Hi guys what is going on this is AD604 back again. Of course today you see me not wearing
a hat because I have the new Kyrie 2 in my hand and today is the first day of 2016. Lets
start something new today. So the Kyrie 2. This is Kyrie Irving's second
signature shoe with Nike and honestly I think comparing to the Kyrie 1. The Kyrie 2 just
sort of took the same pieces and placed them a little bit differently.
Of course I have not played in the shoe yet so this video will be my initial thought video.
I will pretty much go over what is in the shoe, what is the tech in the shoe and then
obviously I am gonna go play in these for about a good 20 hours at least.
And then I will come back to tell you how the Kyrie 2 feels exactly on feet.
Uhm obviously, stay tuned for my performance review coming up in the near future.
I'm going to have to play in the shoe first. I will do some drills and play some games
in the shoe. Now lets get into the actual review starting
from the outsole of the shoe of course. Now one of the biggest difference between
the Kyrie 1 and the Kyrie 2 is definitely that the outsole on the Kyrie 2 is rounded.
It is much like a tire you see on a motorcycle or a fast speed car.
Now this is to adapt various movements such as cuts and stuff like that so you have maximum
traction coverage from all stand points. Now I don't known how this exactly will work
on court but from a try on stand point I do feel it is a little bit unstable.
It doesn't mean this is a horrible shoe right from the get go or it is going to spring your
ankle or whatever like that. It is just that the Kyrie 2 offers something different from
all the other basketball shoes out there. This might be a good innovation, but I have
to try it out on court. The outsole traction looks fantastic in my
opinion. You have wide grooves, with deep cuts, with multi directional patterns, blades
or whatever you want these little things right here.
I think these will perform excellent. Moving on to the midsole it is said that there
is a zoom unit in the heel but nothing in the forefoot.
Uh I think this might be due to 2 reasons. One, to increase the flexibility in the forefoot
and two is to give you that snappy responsiveness that Kyrie Irving wants or any grounded point
guards wants. The Kyrie 2 being no that cushioned
comparing to other basketball shoes might not be a bad thing. Actually, it is just something
different. You cant really say it is a negative thing, it is just offering something different.
Maybe it offers speed rather than cushion. You get what I mean. It is just something
different. It might be for some plays it might not be for some players.
Really, at the end of the day you cant say that the Kyrie 2 lack of cushioning
is a negative or a bad thing. It just offers something different. You guys really have
to get out of that thought that being maximum everything is good. it is not.
Moving on to the upper you have something that I do not necessarily like but I am not
going to say it is bad. It is the Hyperfuse mid to forefoot.
Now this is some technology that is used in 2009 and we are still using this on a signature
model in 2015. What it is, is pretty much mesh glued on to a piece of plastic but this
might not be a bad thing because some players out there do enjoy fuse.
Fuse is something very light and durable and some people does enjoy that and this being
a harder material will cut back some of the reaction time that you lose. Which is an another
point that makes me firmly believe in that the Kyrie 2 is speed guards.
And of course moving on to the back half of the shoe is this composite mesh material.
Now this is much much softer than what you see in the forefoot fuse, however, the Kyrie
Irving 2's back part I think is built for flexibility on our ankles to give you that
agility that you need as a point guard. And of course moving on to the last piece
of the shoe is definitely this strap right here that everybody has been talking about
ever since the shoe's image released. Now from a try on stand point of course the strap
does lock your feet down very very well. It does make me feel like I..My feet is more
secure in the shoe. I think the Kyrie 2 strap is definitely a good good feature.
So overall I am very excited to play in the Kyrie 2 and see exactly what this shoe
offers. The part I am most excited about the Kyrie 2 is definitely this traction
on the bottom. Like I said in my Curry 2 review, if the shoe
doesnt have a good traction, especially on a basketball performance model, then the shoe
is a automatic trash for me. I don't care what they offer above that, if
the outsole doesn't perform, the shoe is trash. I cannot be sliding around on court and not
being able to play like I want to play. That is just garbage.
The Kyrie 2 does look like it has some beastly traction and that is why I am excited to test
these things out. Ok guys that pretty much covers it for the
basic features of the Kyrie 2. I really have to play these on court for at least 20
hours to come back and give you guys a through out and deep opinion based performance review.
So like I said, please stay tuned with Average Dude 604 by subscribing to my channel so you
don't miss the performance review on the Kyrie 2.
Most importantly, with actually playing time experience. Not just shooting around, but
actually in game playing time. This is Average Dude 604 thank you again for
watching my initial review on the Kyrie 2 I cant wait to put this on court.
If you dont know me, I am AD604 and this is my sneaker channel. I do performance reviews
and stuff like that. I live in Vancouver, B.C., Canada and I go to UBC third year student
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performance review, the full performance review drops on the Kyrie 2.