Cheap ASICS Men's Lethal Flash DS Soccer Shoe

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These are fantastic boots for the price!

I got through the season wearing these and they're still holding up pretty well. I did notice that the heel is a bit narrow which sometimes causes me to lose my balance during low speeds or when just walking. These cleats seem very durable though. No rips or tears in the material and no cracks have developed yet and I think these will last another couple of seasons!

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I bought these a while ago to replace my cleats, and they work great.

I had not played soccer in years. When I came back, I bought cheap Adidas cleats, which was a mistake.

Adidas is a great brand, and probably the best one when it comes to soccer, but the cheap end of their product line is... cheap. Mine were just a flat plastic plate with studs under it, a plastic-ish upper, and laces that wouldn't stay tied. They don't just change the materials on their cheap stuff, it is the whole design. For example, the position of the studs on the sole doesn't match the position of the studs on their mid-to-high end cleats and, in the particular case of the ones I had bought, I felt that the position of the studs left my heel unsupported on the outer side. Because the pitch I play at is hard, it caused my ankles to roll sometimes. How I managed to not really injure myself I don't know, but I had pain in my ankles and lower legs when I was playing, from time to time. The sole was so flat and thin in those cleats that I ended up adding a cushioned insert, which improved things a lot, but never quite solved it, and it ended up taking room from under the toes. The laces would start to give after a while, enough that I could feel my feet going off the side of the base plate. Regardless of how strongly I tightened them up, and how many knots I made, after 20 minutes or so I had to tighten them up again.

Now about the Asics: Playing with these cleats has been a huge improvement.

The good:

They fit perfectly around my feet, no pressure points, and not loose.

The cushioned insert is not needed anymore. The main reason I went to Asics is that they are a running shoe company, and soccer involves a lot of running. I saw Asics' video about their line of soccer cleats on their website and I decided to give these a shot. Glad I did. The whole thing they say there about keeping the heel 10 mm higher went completely unnoticed to me. I was afraid I would roll my ankles, but it hasn't happened.

There is some toe room. Not too much, as it is a soccer cleat, but there is. In comparison with the Adidas it feels like there is a lot of room, because I don't need the cushioned insert anymore. I always put some tape around my big toes when I play a match for extra protection, but I have trained without tape and it is ok.

The sole supports my heel much better. The big secret, I guess, is that the two studs at the very back end have to be apart enough so they stabilize your foot (not the case with the Adidas). Also, the material of the sole is different; it has a more rubbery feeling. Compared to the Adidas, there are more studs, so pressure is more evenly distributed. In my case it works great. Maybe if I was playing at Old Trafford I wouldn't mind the Adidas with less studs.

The upper is synthetic leather. While it is not the top end of materials, it is way better than the plastic stuff I was playing with. It offers some cushion on the touch with the ball, but not too much. My ball control and first touch got better. The noise when I touch the ball has changed to a less dry sound.

The bad:

The laces are not good either. Although better than the laces on my old Adidas, they are too far from being the laces on the Mizunos I run with. I will definitely replace the laces in the near future. Funny I haven't done so yet.

The ugly:

If I had to complain about something, it would be that it was impossible to find these cleats at a store to actually try them on. I would like to have compared the Lethal Flash with the DS Light before buying.

Verdict:

For the price (specially the discounted price I paid at Amazon), I think these are a great choice, if not the greatest. As you go up to $100, $150, there may be some other stuff out there that is as good as or better, but I am very satisfied with these. I will be even more satisfied once I put better laces on them.

For size, add 0.5 to your normal shoe size. I wear 8.5 (US), and my size for these cleats is a 9.0, same as with the Adidas cleats.

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I switched to these cleats a few months ago after finding that the Pumas that I have been loyal to for 5-10 years are no longer being made. I found that these cleats provide a minimal amount of ankle support and are not great on hard surfaces. I am an avid soccer and ultimate frisbee player who is used to rapid changes of speed and direction while I play. Within minutes of my first use of these cleats, I realized that my feet were not getting the support they needed while completing these motions. Unfortunately, this has resulted in rolling my ankle on numerous occasions. I believe strongly that these injuries would not have occurred if I had been wearing better cleats. I wouldn't recommend these cleats to aggressive athletes.