Category: Shoes

NBA Bans High Jumping Shoes – Guarantees Brisk Sales

The myth of the shoe that makes you jump higher has always been around. This new one from Athletic Propulsion Labs seems to be the most legit however, with CBS carrying the story and Chris Ballard of SI even doing a test to see if it works (conclusion: didn’t work for him, but his friend seems to swear by it).

The only thing I’m sure of is that getting banned from the NBA virtually guarantees success for this company, and if it was public I’d buy stocks right away. They know this too, of course. Their website even proudly proclaims this fact.

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Kixology Interviewed on BallEx

Kixology is a local blog featuring kicks of all shapes, sizes, brands, designs and everything in a local setting. So I always wanted to get an insight into the local kicks scene, and how a, uhmm, kicker, thinks. Well, here he is. He’s into his thing, he can write, and he’s local (which incidentally, are the key ingredients to a successful blog btw).

And so without further ado, I bring to you Martin of Kixology.blogspot.com explaining to clueless me as to what the shoe scene is all about:

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