As a Filipino, no it's not a tradition. It's a result of circumstance not being able to afford basketball shoes. The real tradition is the burning love for the game despite those circumstances. Burning sun, heavy rain, deflated ball, no net, playing on dirt, you name it.
Man I stayed in bball shoes 24/7 when I was a kid always ready to play. Only a few years ago did I get into sandals and minimalist shoes. Can’t believe how much I needed to free up my feet!! Solid video
I just got some xero shoes sandals to hike in and to run trails. Running trails in a minimal shoe has helped the most to give myself more connected feet and stronger ankles
GREAT video!!! I've been preaching this for years!!! Glad the kids I coach get to see someone like yourself tell them the something I've been telling them. I've been hooping in Merrell barefoot shoes for about 10 years now. I have my kids do about 15 min of practice barefoot or In socks. And it has dramatically cut down on ankle injuries.
Glad somebody covered this. Thx! I went through so many different shoes to try to get rid of achilles tendonitis, only to have barefoots shoes pretty much eliminate it in a month or two after adapting. Same with knee pain going away but that was based on chunky cushioning. Now like everybody else kind of waiting for an official barefoot / minimal style hoops shoe. In the meantime I found vans and chucks do okay for hoops but once you get used to barefoot you still want lower to the ground. Your feet can become more springy without so much insole but still need balance cushioning for hoops!
Was almost automatic, threw on some zero drop altras and healed lol, its crazy really, I mean I still feel it a bit bc its healing yet but I can actually run compared to my Hokas where I was struggling. I am afraid to go back to my thick heeled running shoes lol.
Exceptional description of the benefits of zero drop shoes. The summary of why to transition to zero drop shoes and how to do it appropriately was very professional done. Good work and thank you. Jrnmd
Kot guy isn't on the same page as pjf in training he prioritizes full range slow high rep movements over ploy metrics which wouldn't be ideal for athlethesism gain
We NEED a zero drop, wide toe hoop shoe. I spent the summer hooping outdoors in Altra road running shoes after making the switch to functional footwear late last winter, and my feet & ankles have never felt stronger and more stable while playing. I can’t think of any performance benefits of pointy basketball shoes
@@oooomz7578 no clue, haven't tested them but for sure am switching over to Altra and other misc shoe's. After switching to zero drop I feel much better, have some vibrams and vivos on way. Now to sell my 15 pairs of shoes, 6 pairs are Hokas
Great video. Classic Converse Chuck Tailors and Vans are zero drop. Vans have a wider toe box so I recommend those for transitioning, before selecting a pair of barefoot shoes or just as an alternative "healthier" shoe to wear daily
Finally found someone (youtuber) who understands how the environment works with or against our favour and how shoes correlates with that. Keep it up bro. Dope2 video.
There's a lot of stuff on the net and here on yt. One guy has got a channel plantar fascitis survival guide or sth like that. It can be helped guaranteed just do the research and try things...
Great vid and thank you for sharing the knowledge. Always try and spread the shoes athletes wear can make a huge difference. Too many athletes wearing shoes for the wrong training purposes. Sometimes it doesn’t matter but most times it can limit performance and in your explanation, can actually hurt. Appreciate your work and hope athletes listen
Excellent video. I've been saying this for years glad to hear someone in the bball world saying it. Disagree on the toe splay being a genetic trait. I've watched my toes go from gnarled and over lapping to spread wide like indigenous tribes. 10 years of wearing mostly minimal shoes and been balling in minimal shoes for 3 yrs which has saved my ankles from numerous sprains and further knee damage. Great job on this video!
@@HeadShoht I play on concrete but from time to time I plant my heel too hard to jump and I feel it in my lower back as the impact is pretty strong. Still I only play casually not sure what would happen if I did it all the time. Will let you know in a few years 🤣 I have to mention that I think it's almost impossible to roll an ankle in barefoot shoes though
I've gone barefoot anytime I could since childhood, and still do. Even played basketball in the dirt when younger, although I hit an acorn the wrong way every now and then, which didn't feel so great, haha. I just have never wanted to have shoes on if I don't have to. I started doing strength training seriously a few years ago and started out lifting with shoes. As the weight got heavier on squat and deadlift, I could feel the squishiness and lack of stability from the shoes. I was then trying to figure out what type of shoe to go to, like maybe a dedicated lifting shoe. Then it occurred to me, why not barefoot? I can understand not doing it for someone who isn't used to doing things barefoot, but I was. So I gave it a go, and it has worked out great. I've also now switched to a minimalist zero-drop shoe for when I do need to wear shoes. Nothing fancy, just an affordable pair I found on Amazon with good reviews.
