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I really don't understand why they wouldnt just use the same mold as the Wimbledons and US Opens
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I really don't understand why they wouldnt just use the same mold as the Wimbledons and US Opens
I'm calling GS. Funny shape, 6 lace holes instead of 7 and the swoosh is shorter. I think are safe that the Lavas will release with the same mold as the current retros
On the box and catalogue, it was the Air Tech Challenge 3/4, but by chronological order, the Air Tech Challenge IV... 4th shoe of the line.!! what are these called? ima be honest ive never seen em before..
SinnerP - I believe the 3/4 referred to the mid-high attribute of the shoes. They were definitely the 4th version, and I remember Holabird Sports' ad in the back of Tennis Magazine back in those days also had the "3/4" designation along with an ATC without that (or maybe it said "Low"). I'm too lazy to search online right now, but I could swear my friend had a low-top version of the IV's that was indeed slightly lower than the ones Agassi is wearing in that pic. After all, the three previous models had a low and a mid, why not the IV? I remember at that time "3/4" was fast becoming a term used to describe shoes that fit the mid-high category. Without looking at a side-by-side comparison, the IV's design would be hard to tell the difference, unlike the mids vs lows of the I, II, and III models.Â
On the box and catalogue, it was the Air Tech Challenge 3/4, but by chronological order, the Air Tech Challenge IV... 4th shoe of the line.
Yep, you're right... Â we had this discussion a while back (either in this thread or in the tennis thread) and came to a conclusion that it meant a "three-quarter cut"...ÂÂ
SinnerP - I believe the 3/4 referred to the mid-high attribute of the shoes. They were definitely the 4th version, and I remember Holabird Sports' ad in the back of Tennis Magazine back in those days also had the "3/4" designation along with an ATC without that (or maybe it said "Low"). I'm too lazy to search online right now, but I could swear my friend had a low-top version of the IV's that was indeed slightly lower than the ones Agassi is wearing in that pic. After all, the three previous models had a low and a mid, why not the IV? I remember at that time "3/4" was fast becoming a term used to describe shoes that fit the mid-high category. Without looking at a side-by-side comparison, the IV's design would be hard to tell the difference, unlike the mids vs lows of the I, II, and III models.
Yep, you're right... Â we had this discussion a while back (either in this thread or in the tennis thread) and came to a conclusion that it meant a "three-quarter cut"...Â
The Jimmy Connors ATC IV low... these were the retros...
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the former convo involved me - and yes it (3/4) means three-quarter height not a model designation
to be honest, i don't care prove anything cause i'm right...but i do remember seeing an ad or nike catalog explaining it in plain english (possibly with a different model than the ATCII)
i'm surprised it hasn;t already been posted, perhaps a young dutiful hypebeast can do the leg-work for me and drudge it up to post?
the former convo involved me - and yes it (3/4) means three-quarter height not a model designation
to be honest, i don't care prove anything cause i'm right...but i do remember seeing an ad or nike catalog explaining it in plain english (possibly with a different model than the ATCII)
i'm surprised it hasn;t already been posted, perhaps a young dutiful hypebeast can do the leg-work for me and drudge it up to post?
3/4>>>lows. And the air presence didn't need to be made. Nike should have just made more ATC colorways.
You are correct 3/4 was in reference to the height it was the same deal with the Nike Trainer SC II which came in a 3/4 and a low too. BTW here is the OG Nike catalog with the tech line
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Also here is the original thread from the last Tech Challenge retro
http://niketalk.com/t/1671/air-tech-challenge-ii-and-tech-low-retro-edit-pic-9-29-uhoh/90
Nike needs to stop messing around and release every og color of the 3/4's and lows. Noone cares about these wack new colorways