Nike:
Zoom air: The latest air cushion technology introduced by Nike in the 1990s is small, thin and light. It is mainly composed of elastic fiber wrapped air cushion, which pays more attention to response than buffering.
Max air: Nike's air cushion technology is mainly used in the sneakers of inside players. It is thick and hard, divided into several air chambers, suitable for heavier players to wear, and it takes a lot of pressure to show the rebound effect.
Air cushion sole: The earliest air cushion technology, very simple, is to dig several holes in the midsole of shoes and add a piece of plastic material wrapped in gas. Now it should not be used to make the latest basketball shoes, but to make retro shoes.
Total max air: it is Nike's "air cushion king". Too professional, the shock absorption effect is very good, but it is not suitable for ordinary people to wear, and it is very heavy to step on.
Shox: It is the so-called "air column". It is actually a kind of physical shock absorption technology without the help of gas. Acting on the whole palm or heel, the shock absorption process is completed through the deformation of the rubber column after compression. It takes a lot of pressure to get the driving force when the rubber column recovers, but the damping effect is obvious. Generally, it is worn by players with good jumping ability.
Foamposite: Nike's upper material is the material used by Blue Jet and LeBron's fourth-generation upper. It is made of polyurethane foam. After the upper is molded, the injection molding material is not easy to deform, providing excellent wrapping feeling. But it's heavy, it feels bad, and it takes a long time to run in. It is also the representative of the highest technology.
Flywire: Nike's latest technology introduced before the Beijing Olympic Games can replace the new generation of vamp materials of foamposite, with light weight and strong toughness. The weight of sneakers with this upper will be reduced to an incredible level in the past.
Lunar foam: midsole technology for sports shoes, with the weight only 2/3 of the previous phylon midsole. Nike patented formula is mainly used for running shoes, which is of great benefit to long-distance races and can reduce energy consumption by 40%.
The rest, such as impax and phylon, which are not well-known or have a long history, will not be introduced one by one.
Adidas:
Adi prene: The damping glue commonly used in the back palm is hard and stable, but it will age after long-term use.
Adi prene+: It is the same door as Adi prene and is often used at the same time. It is standard for mid-range sneakers. It is thin, highly elastic, fast in response, and has a stronger sense of space than zoom air. The fly in the ointment is aging, and it is easy to step on the air when the feet are too close to the ground, causing sports injuries.
Clima cool: the famous "cool air" technology, which uses special materials on the vamp or clothing surface to achieve ventilation effect, and can also keep warm by changing materials.
Bouncing: It used to be called a3, similar to shox, and more stable than shox. Garnett used this technology in previous generations of sneakers.
Formotion: A device used by the 6th generation McGrady to enhance stability, also called GCS ground control system, can reduce all horizontal forces and avoid twisting your feet when changing directions.
Adidas also has package technology, such as McGrady's fourth-generation application and so on.
Reebok:
DMX: There are many kinds of patented midsole damping technologies of Reebok. DMX shear is a physical damping device, DMX Mega, DMX Micro, DMX 6, DMX 10, etc. Air bags are used to reduce vibration, which is generally called flowing gas buffering. This system generally has more than two air chambers, which are connected by channels, and the gas can flow freely in the two air chambers, so as to achieve the effect of alternating buffering between the front and rear palms. However, early DMX will sink, and long-term exercise will lead to fatigue. Now there are DMX Ryder and DMX bubbles. Literally, we know that this is not a simple gas shock absorption, but an inflatable sponge is placed on the sole as a shock absorption material, which solves some problems of DMX.
Pump: Reebok's old-school technology laid a solid foundation for Reebok in the 1980s. Now it has been picked up again, and an automatic inflation system and an adjustable inflation device have been developed. The principle is that there is an inflatable sponge and an air pump under the insole and an air bag on the vamp. Stepping on a sponge when walking is equivalent to inflating shoes, which will enhance the wrapping and comfort of shoes and avoid injury when stepping on your feet.
Hirschzhide; It is the "honeycomb" air cushion. A hexagonal support frame similar to a honeycomb is added to the ordinary air cushion, which prolongs the service life of the air cushion and makes the feet feel comfortable. It won't be as soft as zoom or as hard as Max air.
In addition, there are some core technologies, such as the wave of colorful fragrance in the wild water, the icon of converse, Li Ning's "Li Ning Bow", bouncing, cushion and Anta. Similar to some of the above technologies, I won't introduce them one by one.