NEW Mercurial Vapor 16 Unveiled: Hit or Miss? - AND Your Questions Answered!

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🔥 Dive into this week's huge episode of The Football Boot Hour! We're tackling the big question: Is the NEW Mercurial a hit or a miss? Join us as we dissect every detail of Nike's latest release as well as discuss the new Puma Ultra with only 10 pairs set to be released and of course, answer all your questions! 🚀
What's up, boot lovers? James here from the Boot Wizard channel joined by my co-host Andrew from the Lockhart boot blog, bringing you another deep dive into the world of football boots. This week, we're focusing entirely on your burning questions and the highly anticipated Nike Mercurial unveiling. Is it living up to the hype? We're breaking it down, from fit to feel, and everything in between!
👟 From synthetic upgrades to those eye-catching designs, we've got every angle covered. Plus, we're ranking other new releases and discussing our current boot rotations. Don't miss our thoughts on the anniversary Tiempo and the surprising Ultra 5 from Puma!
📲 Follow us on Instagram @bootwizardbootreviews for more behind-the-scenes content and sneak peeks into what's coming next. And be sure to drop a follow and a DM to Andrew @lockhartbootblog
👍 Like, subscribe, and comment your thoughts or requests for future episodes. What's your take on the new Mercurial? Let's get the conversation started!
Thanks for watching, and keep those questions coming - your insights drive our deep dives! 🌟
#RecycledMaterials #FavoriteBoots #CarbonFiberSolePlates #BootBrands #BootEnthusiasts
CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Intro
1:02 - Recent Wears Discussion
2:29 - New Football Boot Rankings
7:30 - Nike Mercurial Focus
14:59 - Future Classic: Adidas Predators
19:11 - Nike Pricing Strategy Analysis
23:14 - Limited Edition Football Boots Debate
24:26 - Personal Favorite Football Boots
28:50 - Must-Try Football Boots
31:01 - Football Boot Sizing Challenges
34:07 - Nike Vapor 8 Variations
35:47 - Innovations in Football Boot Technology
38:51 - Future of Heavy Football Boots
41:18 - Replacing Boots with Adidas Nemesis
42:44 - Leather vs Synthetic Football Boots
43:30 - Favorite Concept Football Boots
45:51 - Emerging Football Boot Brands 2024
48:00 - Light-hearted Boot Banter
49:24 - Dream Hybrid Football Boots
50:00 - Top Non-Major Brand Football Boots
50:30 - GT Grip Socks Boot Remaster Suggestions
52:40 - Top 3 AG Football Boots
54:05 - Football Boot Lifecycle Trends
55:48 - Football Boot Design: Science vs Creativity
58:04 - Potential Japan Blue Mania Remake
59:30 - Nike vs Adidas Predator Competition
1:02:12 - Adidas Colorways Critique
1:02:44 - AG Laced Predators Review
1:05:18 - Evolution of Nike Mercurial
1:10:39 - Discussion on Carbon Soleplates
1:13:13 - Umbro Speciali Italia Comeback
1:16:25 - Future of Carbon Fiber Soleplates
1:19:55 - Pros and Cons of Current Football Boots
1:25:35 - Outro

Пікірлер: 40

@andrewpalmer1873 Ай бұрын

New drinking game, take shot every time the Boot Wizard brings up the Nemeziz

@BootWizard Ай бұрын

You wouldn't make it to the end of the podcast!!!

@bootcastpod Ай бұрын

The Tiempo Legend 30th anniversary “meh” edition 😂

@BootWizard Ай бұрын

Seems accurate to me 😂

@ProperBootz Ай бұрын

Class pod as always lads! Thank you for taking my question! I tend to agree that it looks like carbon fibre plates are a somewhat a thing of the past, I'd hope that we start to see carbon tech like we see with Adler going forward from other brands tho!

