
eye popping or stuff like that. It gets the job done.
It supplies you with that basic need on the basketball court in the Kyrie 2. Done. That's
the upper. Moving on to the midsole as you already know
zoom in the back, pylon midsole all through out just a zoom air bag in the back. Nothing
in the forefoot at all. Now the zoom air in the back is not the most
responsive I have every felt to be honest with you. At the most it is ok. You know.
Can I feel it? Is it there in the Kyrie 2? Yes I can feel the zoom heel in the Kyrie
2 but is it like you know extra good? Not really in the Kyrie 2. It is just there, doing
its job so that again, it gets the job done. If you are a speedy, you know grounded guard
that likes to uhm make a lot of funny moves and cuts like that speed walking, you know
doing the moon walk on the court, the Kyrie 2 Midsole and cushioning set up is definitely
complimenting your game. I can promise you that.
And moving on to the best part and my favorite part of the shoe, the freaking traction boy.
I would say yes, ok lets let the cat out of the bag and let me say this. The Kyrie 2 's
traction, the outsole on the Kyrie 2, is better than the Kobe 9.
Its really nothing words can describe it. It is extraordinary, it is above and beyond,
it is that elite level, it is that you know your top notch traction.
You can never go wrong with this. This is some most consistent traction I have
ever freaking played on court. If you are a guard that enjoy some good traction
like I do? Yo look no further, the Kyrie 2 got you covered.
So if you like traction, Kyrie 2 boy. Kyrie 2.
Overall the fit of the shoe it is definetly true to size . I did not go up/down half a
size or whatsoever. I think it is a great fit, uh , the only thing is that in the beginning
you might feel like these are some bricks, or casts or whatever you wanna call it on
your feet but after they play in a little bit you know, you hoop in them a little bit,
actually they gonna break out pretty well.They gonna break down pretty well and you gonna
be having a good time in the shoe. And of course the strap in the midfoot. This
thing does a great job locking your feet down. It really does.
The strap on the Kyrie 2 does really give you a excellent lock down on the shoe to allow
you to do whatever dance moves you want and get jiggy on court in the Kyrie Irving 2.
And of course one last thing I want to say it is the...it is of course the rounded midsole
of the shoe. I gotta say the Kyrie 2 's rounded midsole
it definitely is a good feeling you know. It does make you feel a little bit slightly
faster when you are making a cut or whatsoever. It might be psychological whatsoever as far
as I am concerned, but the Kyrie 2 rounded bottom is definitely in my book a plus, especially
I cant say enough this traction is just freaking awesome.
You really gotta try this traction. Honestly you like traction, the Kyrie 2 is the shoe.
If you are a grounded guard, like to make a lot of cuts and moves like that, the Kyrie
2 is the right shoe for you.. But if you are a high flyer and you jump a lot, this might
be lacking a little bit of cushion you might want something that's more overall you know
well rounded where this shoe is just excels in lock down and traction.
So that is it for the Kyrie 2 performance test, thank you guys very much for watching.
I will see you guys next time and the next video is gonna be on the Kobe 10 uhmm uh no
not Kobe 10, Kobe 11 that just released today and I am going to be doing a initial performance
review on that shoe. Of course, later on that shoe will also be getting a performance test
just like this one. Thank you guys for watching, this is AD604
with the Kyrie 2. Im out.