Li Ning basketball shoes All City 9 Marshmallow review Li Ning All City 9 Marshmallow how much

The latest model of Li Ning basketball shoes, All City 9, has been released. Are you a fan of Li Ning? For such a cost-effective shoe, the price is not too high, but the design is very outstanding and it is worth recommending to everyone.

Currently, there are two versions of Li-Ning All City 9 Marshmallow at two different prices. The official price is 839 yuan for the shock-absorbing version, while the youth version of the shoe only costs 599 yuan. Are you ready with the money?

Before I officially start the review, I want to express my opinion on the price of the All City 9. I bought this pair of cotton candy color, which is probably the most popular color of the All City 9. The price at that time was 700, which is still much more expensive than the 500+ when the All City 9 was pre-sold. Now it is generally priced at 800. Of course, other color schemes such as the dynamic line are at least around 550. Whether it is worth spending 700 or 800 to buy a pair of sub-line basketball shoes like the All City 9 with a cotton candy color is indeed different for each person. I personally think it is worth it, but there is no need to buy it.

As for the price of other color matching around 600, some people may think that for a pair of sub-line shoes, such a price is a bit high, but I think it is fine. Just such a configuration: large area of ​​騻 on the forefoot, cloud midsole, PROBAR LOC+ anti-torsion plate at the arch, and good appearance, the price of 500 or 600, isn’t it better than the Irving 7 and PG5 of the same price? So although it is a pair of sub-line shoes, I think the sincerity given is already more than some signature shoes, and according to the price trend of the All City series, it will usher in a wave of price cuts after a large number of color matchings are available in the market in the future.

Since I have thin feet, Li-Ning's combat shoes will have some problems with the wrapping. I have never bought the All City series before, and basically just bought the Wade regular series for the sake of sentiment. So when I bought this All City 9, I still had a few concerns about it: first, whether the forefoot wrapping would be very empty; second, whether the forefoot material would not give me a good feel; third, whether the PROBAR LOC would push up the arch of the foot. After the actual combat, it not only did not fail in these three aspects, but it was even a really good level in the actual combat.

Let's look at the upper first. The Marshmallow-colored All City 9 is mainly made of fabric upper, with some leather support on both sides, and the upper is also partially hot-melt reinforced, plus a certain thickness of inner bootie. With such a regular upper configuration, the performance is surprising.

First of all, the fit. I usually choose Nike 42.5, Li Ning 42, and Adidas. The fit of this pair of All City 9 can be said to be the best among all the Li Ning basketball shoes I have worn. It’s not that it is very tight. The pressure of Wade Way 8 is stronger when you first put it on, but it is more comfortable and balanced. The overall smooth upper and inner bootie, whether horizontally or vertically, make the fit more comfortable. I am really touched to experience this kind of fit on Li Ning basketball shoes. Of course, the shoe last of All City 9 should be narrower. Friends with wide feet are recommended to try it on.

So, is the fit of the All City 9 perfect? ​​Actually not. There is a little problem with the dynamic locking of the heel. Although it has thicker sponge padding and feels good when you put it on statically, when you really put it on the court and do some large-step movements such as stepping back, the heel still feels a little disconnected, but it is acceptable.

Then there is the upper support. The fabric material of the entire upper is relatively hard, and with the leather on both sides of the shoe body and the upturned midsole material, there is no problem with the upper support. Especially this upturned cloud midsole, it is perfect. The seemingly thick cloud midsole is actually a large part of the side wall for the upper support. The entire shoe body can be said to be lying in this midsole structure. If the upper support is to be scored, it must be at least 9 points.

Although the Marshmallow colorway of the All City 9 uses a fabric upper, breathability is a problem. After playing basketball in winter, the inside of the shoes is very humid. If you wear it to play outdoors in summer, your feet will probably feel stuffy. I think the breathability of sneakers is quite important, especially for most students, who often wear a pair of shoes all day long. If you wear a pair of stuffy sneakers for a long time in summer, I think everyone should have experienced that feeling. In addition, for people like me who like to play outdoors in summer, if the breathability of the sneakers is very poor under high temperatures, it will not only affect the performance on the court, but also make people feel more tired. The All City 9 Marshmallow is still good to wear in the winter, whether it is walking on the road or playing basketball. I will definitely not wear it to the outdoor field in summer, but the new sleepless colorway seems to be more breathable.

