- What's up, guys?
Matt from the Football Boots Team, and today,
we are here to bring you the top ten best boot hacks
to help you get boots better fitting, better feeling,
and also better performing.
So let's get right into our first one.
Okay, guys, so our first hack actually comes as two parts.
So there are two massive bonuses to this boot hack.
And we have got some Forcefield protector.
But you can use any kind of Crep Protect.
But what this does is firstly,
gonna waterproof your football boots.
And secondly, hopefully it's also gonna mean
that you don't have to clean them as often or as much.
So let's get right into how to use it.
Now this stuff is actually so good.
I use it on all my trainers.
And what they say is,
"The Forcefield protector's elite technology
"provides armor-like protection and waterproofing
"for all types of footwear, outerwear,
"backpacks and also hats.
"The invisible coating shields fabric from damage
"and prevents fading, keeping gear looking newer longer."
So what we have to do is first,
you give it a good old shake up.
We've got a pair of football boots here.
Make sure that these are clean first.
Give it a good old shake.
And then all you need to do is
spray it onto the actual upper.
Don't put it onto the sole pad,
'cause it won't really make that much difference there.
What you want is go all across the upper,
and also across the tongue.
'Cause that's where you want it to be most waterproof.
So after giving it a little shake,
all you need to do,
open it up,
hold it about 30 centimetres away,
that's what I recommend.
Maybe a little bit similar to deodorant in the morning.
And then all you need to do
is just spray it on top.
And first, you'll notice it goes a little bit shiny.
So it will give your boots a nice looking finish as well.
So just spray it all over the upper.
You don't need to use too much, really.
Just keep spraying it, make sure it's all coated.
And then once you've done it,
I'll bring it in a little bit closer for you.
It says use sparingly.
So make sure it's all over.
And then as a little bit of a closeup,
where you guys are.
I'll bring it a little bit closer
as well for you in a second.
We'll do a nice big closeup,
just so you guys can see.
And then once this is dry,
what we'll do, we'll pour some water over the top,
to show you guys just how well this really does work.
So here's a closer look at the two different boots.
On this side, these haven't been given any waterproof
and any protection,
and this is the pair which have.
So what we'll do now is just wait
five minutes for it to fully dry.
So let's actually get into it
to find out if it actually does make a difference,
this Forcefield protection.
So I've got my water bottle,
and all we'll be doing is
spraying it over the top of the upper.
And as you guys can see,
I'm literally pouring it on top.
And literally the water isn't going anywhere
inside the boot.
It's just sitting on top.
Hope you guys can pick that up on camera.
But the water is literally I could just shake it all off.
And your foot inside the boot is gonna stay incredibly dry.
Which means the water's not gonna go inside,
making the boots heavy.
They're gonna stay waterproof,
which is gonna be brilliant,
especially in those winter conditions.
So how often do you need to do this protection coating?
Well, they say it lasts about 12 months,
but that is for trainers.
Obviously football boots, much more wear,
much more aggressive play during your 90 minutes.
So I'd say do it after every time you wear them.
So wear them for your football,
give 'em a quick clean, and then put this spray on top.
Leave them for a couple of minutes,
and then they are ready to go again.
Little bit similar to Nike's ACC,
but this just makes sure the waterproofing is 100%,
every time you wear them.
So that is our first hack.
So let's move on to number two.
Now for any of you guys that watch our videos regularly,
or know me,
will know that I personally wear the Hypervenom Phinish.
I love the boot so much.
I think they're quality.
But there is one problem with them,
which I actually have to address.
And that is the sock liner inside the boot
just moves around so much.
There's no NikeGrip,
and they're also not stuck in properly.
Now there is one way to conquer this,
which we're gonna show you now.
Now what I've got beside me are two pairs of boots,
which I've tested fairly recently.
And I experienced the exact same problem.
Both the Opus II and the Vapour XI
come with very standard sock liners,
no NikeGrip.
And when I was actually testing them,
after about half an hour,
once my feet got a little bit warm,
and also the uppers started to stretch a little bit,
the sock liner started to move around ever so slightly.
Now two ways that you can do this.
They're both very similar.
But firstly, you can take the sock liner out,
and spray the plate with a little bit of hairspray,
and also the bottom of the sock liner.
Now after you spray it with the hairspray,
put it back in, stick it down for maybe like five minutes,
put some weight on it.
And trust me, it will stay on a lot longer than it would
just normally.
So using hairspray is the first way
to deal with this situation.
But there is a second way.
It's a little bit more unique,
but it works so much more powerfully.
So if anyone you guys that go to physio,
and if you get that K tape to help your muscles,
then you'll sometimes use this spray just before it.
Now that spray is some of the stickiest stuff
I've ever felt in my life.
If you put the tape on top of the spray,
it won't move for over a week.
Trust me, it is unbelievably powerful.
So if you can use that spray
across the bottom of the sock liner,
and then stick it into your soleplate,
your sock liners won't move whatsoever for such a long time.
But just make sure that you do want those sock liners
to be the ones inside the boots.
