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I played in the 5s yesterday after a really really bad sprain the week after New Years. They were fine. I prefer my 5s over my 6s because they are much lower to the ground.
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Originally Posted by af1 1982
Don't invest in ankle brace. It will just restrict your ankle and you will mess up your knee. Your joints were meant to move. Something's gotta give either way. If it's not your ankles its your knees and vice versa.
The best preventative measure is to have a strong ankle to begin with. Invest in a resistance band and do ankle exercises. Also use ankle weights to strengthen it and use the band to warm it up before and after playing. That's the best way to prevent an ankle injury.
Sources: Torn ligaments in both ankles multiple times. A broken left one, ruptured right achilles. After a while you start to pick up some tricks
Originally Posted by yk12
i hate this whole thing with low top shoes and ankle injuries. i wore kobes for two years playing jc ball and i never wore sprained my ankle but the day i put on some hyperfuse i sprained my ankle. most kobes have good support even though they are low top
Originally Posted by kobeoverbron
wear the kobe 5 OP. it's the most stable among the recent kobes.
have you guys seen the recent high tops available in the market?
the added height is actually very flimsy and I highly doubt it actually
provides any type of support. (HD2011,HF2011, lebrons, etc.)
it's really flexible and it's pretty much obvious that what matters is
ankle security/stability.
what good would two pieces of cloth tied to the sides of your ankle
if they move and flex just like your socks?
people... and their "ideas"...
Soccer provides more torque and pressure on the ankles than basketball.
The argument is valid and yes, soccer players wear low tops. Have you
guys seen more than 10 soccer players wearing high tops? mid tops?
ankle brace?
Originally Posted by Al Bundy5
big powerful legs provide stability and balance
I haven't played in a while and was on the lookout for a new shoe, when I saw the new hyperdunks and felt the ankle support on it was a joke. It's paper thin. I thought about the kobe but the salesman at footlocker told me that a lot of guys came back with ankle injuries from the kobe, that's why they came up with this scrunchy thing around the ankle
Ankle injury =/= jumping many times.Originally Posted by Mister Friendly
Originally Posted by kobeoverbron
wear the kobe 5 OP. it's the most stable among the recent kobes.
have you guys seen the recent high tops available in the market?
the added height is actually very flimsy and I highly doubt it actually
provides any type of support. (HD2011,HF2011, lebrons, etc.)
it's really flexible and it's pretty much obvious that what matters is
ankle security/stability.
what good would two pieces of cloth tied to the sides of your ankle
if they move and flex just like your socks?
people... and their "ideas"...
Soccer provides more torque and pressure on the ankles than basketball.
The argument is valid and yes, soccer players wear low tops. Have you
guys seen more than 10 soccer players wearing high tops? mid tops?
ankle brace?
The Soccer analogy is horrible!
How often do you jump in Soccer? How often do you jump in the Basketball?
Its day and night. In Basketball you have to jump all the time! This is where most people felt vulnerable. Also Basketball is a alot more physical sport then Soccer.
The reason why Soccer players don't wear high tops or mid tops because they use their feet exclusively, they need to be able feel their feet and by extension feel their feet.