I have the Kobe NXT 360. The outer sole is flat and very thin- a sock baiscally. The inner sole is very thick and like a bowl give support at the side of the foot. I love em for the design and fit but they will break quickly. I hope the future of basketall shoes will be designed minimally like this. So you could exchange the insole! Think &.Bless the future
Hi Paul i wantes to ask u if u can do in a next video a guide with exercises to fix flat feet because I have it...and so some exercises for the foot and the toes that i also know they are in the vert code🙏🏼🙃. Btw great video
I’ve been doing more simple warm up drills without shoes on and nowadays notice that my foot feels stronger and more resilient. I’d definitely recommend people start to do basic warm up drills without shoes and workout in more minimal shoes because it’ll help build a stronger lower limb which can help reduce injuries!
Roll between calf muscle and shin bone with a lacrosse ball, etc. Whatever is inside there gets knotted up badly. Fixed my really bad Achilles pain doing that.
I have suffered from that and I can help you bro. Most times bunions come with flat feet. Fix the flat feet and you'll get better glute and core activation as everything gets lined back up. It's a very underrated issue for athletes!
I got a xero drop shoe from barefoot shoes can feel my feet and calf / Achilles adjusting no aches but definitely some muscle pain when I'm relaxed. I heard from others on reviews that your foot will recover 10% per month back to primal.
Thank you for bringing up this topic, this is a controversial one and can cost you subs if you go extreme but you're HELPING a lot of ppl esp. ballers out there. I can go extreme cause I don't have a channel so I can say this. Basketball shoes are inherently dangerous. It would take the whole article but I'll point out 2 most important things. 1. Thick sole makes your LAND HARDER. Most of us, we've never used other than modern shoes so the way we move in basketball shoes is normal to us, but if you want to see the difference try jump and jog and maybe shoot few hoops barefoot. The movement is very soft because the impacts distribute throughout the whole body, chain muscles and tendons. Having thick sole makes you feel protected and confident but also makes you switch off a lot of impact absorbing mechanisms first of which are calf muscles (that's why people who start using barefoot shoes are first sore in their calves) and you receive impact in shorter amount of time- hard and in the heels. From there the force travels through shins to the knees and hips and back. These also happen be most common basketball long term wear injuries. Second. Not only the force that you hit the floor with is greater But also every millimeter that your heel is higher of the floor the more likely the ankle is to turn itself... Think about it. If you change directions do you want your heel 2 inches above ground or half an inch.. yet you'll see a lot of basketball shoes as high as 2 inches at hell (in big sizes). Human ankle doesn't have a capacity to roll itself.. you need shoes for that to happen. So the two factors compound and you hit the floor harder as well as you have much greater chance of rolling ankle.. Ideal basketball shoe would look different than modern ones but the reason it doesn't is because it doesn't fit the business model of gear manufacturers. In order make more money you need to sell more shoes and you do that through one: the dependency on supportive stiff elevated shoes, we grow up using only those and our feet get so weak that we need that protection. Two: marketing the companies will make you believe that it is the next model of the shoe that you need, the latest, the greatest with the best technology crammed in that everything is ok and you nearly there, except that last season sneaker is not quite there, you need this latest one. Basically they got you believe that your health or performance problem will be solved by buying the next par of shoes.. That's not true and will not help YOU but will manage to sell a lot of trainers and make a lot of money while we get weaker.. what will make you stronger and better athlete is to be able to perform without shoes, but then there would be nothing to sell.
Hey is there an article and peer reviewed studies mentioning this? I’d like to educate myself more on this, especially considering I’ve been using basketball shoes for so long.
@@xAzrael_ Hi mate. I don't know about official scientific literature the type of you mention. I have my info from my own experience, injuries, footwear I tried and all these confronting with conventional wisdom, conventional equipment and training methods. Those would make less and less sense as they proved ineffective or plain wrong ie, bring more injuries and less performance.. and that brought me to different coaches, doctors and footwear companies that discovered the same things as I had, although usually have much deeper knowledge and experience. And that's where I learn from.. And so I've been finding out, you can be pain free, injury free, perform on a high level for a very long time and it will all cost you less money. You've got to understand that most of the information that we receive is commercial. That is it is funded by businesses. And that applies, although to less extend, to official scientific studies and literature.. There is plenty of knowledge out there but it isn't in your face. It takes time and effort to find it. What's in your face is information that somebody paid for to be there. as for the studies you mentioned, I'm sure there are some, but just like the coaches or footwear companies that are not mainstream, there will be in great minority.. still though, as barefoot movement gains momentum and becomes more accepted or 'normal', there will also be correspondingly more studies as well as more coaches and literature about the subject.. I'm going on again too much .. long story short. there is enough info. but you need to find it. it's behind the layer of commercially biased stuff.. good luck. stay healthy and strong!
damn dude you're a good writer I like your point of view on this subject and it makes so much sense i catch my self jumping and landing violently when im not wearing basketball shoes or trainers .... in a pair of vans i feel like a fish out of water
@@thelegendnotmyth7071 thanks man, I appreciate it. keep observing and change your patterns earlier rather than later, it's avoiding and preventing injuries what we want. learning from them is nice but we only have so many years of our athletic prime and spend then injured is time that doesn't come back. If anything else I'd recommend Ben Patrick's alias knees over toes guy whose program is out of this world when it comes to invite prevention and recovery.. Stay healthy and strong. Peace
Can you please do a video on osgood slatters disiese. I’m 14 and i have it and i would like to learn more about it. I am in the middle of a growth spurt
I remember my achilles hurting sometimes in the Kobe 8 because the heel and forefoot were both really thin, and i wasn't used to it. Kobe tore his achilles in them, but that was probably not the reason.
