Tag: Nike Flywire

USA Track & Field Uniforms Unveiled

The 2012 Summer Olympics are now just weeks away, and the USA Track & Field team officially has unveiled its new uniforms from Nike, which as we previously reported feature the golf-balled inspired dimples to help make the apparel all the more aerodynamic.

The Pro TurboSpeed is a skin-tight, full-body suit that has been wind-tunnel tested and is features the dimples to help decrease resistance. Nike also unveiled two Olympic shoes – the Nike Zoom Superfly R4 and the Nike Zoom Victory Elite for sprinters and middle distance runners respectively. Both feature Nike’s Flywire technology. Continue reading USA Track & Field Uniforms Unveiled

The Shoe of the Tiger

Everyone always talks about “the eye of the tiger,” but this month the talk could turn to the “shoe of the Tiger,” as in the new Nike prototype shoe for Tiger Woods, who has been working with one of the directors of Nike’s Innovation Kitchen. Tiger Woods and Tobie Hatfield, along with Nike Golf, have created a Nike Free prototype shoe that the golfer will wear during this week’s WGC-Bridgestone Invitational (August 3-7, 2011).

Developed in 2004 by a group led by Hatfield, the Nike Free provided “natural motion” technology that mimics and conforms to the natural motion of the wearer’s foot, while providing the protection and traction of a lightweight performance shoe. The Free-inspired elements in the new prototype model allow for greater movement for the front of the foot, while increasing stability with mobility.

“This will help give Tiger greater stability as he addresses the ball,” says Hatfield. “The freedom of movement that natural motion technology delivers will also allow more power to be released through the swing rather than through the body, which can happen when your feet are too static.” Continue reading The Shoe of the Tiger

Nike Brings Adaptive Traction to New Football Shoe CR Mercurial Vapor SuperFly II

Imagine you’re on the soccer field, and go for the ball, but the cleats on your shoes are just a hair short for the muddy surface and you slip. The opposing team gets the ball and scores the winning point of the game. Get the a pair of Nike CR Mercural Vapor SuperFly IIs and you’ll have an extra 3mm on the adaptive studs depending on the ground conditions and pressure exerted by the player. The adaptive traction system can extend or retract by those 3 mm, possibly saving the field and maybe even the shoes from undue wear when not needed.

Blades are positioned directionally on the forefoot to maximize cutting and allow for quick changes in direction. Secondary toe traction provides added toe-off power to get you started on that sprint during a play. Continue reading Nike Brings Adaptive Traction to New Football Shoe CR Mercurial Vapor SuperFly II