My favorite training product…
I wanted to devote a blog to one of my favorite products that is being sold on the market right now. I love the strength shoe. If you have read any of my articles on www.hoopskills.com you would find that I reference them a lot throughout as they played a huge role in the development of my speed and quickness.
I had one of the original sets and in fact I still have them today. They are old and worn down and the tread is absolutely useless at this stage in the game, but I can’t give them up. Part of it is sentimentality and the other part is loyalty. How could I throw away something that played such a large role in getting my schooling paid for?
When I was younger and they had just come out people would make fun of my shoes as I played regular games with them. But when I could compete with players with those shoes on then they knew I’d do better when I took them off. The most obvious effect for me was in my first step and in my ability to accelerate quickly. People ask if it helped my jumping and I can’t say that it did, but for many others it has for sure helped their jumping ability.
I would love to get some comments from other people who have tried them but let me leave with a story of mine. They didn’t stay in the closet and they weren’t put away when other people were around. I wore them. I wore them when I was doing conditioning and I wore them while i practiced each day. I did all my drills in them and I didn’t allow my results to decrease as a result. I didn’t let the shoes become an excuse. Was I a better ballplayer because I wore those shoes? Yes, I believe I was. But I can say that I was a better ballplayer because no matter what kind of shoes I was wearing I was playing and working to get better. That’s what matters and if you get the shoes and work at it you’ll see the results like I did. Again, i’d love to get some stories on how people have used the shoes or I’ll field questions on them as I get some questions that come in occasionally through the site.
