Product Review - VKTRY Insoles (They Suck)

Prodiuct review of the VKTRY Insoles, and my personal opionion on this product and products who advertise in similar ways

[@tvsoul5823]

People say school is useless, but apparently with those physics classes you can save yourself 150 bucks every now and then.

[@SuperAmazingAnt]

With carbon fibre you dont loose energy from the heel slipping would be right way to market them. And they work, shoe just fits better if its right fit. Back to school boys.

[@spyder_gaming9251]

Not even physics, just basic biology, no one’s foot bends like that to make it work

[@crazzynuts8880]

When it comes to insoles or special shoe enhancements, it's essential to think about the basics. For instance, you have to consider how much force these enhancements can generate compared to the weight they need to lift, and this can be a real challenge for humans because we're quite heavy compared to what these insoles can do. It's like trying to lift a heavy weight with a small spring. People that thinks it actually helps is just placebo effect and copium for the money they spend on these. Thank you for your very honest review hope more people see your honest review.

[@poopdogeman109]

There should be insoles made of super strong springy stuff that would be really cool but i dont know of anything like that

[@charlietnelson09]

You are the best man, these product reviews rock. We appreciate the truth over being a shill for these companies.

[@Blainemcconnell]

I appreciate you watching

[@ÉLFREQDJATM]

He's lying they say specifically say If u do not good jumping plyomectrics they won't work if u they work

[@Dimsum256]

What an excellent video. A real athlete explains in detail the reasons why he doesn't think the insoles are not all they are cracked up to be. He didn't need to make it -- but he put in the effort. I pray that life treats you well. Professional athletics is hard on the body especially as you age so please do take care.

[@jordanreid3832]

This is spot on and I’ve only seen a part of the video

[@devantelewis6774]

Thanks for telling it like it is! Salute 💯

[@LEONFENG134]

May the force be with you❤!

[@ACOcean]

Thanks for your honest review!🙏

[@Blainemcconnell]

👊🏼

[@jayhennelly9265]

Thank you… very insightful review.

[@evanopenshaw8452]

Good video as always. Speaking of big guys and shoes, how do you like those prime SP2s??

[@Blainemcconnell]

Love them

[@nukeman7613]

I play volleyball often, in club. I was pretty fat lmao. But these insoles helped a little bit. But when I got skinner and started working out that’s when I saw a little difference. But still I don’t think they are worth 150 dollars

[@Blainemcconnell]

I would be willing to bet a large amount of money that you losing weight and beginning to work out had everything to do with your performance rather than these insoles.

[@JTroth]

My question with these would more so be if they would provide more relief on joints for somebody like me that walks a lot every day (mailman).

[@Blainemcconnell]

most likely no

[@Andre72495]

No

[@igorkonovalchuk2186]

Finally found someone with an actual honest review!! I think you're better off buying a shoe with a built in carbon plate into the sole of the shoe

[@7475thomas]

What about shock absorption? Does it make a difference? I was looking at the VKTRY for my daughter because she tore her acl. I don't care about her jumping. I care about her landing. I know training addresses those things do no need to go there...... but shoes have insoles for a reason. Do these help?

[@Blainemcconnell]

No

[@feral4112]

I’ve see a bunch of reviews on this that were not sponsored / paid for by viktry and a lot of them said they do feel more comfortable on landings. That it doesn’t feel as stressful

[@chrismatthews1762]

Ive been using them to stiffen up my shoe to try and help with my turf toe problem. Not sure if this is really helping as my toe isnt getting any better

[@MuchNoob]

Not sure if you’ve gotten any better results yet but you can get an actual carbon fiber insole plate for your shoe that doesn’t bend at all which helps stiffen up your shoe and not bend your toes at all. Not very comfortable but good if you have a broken toe or something and are trying to get back to running

[@dantwister5106]

Insoles are used horizontally so we need insoles that create bounce horizontally, and these insoles would only give bounce vertically

[@0_th3rsredandgreen31]

Hey man what if I workout and use them will they kinda help?