Absolutely. When I switched to barefoot style my achilles tendonitis and knee pain went away. It took a month or two to adapt though. Though they don't make any barefoot style hoops shoe. I found chuck taylors style or vans flat style don't cause a flare up so far, but that's still not barefoot style. Whats crazy is after you get used to barefoot style when you jump in them you get higher. Excessive cushioning actually dampens your jump and natural foot movement. So it's like unlock.
Not related but this is the most recent video so I thought I’d ask here: do you know the research on getting in the sympathetic state “too many times” or “too early” before competing? Should varsity kids be listening to rap on an hour bus ride and getting juiced only to have to sit and watch jv play for two hours and then kinda get re-jacked up for their game once they start warming up?
How do you feel about those toe spacers? Would they work as a corrective tool to use when not in shoes? Ex: having them on overnight to undo the toes being squeezed in shoes
@@zerdtt761 they are a good tool, I have flat feet, I use them. Because they help me to fix toes and cause they feel great. It's hard to answer your question because it's a wide topic. To begin with. Is it kind of flat feet that are genetically flat but don't give you pain and don't affect performance or are they flat feet as a result of lifestyle and cause pain when moving etc...
@@zerdtt761 they're good cause they put your toes in correct position in which feet should be loaded. How important they are for you depends on how much your toes are out of position/alignment esp big toe. The worse it is, the more important toe spacers are. Then these kind of flat feet are basically feet in bad condition or shape, so you need to start mobility and strengths drills. Good news is it can be helped. Barefoot shoes are good cause they simulate all nerve endings, muscles and massage feet at the same time. For load and intensity the pain and feeling of comfort are the only and strict guides. The more uneven terrain the better
I actually play in Nike Dunk High tops. It's flat and has light padding. So far it's the closest thing to a zero drop basketball style shoe that I could find
The most important thing is stretching the foot, ankle, calf. Rolling the bottom of your feet with tennis balls. Getting those muscles to loosen up and strengthen. Arch support is only support. It ignores the problem of a weak foot.
I've got high arches, for me it was about strengthening those muscles so they could support me. The antithesis to arch support. For me the strengthening took about a year to get right because it was strengthening the whole foot and lower leg to support. It's was also about getting my hip ligaments and muscles structure loose too. It was a whole lower body thing me.
You should talk with adidas and put out your own edition of a zero drop training shoe, with plyos, cutting and sprinting in mind. I was buying training shoes and couldn’t find one to match that description closest I got was a Nike metcon 😬
This is not gonna happen dude. Big companies will never make that kind of shoe. You'll have to look at smaller alternative makes. fortunately there's enough of them these days...
It took me 2-3 years to fully transition to barefoot. I occasionally wear basketball shoes of course when I'm playing basketball 🏀 they feeel goood now
That will help but not alone. ..need to do other stuff, ankle feet, hips mobility, strengthening. Etc.. wear barefoot shoes preferably on uneven surfaces like hikes (of course you need to start slowly, never trough pain). I know it sounds counter intuitive but it gives feet and ankles opportunity to move about and exercise in countless different ways.. also bear in mind some flat feet will always be flat. It's the pain free comfort and freedom you're looking for...
I always wear very thin socks and vans authentic but my Achilles injury comes from not able to breath right and playing basketball now I don't play anymore basketball because all hoop shoes just hurt it the moment I walk around in them
Great video. I use Feiyue shoes and recently bout some Merrill vapor gloves. Could you make a shoe list for wide toe box low heel drop basketball shoes.
Unlike the running market, most if not all basketball shoes do not have their drop or measurements provided. Would really take reviewers, like myself, to do the measurements and relay. Some shoes do have the cut always which do shoe the measurement and can display the drop but having a wide toe box is something I try to provide on my channel as well
@@rashb3994 I was speaking about for off court use. But I’ve played with high top Feiyue’s a couple of times outside and my feet were sore as hell and had blisters on blisters. they do have good grip. For basketball I use harden 4s since they’re wide and close to the ground
@@wtccominatyaa Okay I appreciate your input. I mostly play outside and was looking into them for that flexible flat low to the ground sole, but if you're feet were sore maybe not. I have Adidas outlet store that always has tons of H4s. I was worried that they weren't zero drop but you're the 2nd or 3rd person I've seen recommend them so it's probably a sign to try them. Thx again for your input!
I was telling my podiatrist about this idea of having minimal shoes on to strengthen feet muscles and he said it was the worst advice. He says he doesn’t take his stiff shoes off unless he’s in bed. He’s a D1 school’s athletics podiatrist.
