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I think it can. Back in my playing days I could never get the full lift in High top sneakers. I chose low tops when I was balling.
Can special basketball shoes really make you jump higher?
Chris Ballard
SI.com
Imagine for a moment Steve Nash driving to the basket, doing that Nash thing where he slaloms through rows of defenders. But rather than shooting his little one-hand runner, instead picture Nash rising up and just yakking it on some poor dude, throwing down a mean one-hander.
Sound unlikely? OK, then how about picturing the 6-foot-3 Stephen Curry leaping to swat away shots at the rim or Brad Miller --he of the concrete feet -- soaring after rebounds. Or most frightening and awe-inspiring, Dwight Howard leaping a good half a foot higher on his jams.
All because of some shoes.
Not any shoes, mind you, but very expensive ones. Made by a company called Athletic Propulsion Labs, the new Concept 1's cost $300 and come embedded with a spring-like "Load n' Launch" gizmo in the forefoot that APL claims automatically increases an athlete's vertical leap by up to three-and-a-half inches, and in some cases much more. As proof, the company cites tests performed by two researchers boasting Ph.D.s in biomechanics.
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Would you pay $300 for shoes if you could jump higher?
By Kurt Helin
http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/
I think it can. Back in my playing days I could never get the full lift in High top sneakers. I chose low tops when I was balling.
So Rocketfan, do you think Yao stays healthy this year?
Well, me! 228 makes an appearance.
That leaves me with sloppy seconds.
WB! Keep posting these articles D228, we miss you
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