[@Blainemcconnell]

just workout. these do nothing

[@tonyprendergast5194]

This made me subscribe

[@Tytythelegend]

I’m around 6’3 210 pounds and I play basketball, this insole gave me like that little inch I needed in my vert to consistently dunk but didn’t grant me nothing crazy like a 40 inch vertical. If your ALREADY athletic it helps a little ..like a tad , if your bearly grabbing rim thinking these going to make you dunk then No Sir .

[@bballcoachallen]

Could that be the placebo effect?

[@Tytythelegend]

@@bballcoachallen the mind is our most limiting factor as humans not our bodies so probably, I do feel it helps a bit but I don’t have any proof . Hopefully in a few months I’ll be able to dunk with ease

[@jaydenwong3635]

Thanks bro

[@oliverwilliams3337]

What’s a great insole,I’m 280 and 6’3

[@Blainemcconnell]

Unless you have specific needs for an insole, you don’t need to worry about it

[@michaeldautrich8244]

most new sneaker running insoles look like they are made for 50 cents, including the insole in the 140 dollar running shoe, for most runners, if vktry insole was placed the right hand, and a factory standard insole was placed in the left, most runners I imagine would choose the vktry, I purchased the vktry in nov 2023 and ran the hawaii marathon and noticed a distinct difference in the later miles, 20-26, more spring in the foot strike, I have run 53 marathons, my last 4 marathons with the vktry insole, 4 with one pair of sneakers ( shell) and one vktry insole, 9 months in, I am ready to but a 2nd pair of vktry....

[@sanelaraskovic944]

That one is for sneaker

[@richardbarker4571]

The gold ones are the ones they are the ones said to be good

[@Foreverrulla]

The color changes depending on what sport you play

[@richardbarker4571]

@@Foreverrulla oh sorry I did not know

[@n88te]

@@richardbarker4571he’s wrong it depends on what quality you buy the gold ones are the best and the sliver and lower are what aren’t as good

[@slappytodd8573]

I prefer the 20 bucks carbon fibre insoles feom aliexpresss

[@Andre72495]

Fake vktry but same carbon. Vktry is scamming because carbon is not as expensive as gold 😂

[@jahomiehiphop]

Those shoes are sick. Im gonna get a stiff insole rather than these for turf toe

[@kzvolleyball8017]

I think u have to do the break in first

[@richardanthony7855]

I tried them at an event and they worked for me, got over an inch wearing curry shoes

[@Blainemcconnell]

Anecdotal evidence shouldn’t really be used when measuring the effectiveness of a product like this. Force plate data showed no increase in performance metrics with the multiple athletes we tested them with.

[@bballcoachallen]

I would say, this would be a placebo effect, potentially

[@ÉLFREQDJATM]

​@@Blainemcconnellthat's a lie

[@trixssbm]

My friend wanted to get these but i showed him this video and it convinced him to not buy it.

[@billbrigg1343]

I got a VKTRY ad while watching this video 😅😅😅😅😅

[@Blainemcconnell]

so basically they are paying me for my glowing review of their product

[@bradcoleman768]

Can I purchase genetics?

[@Blainemcconnell]

$2,500,000 and I sell you mine

[@achiever0623]

So are there other insoles you’d recommend or you don’t believe anything at all?

[@Blainemcconnell]

i sometimes will place other insoles in my shoes just for comfort

[@cleanthizuppas]

So what do they do? Nothing? glorified shock absorbers?

[@Blainemcconnell]

they dont do anything. Its snake oil

[@limitlessmikasa7692]

Didnt do the flip test

[@Blainemcconnell]

Didn’t need to

[@Rjs1988]

Me and 3 friends bought them just to see if it was bs or what. Each of us increased our 40 time & our vertical. We timed ourselves 1 day without them and the following day with them. The fact that all 4 of us increased our times and jumps that tells you they work. These are lazer times too not hand times so they were very accurate. I consiatantly ran between a 4.83 & 4.85, with these i ran a 4.8 flat and a 4.81.

[@Blainemcconnell]

By saying you increased your 40 time, means you got slower. I think you mean decreased your 40 time. Also, 40 times can vary by up to a tenth from day to day based on athlete readiness and fatigue. Your .05 improvement is arbitrary and anecdotal at best. My argument is actual force plate data showed no improvement when using the insole.

