Have you ever wondered what it would be like to slip on a pair of shoes and immediately be able to jump higher?
The NBA has just banned a shoe for enhancing a player's vertical leap.
Athletic Propulsion Lab's "Concept 1s"
The Concept 1s claim to "make you jump higher instantly", and while no longer allowed for pros, are still available to college athletes. So what would happen if SU's players laced up the 3-hundred dollar sneakers?
Sports Illustrated Chris Ballard explained, "They say an average athlete will get about 3 and a half inches higher with these, but the founders Adam and Ryan Goldston told me, that when you take an ELITE athlete, or a COLLEGIATE athlete, some who is on that level, it can go up as high as eight."
Technology
The shoes uses "Load 'n Launch" technology, a spring based propulsion system.
"It's essentially a metal spring sandwiched between plastic. The idea is that it channels your energy up to this part of the shoe, and then when you jump off your forefoot, it provides a better rebound effect," says Ballard.
The NBA's ban now gives the shoe what it's been looking for since it's been on the market, credibility.
Photo Courtesy of www.athleticpropulsionlabs.com
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