Because once you stick them in there,
there's probably not gonna be any chance of it
coming out at all.
So of course, I mentioned about my Phinish,
and how I love them so much.
But the sock liner was a problem for me, and still is.
Now one thing which is great about the Phantom 3,
so the upgraded model,
is that the sock liner actually comes
with NikeGrip technology.
Now firstly, it just means that
when the sock is on top of the sock liner,
it won't move whatsoever.
But it also features on the actual plate itself
inside the boot.
So the sock liner stays attached
very much more compared to the Phinish ones.
So this next boot hack might be my favourite one of all time.
It's so effective,
and you're pretty much getting two pairs of boots
for the price of one.
Now you're not actually getting two pairs of boots,
but what you are getting
is a soleplate which can change its stud configuration.
We've got the old school Nitrocharges,
but this works in all the Adidas boots as well,
which have just been released.
We've got an SG soleplate here.
On the right-hand side, exactly the same boot,
but we've got FGs completely.
And the reason for that is
Adidas's SG boots actually come with replaceable FG studs.
So you can change them as you want.
All SG, all FG, or you can do a combination as well.
It really is that effective.
So guys, when we bought these Nitrocharges,
they did come as the SG soleplate, the ones here.
But since then, we got the replacement studs,
and we made them into a full FG pair.
But let's just say,
the pitches are starting to get a little bit wetter,
and we want to start to put some SG studs back in.
So you're probably gonna want them at the back here,
in the heel.
So all you need to do is unscrew these ones.
Really simple, take the other one out as well.
And the nice thing about these replacement studs, the FG,
is that they come with different sizes as well.
So you can put the longer ones
in the back where you want them,
and also an the front you can get the smaller one.
So you can pretty much customise them
exactly the way you want.
But let's just say we wanna put those studs
back in the heel.
We've got our tube.
And simple as
putting them in like that.
So in the space of maybe a minute,
you've literally gone from a SG to a FG,
and then into a combination as well.
So that is so simple.
Great boot hack.
So if you are playing on on soft ground pitches
and also firm ground,
then you could definitely go for an Adidas model over Nike.
Because Adidas are the only boots out there
which can only do this with.
So guys, we've all been there.
We've got a new pair of boots
that we went in for training on matches,
and by the end of the session,
the tongue is all the way rolled over to the side,
which is really frustrating.
But there is a way to actually counter this.
And also helps the overall responsive,
locked down, and snug fit.
Now all you need to make sure,
is got an extra lace hole at the top.
Now, when you're actually lacing them up,
don't go crisscross on the final one.
Pull it through the top, to make a little loop here.
So we do the same on the other side.
We make a little lace hoop,
push it through the top.
And now we've got an extra hole.
Now when you're actually going to tie them up,
you're gonna go through those holes.
And then you pull them tight and trust me,
that tongue isn't gonna move whatsoever
for the whole 90 minutes.
And also it makes such a tighter fit around the ankle.
So this lacing technique was actually done by Lionel Messi
back in the day.
We've got his Mirosar10 Adizeros here,
and of course these were his signature boots at the time.
So that's why they came with an extra lace hole at the top.
So he could create this top lacing hoop,
to make sure the fit is gonna be absolutely top level
in terms of being locked down.
So guys, this next boot hack is absolutely essential.
If you've bought a pair of boots the wrong size,
you can't send them back for whatever reason,
they might be half a size too big,
or half a size too small.
Now there's a couple of ways to actually alter the sizes,
make them shrink, or make them stretch a little bit.
Now the first one is if the boots are half a size too big.
Now this is really quick, really simple.
All you need to do is drench the boots in warm water,
make sure they're absolutely soaking wet,
and do exactly the same with a pair of football socks.
Now once they are soaking wet,
all you need to do is put the sock on,
and then put the boot on as well.
So at that time, you've got a soaking wet pair of socks on,
and a soaking wet pair of boots on.
Now all you need to do is stand there, sit there, lay down,
and just wait until your sock is completely dry.
And trust me, by the time that's happened,
the boots are just shrunk half a size.
So just make sure that you don't want to send these back
for whatever reason.
You're happy with the boots.
Want to make them shrink ever so slightly,
and trust me, this will do that perfectly for you.
So then what's the second way to actually give you guys
a little bit more space in your boot?
Maybe 'bout half a size or so.
Well, you can stretch them out as well.
All you need to do is
get one of those bags with a little sealer on top.
Fill it up about three quarters of the way up.
Now once you got that bag,
put them into the boot itself,
push it in right towards where the toe is.
Tie the laces really tightly up.
And then once you've got that
and you put it into the freezer overnight.
Now you need to leave it in the freezer overnight
to make sure that it's properly gonna expand.
Because once the water actually freezes,
it will just make it expand ever so slightly.
And trust me, this is really powerful.
So it will actually make a big difference
to the overall fit.
So overnight, you leave it in there.
It's got the bag of water which is now frozen.
You take it out in the morning.
You take the bag out,
and then you actually put the boots on,
and you will, trust me, feel a big, big difference
in terms of the fit.
