Dec-07-2012

Posted by : Bryan Hinkle

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Review: Jordan CP3.VI

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Jordan Brand is on a roll in performance this year and the Jordan CP3.VI just keeps the bar high. When two of the best at what they do get together, there is no choice but to produce.

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Good Lord, they did it again!!!! After my unabashed love for the Super.Fly, I was looking for a fall off when I got the CP3.VI. I liked the V — it had all the elements I love in a shoe (low ride, responsive cushioning, good forefoot fit) — but it was just not “it”. This shoe is IT. From the first time on my feet until today, when I took them off, I don’t believe Jordan has made a shoe that fits this well, responds like this, and flows this well since… the ever-loved Air Jordan XIV. I would put this shoe on par with the flagship line and have no second thoughts.

Details, details. Like every other shoe Chris Paul has had, this one is filled with details from his life. The laces have the area codes from his hometown and his new town. There is a map of L.A. around the Staples Center on one shank plate and a map of the streets of his hometown high school on the other. One of the coolest discovery details on the shoe is found on the tongue where stitched in slash marks representing the number six is shown on the lace tab. It doesn’t serve any kind of performance benefit but it makes for a shoe that you feel is a part of the athlete. If nothing else, Jordan Brand has a knack for capturing the essence of their players. On the construction, all the Nike/Jordan signature tech elements can be found here: Hyperfuse body, inner sleeve bootie, herringbone traction, midfoot shank. All the necessary elements for busting out on court, sooo let’s hit it with the CP3.VI…

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jeffNo Gravatar said on 07-12-2012

nice review! I know you said you had to lace them tight at the heel but did you have any heel slip?

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duke4005No Gravatar said on 07-12-2012

Jeff – nope, did not. The achilles pad feels like it moves around but my heel was locked in. Tight very tight, but I was locked. The Rose 3.0 is better in that category though.

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Nene33No Gravatar said on 08-12-2012

Awesome review, I’m loving mine too, pretty much had the same experience.

The new foam-based cushionings are REALLY, REALLY good.
I think in these it’s because they finally changed the fundamental idea, PODULON used to be a very strict dual-density pod in a regular sole.

In the CP3.VI the PODS are shaped by the outsole, the mid-sole, is a complete CUSHLON slab. So it’s much more organic, and less ‘forced’ to be podular.

For the rest they’re awesome shoes, very complete shoes, like you said the FREE of basketball(better than actual FREE Huarache’s and other attempts).

I wish they came to NikeiD, because I’d love to do some colorways we haven’t seen yet.

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Homer45No Gravatar said on 08-12-2012

Great review,btw im wondering how this shoe for bigman game,my rose 3 so far able to handling my game,as it combine comfort ,stability,and cushioning ,so far there are no nike shoes that can support me ,i think only bron 9 that can handle my game so far(and that is after i switch the insole with my micro g from black ice)
and my soldier 6 in my opinion is had too soft upper while the midsole doesn’t have have torsional rigidity

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Nene33No Gravatar said on 08-12-2012

Homer, I think the CP3.VI should at least get close, I played with these on one foot, with the adiPURE BB’s on my other foot, and they’re nearly identical in feel, and performance.

They’re ‘barefoot’ in style, but very solid in the setup.

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Homer45No Gravatar said on 08-12-2012

I see,thanks for the response nene,i had the adipure BB,it was the shoe that make my feet completely free,and very low to the ground,and while minimal in cushioning still very good to take care of my body,glad if they are similar with that ,however hows the podulon feeling in this??I had fly wade 2,and the podulon didn’t suit me

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Melvin M.No Gravatar said on 08-12-2012

Nice review, Bryan! I’ve been wanting to check these out- love how they’ve made the tooling/outsole more podular than in the past.

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Nene33No Gravatar said on 09-12-2012

@ Homer, the feel of the cushioning is in between the adiPURE BB, and Low Motion/Supernatural, the Cushlon(the material in the sole of the CP3.VI) is the same as the foam Nike puts on top of the Air Max, so it’s basically an Air Max cushioning, without Air underneath.

The Fly Wade 2 had Lunarlon as a cushioning, which is a softer, lighter foam, so very different in feel, and also not as durable as the CP3′s Cushlon.

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Homer45No Gravatar said on 09-12-2012

thanks a lot nene, glad that put my mind on ease

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kan2ballerNo Gravatar said on 12-01-2013

@duke

Does the noticeable sink in the heel give you a unstable feel when your backward running/sliding on defense?

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airsydNo Gravatar said on 07-02-2013

Played in the “Black Cements” CP3.VI for the first time yesterday, and boy was it fun. Cushioning was exactly as Nene and Duke described it; comfortable but responsive. There is definitely some give when weight is placed on it, but the Cushlon wants to push back into shape and makes for a very interesting ride.

All I can say is that good cushioning, at least for me, means a pair of shoes that makes me NOT think of them when I’m playing, and afterwards minimize any ill-effects on these old bones, lol!

The fit of these for wide-footers are excellent. I’m EE, and they fit snug, but comfortable. I did replace the stock insoles with Phiten ones, which are thinner.

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duke4005No Gravatar said on 11-02-2013

Kan – never felt unstable in these at all. The heel is hollowed out so it gives and responds as the foot crashes but there is never any rocking or twisting during play. It fels like good Air Max in that it cushions but bounces back without tipping.

airsyd – just saw that colorway. I don;t usually have two pair of the same shoe – If I buy a new pair it is a NEW pair, but I may have to grab those. Glad you liked the shoe.

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