Is it time to reconsider the modern basketball shoe?

They are still making books?

 

Interesting...
But with endorsements and all, things will never go back.

 

I think athletic shoes are like helmets in football. It allows people to do things they would not normally do which increases the chance for injury.

 

I agree.
I think in high level athletics. . .the feets/ankles/legs are under an incredible
amount of stresses. Things that may not be 'natural' for the normal unprotected foot
to do over and over and over again.

Rocket River

 

All I have to say is there are some Kenyans running barefoot through Africa laughing at these modern shoes. I wonder what kind of Nikes the Tarahumara wear when running down their prey after chasing them for miles on foot. lol.

I think the human body is capable of some inredible things if we don't sissify it.

 

agree.
kind of the same thing with mlb pitchers and pitch counts.

i know i wear low tops when playing and always have... i just dont like the constrictions of high tops. only rolled my ankle once.

 

its like the argument of using free weights over weight machines. free weights will develop all the small muscles along with the major muscles.

 

Humans were meant to run barefoot on natural surfaces, such as soil and grass. However, on the hard unforgiving artificial surfaces of wood and cement the small joints of the lower body would be worn out too quickly by impact with the ground if they didn't have something to cushion the impact every time they made contact with the ground, ie. cushioned shoes.

 

That sounds like an interesting idea and it goes along with things like how keeping things too clean can hinder development of the immune system. Still I'm not going to plan on running without cushioned shoes.

 

I doubt it's as much about the cushioning as having finer control with exposed toes.