[@lcap2463]

Placebo tends to also have the same effect on athlete performance

[@denise6977]

those are not the gold vks

[@joshuaevans6963]

Right that's what I said those are the best

[@pakifranks7727]

@@joshuaevans6963 wassted my money on those...and they suck -_-

[@sanelaraskovic944]

It’s got be gold

[@Blainemcconnell]

They are all bad

[@Z8bmwV8]

I watched pro athletes in slow motion when they are running track and I can assure you that the foot really bends a lot, especially in the block start. So when they do that shoe test it is has some truth to it. Let me know what you think about, Thanks

[@Blainemcconnell]

At best this insole company works off of theory. But no data backs up what the claims they are selling.

[@ÉLFREQDJATM]

​@@Blainemcconnellyour lying

[@Mythic_Bee01]

It would work better with light people

[@Aiichuji]

W

[@Blainemcconnell]

👊🏼

[@Disgruntled1990]

Definitely some valid arguments.

[@chemacb]

There’s no doubt that having the spring plate built into the shoe will be better, like the two examples you showed at the end. And while I can accept that you don’t like the feeling, or that they don’t fit well in your shoes, the physics DOES make sense. For the same reason you can jump higher off concrete than sand, and even higher off a spring floor. If your testing showed no difference it may have been user error. Just because you _can_ jump higher on a spring floor doesn’t mean you will. You have to properly load the springs. Also, they don’t have to curl all the way around like the launch test you showed at the beginning, but it does demonstrate just how much spring potential there is. In fact, I’d wager that it needs to be even stiffer to have an appreciable benefit for someone your size which probably further supports why you prefer the even stiffer shoes you showed at the end.

[@DM-tw6vd]

this is the biggest copium comment ive seen in all these review videos so far

[@mannymanuel1618]

They def help, but whatever u say!

[@Blainemcconnell]

According to the data they don’t. But perception is reality for most

[@tvsoul5823]

@@Blainemcconnell Yeah bending the insole could possibly produce maybe a single newton of force. But the problem is that the insole never bends 180 degrees when you jump, because your foot would fucking break and 1 newton of force is not enough to make a significant contribution in propelling a 70kg mass 30 inches in the air

[@Makeouthill.3615]

They do makw you jump higher you just have to be athletic already they dont turn a fat person into micheal jordan they boost a little bit so if your almost dunking they they will give you the boost to be able to dunk it

[@Blainemcconnell]

No they don’t. We force plate tested these and they add nothing

[@Makeouthill.3615]

@@Blainemcconnell they do

[@Makeouthill.3615]

@@user-jj6zu3jp5z they make you jump at your full potential dont get mad at me for you failing and being unathletic🤡🤡

[@trixssbm]

Dawg it's a placebo effect of you actually jump higher data proves they don't help.

[@Makeouthill.3615]

@@trixssbm it does for me who are ypu faty

[@joshuaevans6963]

They work you just got to learn how to use them

[@Blainemcconnell]

no

[@trixssbm]

It's jumping there is no learning to use them bro. Your wrong

[@gregjean-ow4ru]

😂😂

[@user-vm3dd4yd2l]

2:39 look at wrestling

[@Blainemcconnell]

Still, no

[@user-vm3dd4yd2l]

@@Blainemcconnell I guess sprawling doesn’t exist

[@Blainemcconnell]

@@user-vm3dd4yd2l sprawling exists. But it doesn’t change the anatomy of the foot on how it flexes and extends.

[@user-vm3dd4yd2l]

@@Blainemcconnell did you watch any sprawling when I commented that?

[@user-vm3dd4yd2l]

@@Blainemcconnell 2:40 shai gilgeous Alexander please watch him play basketball and look at his feet. Just watch his highlights he ain’t waiting for no damn stretcher

[@sanelaraskovic944]

Has the wrong insole

[@Blainemcconnell]

All of them are wrong

[@teejaygoonblood8828]

U need the yellow ones dawg everyone knows the red sucks haha lmao

[@ÉLFREQDJATM]

This dude is lying

[@xjdhxh9336]

Explain why