It's really confusing guys like this say go barefoot or minimal then doctors and physio therapisy say the opposite go with more support the answer probably lies in the middle
How sure are you about not playing Basketball in barefoot shoes? I wasn't sure either but after 8 years of exclusively using barefoot shoes (but not doing sports), I started playing basketball again. I immediately get knee pain when using regular basketball boots. Now I just play in (relatively sturdy) barefoot shoes and it's going great.
Do the vibram toe shoes stay snug on your foot when moving quickly on the court? I too like to practice and shoot around in barefoot shoes but mine aren't vibram toe shoes and they have that pull string, which causes too much wiggle in order to do cuts or quick movements. Vibrams are expensive and this would help me out a ton!
People who wear saddles all the time, and live and work in sandy areas, tend to have wider spread toes as well. So by extension saddles and flip-flops are very healthy footwear?
Just out of curiosity. Why not wear the toe shoes for basketball? It seemed like you were leaning towards it, (and my internet history atm is full of barefoot shoes websites). I'm not big on the basketball cushioning technology cause I don't jump at all, but I am all about the lateral motion, so I can play tougher defense. Will the barefoot concept hurt me or help me? I do like the idea of playing ball in funky shoes. Just like when older NBA players played wearing converses.
Very late reply, but I hope this gets to you. You can hoop in the toe shoes. I recommend keeping it to indoors though. Also, pick a zero drop shoe that's slightly restrictive instead of the super flexible toe shoes. It will offer some support during hard cuts.
If I start at ground zero for jumping and I’m barefoot and progress like that but play volleyball in shoes would I most likely injure myself or would it work nicely to progress those muscles
Hooping on barefoot is tradition on Philippines lol
Yessir haha
and u will get alot of shock and hurnt ur knees and ankle if it hit the wrong angles
Haha suprisingly less injuries too
Until mid 30s lol
As a Filipino, no it's not a tradition. It's a result of circumstance not being able to afford basketball shoes. The real tradition is the burning love for the game despite those circumstances. Burning sun, heavy rain, deflated ball, no net, playing on dirt, you name it.
Paul said that once
End level is walking on Lego’s
Man I stayed in bball shoes 24/7 when I was a kid always ready to play. Only a few years ago did I get into sandals and minimalist shoes. Can’t believe how much I needed to free up my feet!! Solid video
I just got some xero shoes sandals to hike in and to run trails. Running trails in a minimal shoe has helped the most to give myself more connected feet and stronger ankles
Can you make a vid on wrist mobility and shoulder mobility? Great vid!
This is a good one
Way so interesting
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GREAT video!!! I've been preaching this for years!!! Glad the kids I coach get to see someone like yourself tell them the something I've been telling them. I've been hooping in Merrell barefoot shoes for about 10 years now. I have my kids do about 15 min of practice barefoot or In socks. And it has dramatically cut down on ankle injuries.
@Ali damn i wish people responded to their comments more often, especially when the answers can really hel- change someone’s life
@@Ali-xo2hg Ben Patrick made one 😉.
Glad somebody covered this. Thx! I went through so many different shoes to try to get rid of achilles tendonitis, only to have barefoots shoes pretty much eliminate it in a month or two after adapting. Same with knee pain going away but that was based on chunky cushioning.
Now like everybody else kind of waiting for an official barefoot / minimal style hoops shoe. In the meantime I found vans and chucks do okay for hoops but once you get used to barefoot you still want lower to the ground. Your feet can become more springy without so much insole but still need balance cushioning for hoops!
Thank you for sharing 😭
the kyrie 7 is one of the if not the most minimal hoop shoe ive seen and played in i recommend
Was almost automatic, threw on some zero drop altras and healed lol, its crazy really, I mean I still feel it a bit bc its healing yet but I can actually run compared to my Hokas where I was struggling. I am afraid to go back to my thick heeled running shoes lol.
Exceptional description of the benefits of zero drop shoes. The summary of why to transition to zero drop shoes and how to do it appropriately was very professional done. Good work and thank you. Jrnmd
We need the kot guy and Paul to do a podcast 👌🏽 .. great advice btw
Kot guy isn't on the same page as pjf in training he prioritizes full range slow high rep movements over ploy metrics which wouldn't be ideal for athlethesism gain
@@ethan-sq6zv my exact reason why we need the podcast the different views on topics
Kot guy isn't scientific as paul. Change my mind lol
@@vincevallefuoco1082 kot not science based but your missing the point both great for basketball we need this ✊🏼
Not going to happen lol. KOTG is a business man who cherry picks data from studies to seem smart. Trainers like Paul don’t respect how he operates.