@BootWizard Ай бұрын

Little bit of karvo here and there certainly won't hurt

@erickdiaz3437 Ай бұрын

I have to say I’m optimistic on Gripknit. On paper sounds like the same thing as the GX2s, but I imagine the grip not as grippy, more a “it will have enough grip”. It’s going back to knit (for a super fan of the 13s this is good), and you have high tenacity yarns in it too. So I think this actually exciting as it’s trending more into a Vapor 13 rather than the synthetic of the past couple generations.

@BootWizard Ай бұрын

Hopefully you're right

@shamreazahmed8170 Ай бұрын

If they match this with the soleplate AG of either the Vapor 13s or 14s, then these boots will be unreal.

@varelaiazul817 Ай бұрын

The Flyknit Ultra from 2017 had a very gritty finish on the ribbed areas on that flyknit upper from pre-coated yarns that were integrated into the knit. Saw it again on the Venom Ultra. It’s a precursor of sorts to GripKnit. That was a Mercurial with a significantly grippy upper. It’s unorthodox for sure, but we did have it once in very limited quantities. I have a Flyknit Ultra, the upper is thin side, but the ribbed areas made it thicker than most other Mercurials. To some it’s the best Mercurial ever, I’m not in that group though.

@BootWizard Ай бұрын

This is true to a degree, but for me the Flyknit ultra was a limited release which makes a difference and it's certainly more of a texture than a full grip upper if I'm comparing the ultra to the GX for example, as for the venom there's not much Mercurial DNA in there. I also do think the Flyknit ultra is great and I'm not against some upper texturing on a Mercurial, they've done that many times, so I'm just hoping there is a significant difference between the GX Flyknit and the Mercurial Flyknit

@rick8276 Ай бұрын

Also bring back vapor 13! The best ever for me

@BootWizard Ай бұрын

One of my favourites too

@naheemkhan1397 Ай бұрын

Hey can you review the new concave volt+ spark v1’s cheers

@BootWizard Ай бұрын

I might do for the Boot Wizard channel once they go on sale. Unfortunately it's a lot of money to spend on a boot that won't generally have much interest.

@naheemkhan1397 Ай бұрын

You could always return them back to prodirect after reviewing mate. I’m thinking of buying them just waiting for a sale.

@BootWizard Ай бұрын

@@naheemkhan1397 PDS don't accept used returns. Unfortunately fairly impossible to do a good and fair review without wearing them for at least a few hours on the pitch.

@RushStriker9 Ай бұрын

I agree with BW about the gripknit in the mercurial. It doesn’t fit the ethos of Mercurial and creates a lower difference between it and the Phantom. If multiple silos are going to have the same features then why have multiple silos? Idk. Dumb.

@ao3732 Ай бұрын

Different silos are mainly for different fits, they add different features so it’s not a “wide fitting model”. Always been that way since synthetics became a thing.

@BootWizard Ай бұрын

I would have to disagree, I don't think different silos are mainly for different fits, the aim is to appeal to a different section of thr market to try and sell more product, now fit is a part of that but I don't think it's why they mainly exist at all.

@BootWizard Ай бұрын

Yeah I'd have preferred to see it retain more differences

@BaldwinTheFifth Ай бұрын

Finally. I was eager to listen to this. Ahahahah

@BootWizard Ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy

@izzy__5713 Ай бұрын

They’ve dropped the ball with these. They look more like American football 🏈 cleats

@BootWizard Ай бұрын

There's definitely an American football vibe to them

@Sasuke_Car Ай бұрын

What month y’all think it will drop

@BootWizard Ай бұрын

Very early July or late June would be my guess.

@anonymoustv5770 Ай бұрын

All I ask is they trend more towards the vapor 13 with the knitted upper. the 14/15 have both been meh

@BootWizard Ай бұрын

Will be interesting to see what direction they've ended up going when they drop

@Issac__Adame 21 күн бұрын

Not until They re release T90 and Mercurial Vapor IV will Nike make a comeback

@BootWizard 21 күн бұрын

I don't think we will ever see a Vapor 4 re release. As for the T90, it would be cool to see, but at the end of the day it's just a name, and is it as big of a deal as the Predator name? Probably not.