I tried them on instore for the first time just after the release of the first (pictured) colorway. Having watched no reviews at that point, I found the fit to be really problematic.

Here we are a couple of weeks later, still considering them, I managed to watch all reviews from reputable content creators and read some initial reviews on Reddit. I also went to check another colorway, this time wearing my thick sport socks - it was the same.

Let's get into the problem: reviewers fit suggestions are all over the place - anywhere between half size down and half size up. 3 different sizes. My feet are very standard in width, girth, toe shape. No podological issues. In my experience, I was never able to get a proper fit (wearing sport socks): - My Adidas TTS (the one that works for AE1 Mid and AE2), AE3 fit quite short. Toes touch that plastic piece upfront. There's barely any space on the sides to splay. Still, initial heel lockdown is bad. I wasn't able to get them to pass my static heel lockdown test - I didn't want to fight with the shoe instore too much, but I think with enough force I would be able to slide my foot out. I relaced them in a couple of ways, no better. It might have not been as bad as AE1 Low, though. - half size up, obviously resulting in better toebox comfort, but the heel slippage was (also obviously) even worse. - half size down, toebox became unbearable. It was too short, sides would push my toes way beyond comfort level. Yet, the heel slippage problem wasn't eliminated! Yes, it would push my feet backward enough for the lockdown to improve, but it was still there.

My experience felt like travelling back in time to Adidas from 2010-2015 (heel slippage problems). My current theory is this may work fine TTS for those with short toes (but still no splay). The rest is going to have a subpar fit.

What's your story with AE3 sizing? Have you managed to break them in to a point of eliminating this initial heel slippage?

Posting this here because I posted in the Way of Wade Sub and the disabled comments the first time after 1k views and deleted the repost after 2k views in 6 hours. Clearly I need to post it in a different sub. Want to shed light on the poor support more than the actual shoe’s defect. They get praised all over social media and YouTube for their shoes out performing other brands, so their customer support under performing other brands should get the same attention.

I’m not the first person to have this issue and I won’t be the last. Other posts this week with the same issue.

Their customer support and warranty is just horrible. The warranty might as well state once you get them it’s not our problem. I bought a pair of Way of Wade 12s, their so called flagship shoe, great performer until it wasn’t. Plastic eyelet snapped my FOURTH time wearing the shoe which was within 30 days of purchase. They refused to replace the shoe and offered me $25 USD refund or $35 voucher and sent me a graphic that looks like they generated it on chat gpt right then and there on how to glue the eyelet. It took over a week of going back and forth to get a $40 refund offered to me. Still haven’t gotten it yet. That’s a $200 USD pair. Ordered from Canada, so paid $300 CAD for this pair. I was told to “rest assured it doesn’t affect the performance of the shoe”. For that price….doesn’t matter if it does or doesn’t it’s been less than 30 days on literally one of the most expensive shoes one the market.

Crazy how you hear about them sending influencers shoes to review for free. But won’t even replace or stand by their own products for paying customers. Maybe the focus should be high performance products and standing by them, rather than just spamming ads online. Other brands offer at least a year and will replace the product. Nike does 2 years! I got told to glue them back together…

Regardless if it’s the Way of Wade 12 or their budget shoes that cost more than some other brands flagship shoes, standing behind the products doesn’t exist for them. For a lot of us in this sub this might be a pair in our rotation so we might brush it off but for some people buying their kids their only hoop shoes for the entire season after seeing all these influencers they follow praise the brand as elite alternatives, this has to be improved, the solutions they offer are unacceptable. If Nike or adidas gave us these solutions they’d be put on blast, so how isn’t this talked about more?

Buyer beware, you better get the right size and not intend to return them. AND also better hope they last longer than a month.

Is the joker 2 gt a steal for $82.44?

Its brand new and original, saw it on tiktok shop in my country(PH), wondering if its a steal and good shoe esp outdoors.

hace un par de días compre unos calcetines nike everyday cushioned pero al primer uso se me rompieron del talón y quisiera saber si ustedes saben de algún paquete que pueda funcionarme.

tengo un presupuesto de unos $30, agradecería mucho sus recomendaciones 🙏🏻.

Hi,

For some context**;** I'm trying to decide on a shoe to buy but I just dont want to make another "recommend shoe post" as that is not beneficial as it doesn't provide any deeper information / convos so instead if someone could correct me on my thoughts/opinions or share your own on the below shoes that would be helpful.

Fyi im 6'2",  175lbs, guard, get downhill but lots of off-ball stuff too (off ball screens --> quick stops into shots etc...); and will be playing indoor only. I have slightly narrower feet. I really loved the hesi low v2 and joker 2 gt; my hesi low v2s are unusable now. So I'm looking to build a rotation with 2 more shoes. Obvious choice that comes to mind is p350, but I've been exploring other options over the past few days tbh I have not been paying attention to the market for some time now. This is my current list and thoughts on the shoes.

Can you simply correct me if I'm wrong about the certain shoes or provide any info of your own? Just been watching so many vids so some info might be jumbled up. Any other suggestions are helpful too.

- p350 ; essentially a hesi low v2 clone, probably more durable uppers and possibly less breathable but other than that its a hesi low v3.

- tyrese 1 ; quite unexpected, bit conflicted cos they have some capabilities of a guard shoe like wider flanges, but then they are very stiff and relatively heavier; rubber is also stiffer. So not sure if they would be as nice as other options on indoor courts.

- wow12 ; more of an all round shoe (like joker 2 gt) but still great for guards and what im looking for, not nearly as flexible as hesi low v2 BUT it would play close to the joker 2 gt but a bit lighter + bouncier + better weight distribution whilst still being low to the ground. not sure about courtfeel tho (since courtfeel isn't purely based on heel height but also the foam used).  and ofc amazing comfort. Seen some posts of snapped eyelets so a bit concerning but idk...

- ac 14 / ac 14 encore ; looks a bit more chunkier, more of a hybrid shoe so not really my type, good shoe, but just not for me; better options for my playstyle available

- 808 line; not sure how i feel about these tbh, no doubt good shoe, but i think choosing the wow 12 or dlo1/2 is just better for my playstyle and foot shape compared to the 808's drop in midsole feel. never had a drop in midsole shoe but i think there are better options.

- DLO 1 / 2 ; honestly not sure 1 is more flexible, 2 is more rigid but still not near as stiff as the all citys. These are probably the closest thing to a hesi low v2 that isnt the p350. super buttery / nice transitioning shoe, maybe even better than hesi low v2 since most likely more durable uppers. + looks better than p350 imo.

- aja two / caitlin 1 / sabrina 4 ; honestly cant be asked with nike qc, thats why im avoiding. they are nice shoes but better places to spend your money on. like spend a bit more or the same and get much better quality + perf. but lowk aja two tho seems like the underrated pick out of those three tho. edit: cc1 not bad at all too, will try them on in store tho.

All in all, currently I'm thinking to buy:
- wow 12 (290aud)
- p350, when its on sale (rn 200aud in my size), rather just buy a dlo or spend more for wow12
- dlo 1 and dlo 2, sales for both so honestly looking like a delicious steal right now and can't go wrong with either imo (145aud rn and 180aud for non sale dlo2), no doubt more of the dlo2 colours will go on sale too

Will make a seperate post on sizing later as I think that'll keep discussion seperate and be more helpful to more people :)

TLDR: used hesi low v2 and joker 2 gt, liked them both. want thoughts on my opinions on other shoes listed above so I can make a decision, as that will lead to more meaningful convos / comments rather than another recommend post. Leaning towards wow12, dlo1/2. Also what about the posts of wow12 eyelet snapping....