This was valuable information for me since I’m in week 15 of an Achilles rupture. 🙏🏾
Haha footage from the Philippines, play with flops if just playin around, playing barefoot if there is money on the line
We NEED a zero drop, wide toe hoop shoe. I spent the summer hooping outdoors in Altra road running shoes after making the switch to functional footwear late last winter, and my feet & ankles have never felt stronger and more stable while playing. I can’t think of any performance benefits of pointy basketball shoes
i roll my ankle sometimes because the pointy toebox its annoying
Ol' school converse allstars
@@cliffordstanger8960 Those are really narrow though, right? I'd take a wide toe box over zero drop if I had to pick one feature
@@oooomz7578 no clue, haven't tested them but for sure am switching over to Altra and other misc shoe's. After switching to zero drop I feel much better, have some vibrams and vivos on way. Now to sell my 15 pairs of shoes, 6 pairs are Hokas
Great video. Classic Converse Chuck Tailors and Vans are zero drop. Vans have a wider toe box so I recommend those for transitioning, before selecting a pair of barefoot shoes or just as an alternative "healthier" shoe to wear daily
Finally found someone (youtuber) who understands how the environment works with or against our favour and how shoes correlates with that. Keep it up bro. Dope2 video.
Great video Paul!
Super helpful video! Can we get more content and tips about ankle and Achilles health?
This is good stuff to hear. Hard to know what’s the best though when you have chronic foot injuries like plantar fasciitis
There's a lot of stuff on the net and here on yt. One guy has got a channel plantar fascitis survival guide or sth like that. It can be helped guaranteed just do the research and try things...
Great vid and thank you for sharing the knowledge. Always try and spread the shoes athletes wear can make a huge difference. Too many athletes wearing shoes for the wrong training purposes. Sometimes it doesn’t matter but most times it can limit performance and in your explanation, can actually hurt. Appreciate your work and hope athletes listen
Great content, is there basketball shoes that you would recommend
Excellent video. I've been saying this for years glad to hear someone in the bball world saying it. Disagree on the toe splay being a genetic trait. I've watched my toes go from gnarled and over lapping to spread wide like indigenous tribes. 10 years of wearing mostly minimal shoes and been balling in minimal shoes for 3 yrs which has saved my ankles from numerous sprains and further knee damage. Great job on this video!
Do you play on concrete or wooden courts ?
Wondering if it’s a good idea to play in barefoot shoes in a concrete court
@@HeadShoht I play on concrete but from time to time I plant my heel too hard to jump and I feel it in my lower back as the impact is pretty strong. Still I only play casually not sure what would happen if I did it all the time. Will let you know in a few years 🤣
I have to mention that I think it's almost impossible to roll an ankle in barefoot shoes though
what shoes do you like to play in?
Very interesting stuff keep dropping these kinds of videos, info that most people don’t think about but makes a great difference
Man u ve been helping me a lot, I wish I was able to buy ur vert code
Always learning something new from you! Thank you!
These videos have such solid info and advice
I've gone barefoot anytime I could since childhood, and still do. Even played basketball in the dirt when younger, although I hit an acorn the wrong way every now and then, which didn't feel so great, haha. I just have never wanted to have shoes on if I don't have to.
I started doing strength training seriously a few years ago and started out lifting with shoes. As the weight got heavier on squat and deadlift, I could feel the squishiness and lack of stability from the shoes. I was then trying to figure out what type of shoe to go to, like maybe a dedicated lifting shoe. Then it occurred to me, why not barefoot? I can understand not doing it for someone who isn't used to doing things barefoot, but I was. So I gave it a go, and it has worked out great.
I've also now switched to a minimalist zero-drop shoe for when I do need to wear shoes. Nothing fancy, just an affordable pair I found on Amazon with good reviews.
I have the Kobe NXT 360. The outer sole is flat and very thin- a sock baiscally. The inner sole is very thick and like a bowl give support at the side of the foot. I love em for the design and fit but they will break quickly.
I hope the future of basketall shoes will be designed minimally like this. So you could exchange the insole!
Think &.Bless the future
I'd love to see a comparison - hooping in barefoot shoes vs basketball shoes
Hi Paul i wantes to ask u if u can do in a next video a guide with exercises to fix flat feet because I have it...and so some exercises for the foot and the toes that i also know they are in the vert code🙏🏼🙃. Btw great video
great video! learn a whole lotta stuff very appreciated. keep up the good work
amen..fixing biomechanics and structure
I've been wearing vivo shoes for a few months. The feeling is awesome
I’ve been doing more simple warm up drills without shoes on and nowadays notice that my foot feels stronger and more resilient.
I’d definitely recommend people start to do basic warm up drills without shoes and workout in more minimal shoes because it’ll help build a stronger lower limb which can help reduce injuries!
What exercises you do for warm up like this and what is minimal shoes?
Thanks for the vid man 👍🏾
Can drop a video to help the Achilles pain? please its to a point I feel like terrified to hoop nowadays please man
Roll between calf muscle and shin bone with a lacrosse ball, etc. Whatever is inside there gets knotted up badly. Fixed my really bad Achilles pain doing that.
Great video, I’d recommend turning down the music or just turning it off all together
Shoes I wear outside of bball are always Vans
Terrific nuanced video! Any recommendations or tips for those who suffer from big toe bunions and how that can play a role in athleticism? Thank you !
