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Nike’s auto-laced future

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Re: Nike’s auto-laced future

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Post by User23 »

tomcam wrote: post #7

For me it's not overkill at all. It makes perfect sense on the safety/medical benefits alone. I walk two hours a day. In my prime I ran 5 miles or more/day and biked three times that. My feet pronate and I have to wear orthotic insoles. For whatever reason I've never been able to keep my shoes stable. They either start too tight and have to be adjusted or are a little too lose, thus reducing ankle stability. I would…

There's a lot to be said for having a cobbler make custom shoes for you, if one is available.

Also, your mileage may vary, but my ankle instability was greatly improved by a basic "Starting Strength" style workout routine. I went from tripping over my own wobbly feet to lifting 300+ lbs on my back in just over a year. I've never had any notable ankle instability since.

Re: Nike’s auto-laced future

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Post by kingosticks »

droopyEyelids wrote: post #3
jzwinck wrote: post #2

I'm surprised a sport like basketball would allow players to wear apparel which improves their performance using electronics and a motor.

My read was that it'll improve safety and recovery more than enhance performance.

Coming from someone who doesn't watch any basketball, are there many incidents involving shoes coming off or becoming loose? Is the safety argument real?

Re: Nike’s auto-laced future

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Post by vinay427 »

kingosticks wrote: post #12
droopyEyelids wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My read was that it'll improve safety and recovery more than enhance performance.

Coming from someone who doesn't watch any basketball, are there many incidents involving shoes coming off or becoming loose? Is the safety argument real?

This is addressed somewhat in the article:

> Players, for example, will tell you that after about a half hour on the court, their feet will swell, sometimes up to a half size. This changes their comfort level significantly. So they have a choice: either play with their shoes too loose for 30 minutes or tighten them enough to be painful by halftime. Not with an adjustable shoe.

Re: Nike’s auto-laced future

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Post by PakG1 »

droopyEyelids wrote: post #3
jzwinck wrote: post #2

I'm surprised a sport like basketball would allow players to wear apparel which improves their performance using electronics and a motor.

My read was that it'll improve safety and recovery more than enhance performance.

Seems like it could be the same thing, at least that's what McGwire said to himself to justify to himself that it was OK to juice up.

McGwire said he took steroids to get back on the field, sounding much like the Yankees' Andy Pettitte did two years ago, when he admitted using HGH.

"During the mid-'90s, I went on the DL seven times and missed 228 games over five years," McGwire said. "I experienced a lot of injuries, including a ribcage strain, a torn left heel muscle, a stress fracture of the left heel, and a torn right heel muscle. It was definitely a miserable bunch of years, and I told myself that steroids could help me recover faster. I thought they would help me heal and prevent injuries, too."

http://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=4816607

Re: Nike’s auto-laced future

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Post by PakG1 »

vinay427 wrote: post #14
kingosticks wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Coming from someone who doesn't watch any basketball, are there many incidents involving shoes coming off or becoming loose? Is the safety argument real?

This is addressed somewhat in the article: > Players, for example, will tell you that after about a half hour on the court, their feet will swell, sometimes up to a half size. This changes their comfort level significantly. So they have a choice: either play with their shoes too loose for 30 minutes or tighten them enough to be painful by halftime. Not with an adjustable shoe.

Why not just retie the shoelaces at halftime?

Re: Nike’s auto-laced future

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Post by rhcom2 »

mpolichette wrote: post #13

Put it in ski boots... done and done, I’d buy it right away

Also a dream for me. The lacing system in these sneakers sounds similar to a snowboard boot's Boa system so I could imagine this tech quickly applied to those but a ski boot seems much more difficult.

Re: Nike’s auto-laced future

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Post by ksec »

May be in a few years time I will start something call Analog. Which is to sell anything that isn't Digital. Seriously I think the world is getting a little.... too digital in everything. ( I know this may be unpopular on HN )

I want to simplified the tightening lace, but it doesn't have to be auto. May be in a Pull Lever like mechanics.

When will someday people gets to hack the system and tightening up your lace just for fun? Would I have to update my shoes firmware as well. Or many of the Internet of Things we are going to have in the next 10 years.

Re: Nike’s auto-laced future

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Post by bibyte »

ksec wrote: post #19

May be in a few years time I will start something call Analog. Which is to sell anything that isn't Digital. Seriously I think the world is getting a little.... too digital in everything. ( I know this may be unpopular on HN ) I want to simplified the tightening lace, but it doesn't have to be auto. May be in a Pull Lever like mechanics. When will someday people gets to hack the system and tightening up your lace jus…

For what it's worth I agree with you about the IoT. But I don't think it will stop. At this point it feels almost inevitable.
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