They will just feel slightly stretched out.
Now if you wanna stretch it even more,
you can just keep repeating the process.
But just make sure you really wanna do this
because there is a slight chance
that you could damage the upper.
So guys, this next boot hack is gonna be perfect
if you're in two situations.
Firstly, you bought a brand new pair of football boots,
and they're half a size too big, and for whatever reason,
you can't send them back.
Or secondly, you've been wearing your boots
for such a long time,
that they've actually stretched and are now too big.
Now what can you do to actually help this?
Well, if you can't send them back,
or if they are just stretched out and they're too big now,
you can simply just put another pair of sock liners
inside the boot.
Which is exactly what you might need
for the pair of Purecontrol.
The sizing in these boots is so iffy.
You have to get in the perfect size for you.
Too tight, and you get really bad blisters on the back.
And too loose, and your foot slides around
and gets some real bad heel slippage.
Now all you need to do
is get your second pair of sock liners.
Hopefully you can get the nearest ones as possible
to the actual model it was.
And you've got the original ones in there.
And just slide these ones on top.
We've mentioned this before,
but trust me, it's such a good boot hack
for customising the fit.
And just like that, these are now half a size smaller.
So if they had stretched, or they are too big,
you've now just conquered that
within the space of two minutes.
So guys, we got Blake in the background
taking some pictures.
And this boot hack was his one.
Because this is something which he does
in his own personal boot life.
Before he buys any pair of football boots,
he goes to the sports shop and actually tries them on.
So although you can pick them up online cheaper,
you can definitely go to a sports shop,
try them on to make sure they're gonna fit you firstly,
in terms of width.
And you can also get the perfect sizing for you.
So just say I wanted the Purecontrols.
Go down to the sports shop, ask to try them on,
do they firstly fit me in width?
And secondly, what size do I want?
Once you've got those answers, go online,
and search for the best price.
And again, very similar in Mercurial Vapour XIs,
very tight-fitting boot overall.
If you've never had them,
you might not know if they're actually
gonna fit your type of foot.
Go down to a sports shop, try them on, make sure they do.
And if they do, then go and buy them online
with all those voucher codes, discount codes.
They're gonna be much cheaper
than what you found in a football boot shop.
Yes guys, we've all been there.
We play 90 minutes on the wettest, muddiest pitch
you've ever played on in your life.
Now by the end of it, you've got the muddiest boots.
All that pitch has now become onto your boots,
and it's an absolute disaster.
Now you can spend loads of time,
and make of loads of mess with a toothbrush, a brush,
and Fairy liquid, making the boots clean again.
But trust me, it is such a balaba.
There is a better way to do it.
Now on screen now, we are showing you
how to put your boots in the washing machine
using a brand new product.
It is so simple.
It doesn't do any damage to the boots,
or damage to the washing machine.
There have been a couple of football channels out there
who've said, "Don't put your boots in the washing machine!
"It's gonna kill your boots.
"Don't do it, do not put your boots in the washing machine."
I can confirm to you,
putting my boots in the washing machine,
for my entire playing career,
it won't do any damage, whatsoever, unless they are leather.
So if you have leather football boots,
then do clean them properly.
But if you have synthetic boots or knitted boots,
literally put them in the bag,
stick them in the washing machine.
But you don't even need the bag at the end of the day.
That's just an ended bonus.
So if you do have muddy boots like these,
stick them in the washing machine.
That's what I'm gonna do straight after this video.
So it's coming into preseason,
and I can almost guarantee
that at least 75% of us are gonna experience
some kind of blister on our feet.
Firstly, due to the very hard ground.
And secondly, because of brand new football boots.
But there is one way to help
with blisters on the back of the heel.
But it is very extreme,
and something I probably wouldn't recommend.
And we saw it from Philippe Coutinho
in the latter stages of this season just past.
Now, he wears the Mercurial Vapour XI,
and what he did when he got a heel blister
was actually cut out the back portion in a square shape.
As I said guys, it is very extreme.
But just say your blisters are that bad,
you're playing so much football
that it's not actually healing,
what you can do is actually cut out a shape,
on that specific part of the foot,
to make sure there's no additional pressure
hitting that area, which is causing pain.
Yes guys, this is the boot hack that you're all here for
and all want to know.
How do you get free boots for life?
Well, it's not actually that simple,
but what you can do is send you boots back to Nike
for whatever reason, within one month to get a new pair.
Now you can only really do it once
because it might affect your future purchasing rights,
but just say you get a Vapour XI or the Phantom 3,
you've gone for a kickabout with your mates,
and you don't really love the way they fit,
feel, or perform.
So what you can do is send them back to Nike
and ask for a different model or a different size.
But you can only do it once, as I said,
because it might affect your rights as a purchaser.
So there it is guys,
the black and orange team's top ten best boot hacks
to help you guys
with any boot issues you may be experiencing.
But what's been your favourite?
And also, what ones have you tried yourself in the past?
Please let us know in the comment section below.
But that pretty much wraps up today's video.
So I hope you've enjoyed it.
Thanks for watching, cheers.