I have suffered from that and I can help you bro. Most times bunions come with flat feet. Fix the flat feet and you'll get better glute and core activation as everything gets lined back up. It's a very underrated issue for athletes!
I needed this!!
I got a xero drop shoe from barefoot shoes can feel my feet and calf / Achilles adjusting no aches but definitely some muscle pain when I'm relaxed.
I heard from others on reviews that your foot will recover 10% per month back to primal.
Thank you for bringing up this topic, this is a controversial one and can cost you subs if you go extreme but you're HELPING a lot of ppl esp. ballers out there. I can go extreme cause I don't have a channel so I can say this. Basketball shoes are inherently dangerous. It would take the whole article but I'll point out 2 most important things.
1. Thick sole makes your LAND HARDER. Most of us, we've never used other than modern shoes so the way we move in basketball shoes is normal to us, but if you want to see the difference try jump and jog and maybe shoot few hoops barefoot. The movement is very soft because the impacts distribute throughout the whole body, chain muscles and tendons. Having thick sole makes you feel protected and confident but also makes you switch off a lot of impact absorbing mechanisms first of which are calf muscles (that's why people who start using barefoot shoes are first sore in their calves) and you receive impact in shorter amount of time- hard and in the heels. From there the force travels through shins to the knees and hips and back. These also happen be most common basketball long term wear injuries.
Second.
Not only the force that you hit the floor with is greater But also every millimeter that your heel is higher of the floor the more likely the ankle is to turn itself... Think about it. If you change directions do you want your heel 2 inches above ground or half an inch.. yet you'll see a lot of basketball shoes as high as 2 inches at hell (in big sizes). Human ankle doesn't have a capacity to roll itself.. you need shoes for that to happen.
So the two factors compound and you hit the floor harder as well as you have much greater chance of rolling ankle..
Ideal basketball shoe would look different than modern ones but the reason it doesn't is because it doesn't fit the business model of gear manufacturers. In order make more money you need to sell more shoes and you do that through
one: the dependency on supportive stiff elevated shoes, we grow up using only those and our feet get so weak that we need that protection.
Two: marketing the companies will make you believe that it is the next model of the shoe that you need, the latest, the greatest with the best technology crammed in that everything is ok and you nearly there, except that last season sneaker is not quite there, you need this latest one. Basically they got you believe that your health or performance problem will be solved by buying the next par of shoes..
That's not true and will not help YOU but will manage to sell a lot of trainers and make a lot of money while we get weaker.. what will make you stronger and better athlete is to be able to perform without shoes, but then there would be nothing to sell.
Hey is there an article and peer reviewed studies mentioning this? I’d like to educate myself more on this, especially considering I’ve been using basketball shoes for so long.
@@xAzrael_ Hi mate. I don't know about official scientific literature the type of you mention. I have my info from my own experience, injuries, footwear I tried and all these confronting with conventional wisdom, conventional equipment and training methods. Those would make less and less sense as they proved ineffective or plain wrong ie, bring more injuries and less performance.. and that brought me to different coaches, doctors and footwear companies that discovered the same things as I had, although usually have much deeper knowledge and experience. And that's where I learn from.. And so I've been finding out, you can be pain free, injury free, perform on a high level for a very long time and it will all cost you less money. You've got to understand that most of the information that we receive is commercial. That is it is funded by businesses. And that applies, although to less extend, to official scientific studies and literature.. There is plenty of knowledge out there but it isn't in your face. It takes time and effort to find it. What's in your face is information that somebody paid for to be there. as for the studies you mentioned, I'm sure there are some, but just like the coaches or footwear companies that are not mainstream, there will be in great minority.. still though, as barefoot movement gains momentum and becomes more accepted or 'normal', there will also be correspondingly more studies as well as more coaches and literature about the subject.. I'm going on again too much .. long story short. there is enough info. but you need to find it. it's behind the layer of commercially biased stuff.. good luck. stay healthy and strong!
damn dude you're a good writer I like your point of view on this subject and it makes so much sense i catch my self jumping and landing violently when im not wearing basketball shoes or trainers .... in a pair of vans i feel like a fish out of water
@@thelegendnotmyth7071 thanks man, I appreciate it. keep observing and change your patterns earlier rather than later, it's avoiding and preventing injuries what we want. learning from them is nice but we only have so many years of our athletic prime and spend then injured is time that doesn't come back. If anything else I'd recommend Ben Patrick's alias knees over toes guy whose program is out of this world when it comes to invite prevention and recovery.. Stay healthy and strong. Peace
For playing basketball indoors/Outdoors what shoe would you recommend, a vivo barefoot, xeroshoe, curious to hear your thoughts
The narrow toe box is just for looks, there’s no way it’s better than a wide toe box low the the ground for balance and mobility.
Exactly. Common sense!
Thank you!
I play basketball in xero shoes prio. Fixed my chronic ankle problems.