There is also the question of whether the upper is resistant to dirt. After wearing it for more than half a month or nearly a month, and playing three or four games during this period, it now looks much better than expected. It was stepped on by someone when playing, but most of the stains can be wiped off, so there is no need to worry too much about the durability of its appearance.

Next, the midsole. First, let's talk about the forefoot. It was ordinary when I first put it on. I really couldn't feel the forefoot. However, after wearing it for two days and breaking open the forefoot, the unique elasticity of the forefoot became more and more obvious. Although it can't reach the surging feeling of the forefoot of Wade Way 8, at least it can be clearly felt that it is a piece of forefoot. So friends who feel that the forefoot doesn't have the flavor when trying it on don't worry, just spend some time breaking it open. From the foot feel to the performance, although it uses such a large piece of forefoot, the center of gravity of the forefoot is not low, so the ground contact and starting feeling of the shoe can only be said to be average for me.

The Li-Ning Cloud material on the heel is very ordinary. You can feel that it has a cushioning stroke, and you can also feel that it is soft, but it just can't rebound. If the 䨻 is a spring, then the cloud is more like a sponge, soft enough, but the cushioning limit and rebound rate are quite different from the 䨻. Back to the cushioning, a small-weight player like me still can't reach the cushioning limit of the heel cloud of the All City 9. For most friends, it is definitely enough. Of course, since the feeling of the 䨻 on the forefoot is not very aggressive, the midsole of the All City 9 does not have that kind of split feeling.

Then it's time to look at the PROBAR LOC and the hollowed-out midsole. I have a normal arch, and my arch felt a little uncomfortable when I first wore it. On the first day I wore it, I went to squat in a pit, and my arch was numb after squatting. But that was just the initial state. After wearing it for a day to get used to it, this arch support became more and more comfortable. The arch support provided by PROBAR LOC is just right when playing basketball. In a word, just get used to it. Of course, if you have flat feet, it's best to try it on.

In addition to PROBAR LOC, the All City 9 also has a strip of anti-torsion sheet between the outsole and the midsole, which means it has two anti-torsion units, so the anti-torsion item is exempt from inspection. The arch area is very stable under their coordination, and under the premise of ensuring the support and rigidity of the arch, its forefoot can bend very naturally, which is also my favorite state. In addition, it should be mentioned that in addition to providing arch support, anti-torsion and weight reduction, the hollow structure of this midsole does not provide structural cushioning like the 弜科技, that is, this area will not produce additional elasticity due to deformation.

Let's talk about rollover prevention. Just looking at the picture, the midsole is so big, how can it be bad at rollover prevention? Of course, it is not just a simple expansion, a section of rubber is added to the cloud side wall of the forefoot, and the outer side of the heel is also turned up to limit the deformation of the Li Ning Cloud. So the sole of the foot feels very stable when playing basketball in the All City 9, and you can do it freely. In addition, the All City 9 can achieve flexibility with such abnormal rollover prevention performance, which is also quite surprising to me.

Comparing with the two pairs of shoes I have on hand with the same abnormal anti-rollover performance, you can see that the arc of the inner side of the forefoot of the All City 9 is larger. I don't know if you have the feeling of board feet when wearing Mitchell 1 and Wade Way 6, that is, you feel that the forefoot is restricted by the wide outsole and is not flexible enough. In the All City 9, this situation basically does not exist.

Finally, the outsole. I wore it on the dusty plastic ground and granular plastic ground. The overall grip is good. Although it doesn't stop very cleanly, it won't slip at least. The wear resistance is also above average. I wore it for nearly a month and there was not much wear.

By the way, another problem with the All City 9 is that it is a bit heavy. Although it is a pair of low-top shoes, it still has some weight in the hand, but it is not so heavy that it affects the actual combat experience. I just think that as a pair of low-top combat shoes, some subtraction should be made to make it lighter.

To sum up, the All City 9 is a basketball shoe that is solid in all aspects, although it does not have outstanding performance points. For a thin-footed player like me, in terms of subjective experience in actual combat, the All City 9 can be regarded as the best Li Ning basketball shoe I have worn in the past two years.