Great video, Very informative as usual
Can you please do a video on osgood slatters disiese. I’m 14 and i have it and i would like to learn more about it. I am in the middle of a growth spurt
Super great for me i was confused what shoe to wear where
Very informative video👍🏼👍🏼
I remember my achilles hurting sometimes in the Kobe 8 because the heel and forefoot were both really thin, and i wasn't used to it. Kobe tore his achilles in them, but that was probably not the reason.
Wdym? I he tore nisnachilles due to millage
Play in Jordan 1s, mid or lows with an aftermarket carbon fiber insole. No issues and I still jump out the gym at 50
Damn this is probably why I developed Achilles tendonitis in high school. Smh it killed my gains when I started dunking.
Absolutely. When I switched to barefoot style my achilles tendonitis and knee pain went away. It took a month or two to adapt though. Though they don't make any barefoot style hoops shoe. I found chuck taylors style or vans flat style don't cause a flare up so far, but that's still not barefoot style. Whats crazy is after you get used to barefoot style when you jump in them you get higher. Excessive cushioning actually dampens your jump and natural foot movement. So it's like unlock.
Not related but this is the most recent video so I thought I’d ask here: do you know the research on getting in the sympathetic state “too many times” or “too early” before competing? Should varsity kids be listening to rap on an hour bus ride and getting juiced only to have to sit and watch jv play for two hours and then kinda get re-jacked up for their game once they start warming up?
How do you feel about those toe spacers? Would they work as a corrective tool to use when not in shoes? Ex: having them on overnight to undo the toes being squeezed in shoes
I've been using them for a year when I walk and all day. I've noticed my big toe and second toe arent as squeezed up
@@BrownSugar105 do they fix flat feet
@@zerdtt761 they are a good tool, I have flat feet, I use them. Because they help me to fix toes and cause they feel great. It's hard to answer your question because it's a wide topic. To begin with. Is it kind of flat feet that are genetically flat but don't give you pain and don't affect performance or are they flat feet as a result of lifestyle and cause pain when moving etc...
@@jgsk78 lifestyle
@@zerdtt761 they're good cause they put your toes in correct position in which feet should be loaded. How important they are for you depends on how much your toes are out of position/alignment esp big toe. The worse it is, the more important toe spacers are.
Then these kind of flat feet are basically feet in bad condition or shape, so you need to start mobility and strengths drills. Good news is it can be helped. Barefoot shoes are good cause they simulate all nerve endings, muscles and massage feet at the same time. For load and intensity the pain and feeling of comfort are the only and strict guides. The more uneven terrain the better
What brand are the white shoes? or where can they be bought?
I actually play in Nike Dunk High tops. It's flat and has light padding. So far it's the closest thing to a zero drop basketball style shoe that I could find
love this. Any info on blisters in 'barefoot' shoes? The toe-box is so wide. I just played my first game in some and the blisters are bad.
Great video
I just had a question about this, thank you kindly
Jordan 1s are the closest to a zero drop. Those are flatter than Kyrie’s version of Earth!
Best comment 😅
What hurdle are you using to jump over and where did you get it ?
Great advice 🔥💯
Any tips for those with to high arches? Everyone seems to point for custom insoles but it seems like a hackfix for me
The most important thing is stretching the foot, ankle, calf. Rolling the bottom of your feet with tennis balls. Getting those muscles to loosen up and strengthen. Arch support is only support. It ignores the problem of a weak foot.
I've got high arches, for me it was about strengthening those muscles so they could support me. The antithesis to arch support. For me the strengthening took about a year to get right because it was strengthening the whole foot and lower leg to support. It's was also about getting my hip ligaments and muscles structure loose too. It was a whole lower body thing me.
luv to see you train women's Volleyballers.
Hey mate, thx for the video. Quick question : what about the tongs, are they any good for your foot/knee? they're pretty flexible and flat...
luckily I spent a lot of my childhood walking barefoot
You should talk with adidas and put out your own edition of a zero drop training shoe, with plyos, cutting and sprinting in mind. I was buying training shoes and couldn’t find one to match that description closest I got was a Nike metcon 😬
This is not gonna happen dude. Big companies will never make that kind of shoe. You'll have to look at smaller alternative makes. fortunately there's enough of them these days...
Great vid
So what basketball shoes would u recommend
Thank you so much!!!
It took me 2-3 years to fully transition to barefoot. I occasionally wear basketball shoes of course when I'm playing basketball 🏀 they feeel goood now
what shoes would you recommend for basketball?
So if someone who has flat feet walked around barefoot for enough time, could you develop an arch?
You gotta excercise your feet to strengthen the muscles that make up the arch.
That will help but not alone. ..need to do other stuff, ankle feet, hips mobility, strengthening. Etc.. wear barefoot shoes preferably on uneven surfaces like hikes (of course you need to start slowly, never trough pain). I know it sounds counter intuitive but it gives feet and ankles opportunity to move about and exercise in countless different ways.. also bear in mind some flat feet will always be flat. It's the pain free comfort and freedom you're looking for...
What was that first basketball shoe you mentioned? Been looking for new basketball shoes and never seen that brand
I always wear very thin socks and vans authentic but my Achilles injury comes from not able to breath right and playing basketball now I don't play anymore basketball because all hoop shoes just hurt it the moment I walk around in them
@PJFPerformance Would you recommend cross trainers like metcons for plyometric and running (speed/agility) work?
Great video. I use Feiyue shoes and recently bout some Merrill vapor gloves. Could you make a shoe list for wide toe box low heel drop basketball shoes.
Unlike the running market, most if not all basketball shoes do not have their drop or measurements provided. Would really take reviewers, like myself, to do the measurements and relay. Some shoes do have the cut always which do shoe the measurement and can display the drop but having a wide toe box is something I try to provide on my channel as well
How is playing in the Feiyues?
@@rashb3994 I was speaking about for off court use. But I’ve played with high top Feiyue’s a couple of times outside and my feet were sore as hell and had blisters on blisters. they do have good grip. For basketball I use harden 4s since they’re wide and close to the ground
@@sneakergearz I would be intrested in a video geared to that.
@@wtccominatyaa Okay I appreciate your input. I mostly play outside and was looking into them for that flexible flat low to the ground sole, but if you're feet were sore maybe not. I have Adidas outlet store that always has tons of H4s. I was worried that they weren't zero drop but you're the 2nd or 3rd person I've seen recommend them so it's probably a sign to try them. Thx again for your input!
Know this is of topic, but do any of you guys know what shoe that is!? The basketball shoes I mean. Wanna cop a pair. Thanks in advance!
I was telling my podiatrist about this idea of having minimal shoes on to strengthen feet muscles and he said it was the worst advice. He says he doesn’t take his stiff shoes off unless he’s in bed.
He’s a D1 school’s athletics podiatrist.
okay you listen to the podiatrist and im going to listen to the guy with the 45 inch vertical that trains nba players😂😂😂
bruh humas were made to walk barefoot
It's really confusing guys like this say go barefoot or minimal then doctors and physio therapisy say the opposite go with more support the answer probably lies in the middle
@@BC21beats they just want to sell insoles to you
@@BC21beats people in some parts of world always walk barefoot and they never sprain their ankles
Lebron has some wild feet.. I've never seen feet like that.. guys a beast 🦾
Trying to convert to zero drop but am currently battling Achilles issues. Anyone think I should let it heal first before trying zero drop?
How sure are you about not playing Basketball in barefoot shoes? I wasn't sure either but after 8 years of exclusively using barefoot shoes (but not doing sports), I started playing basketball again. I immediately get knee pain when using regular basketball boots. Now I just play in (relatively sturdy) barefoot shoes and it's going great.
He is against wearing barefoot shoes while playing basketball. He believes basketball shoes are perfectly built for the sport of basketball.
I'm curious with the way you elevated your heels in the clip, probably the after effect.
Do the vibram toe shoes stay snug on your foot when moving quickly on the court? I too like to practice and shoot around in barefoot shoes but mine aren't vibram toe shoes and they have that pull string, which causes too much wiggle in order to do cuts or quick movements.
Vibrams are expensive and this would help me out a ton!
another boomb
Could you make a video on good shoes for dunking/jumping
What about studying on that phisio ball?
Can someone tells which are 2024 best basketball signature shoes for people who has heel bursitis pain? Thanks
Would Hooping on grass bare foot do any positive or negative effects on my body?
People who wear saddles all the time, and live and work in sandy areas, tend to have wider spread toes as well. So by extension saddles and flip-flops are very healthy footwear?
well in the Philippines we only wear shoes when playing Formal Basketball
Hey Paul. What are some specific exercises to strengthen the heel and high ankle for the foot?
Balance cushion / wobble cushion. Stand on it one leg while watching tv etc
Instructions unclear I can now walk on my ceiling with ease
So are there any zero drop wide toe box basketball sneakers or something close to it?
Knees over toes guy makes one
@@nathangoode1089 u got a link?
Just out of curiosity. Why not wear the toe shoes for basketball? It seemed like you were leaning towards it, (and my internet history atm is full of barefoot shoes websites). I'm not big on the basketball cushioning technology cause I don't jump at all, but I am all about the lateral motion, so I can play tougher defense. Will the barefoot concept hurt me or help me? I do like the idea of playing ball in funky shoes. Just like when older NBA players played wearing converses.
Very late reply, but I hope this gets to you. You can hoop in the toe shoes. I recommend keeping it to indoors though. Also, pick a zero drop shoe that's slightly restrictive instead of the super flexible toe shoes. It will offer some support during hard cuts.
Which vivo shoes are they? I don’t see them available anymore.
Thanks. Question can workouts stunt growth?
No lol
Why do you said that narrow toe box is optimal for performance? I am very confuse
bruh you finna have me out here looking like a hippie walking on grass 😭
In Philippines every basketball Star now come's from bare foot playing
If I start at ground zero for jumping and I’m barefoot and progress like that but play volleyball in shoes would I most likely injure myself or would it work nicely to progress those muscles
Which basketball shoes are those?