Football Cleats

[Drogaan]

im looking into a buying a new pair of cleats .. mine are falling apart lol. I play Running back, Wide Receiver and Cornerback and im not sure what i want any advice would be helpful

[VikesWookie]

i never liked the feel of actual football spikes. when u go to the store try on some different style soccer cleats. u can always tape as needed but the open ankle allowed me to make quick cutbacks & the length of the cleats were perfect for playin on grass. plus, they're much lighter than football spikes.... quick feet r key...

[hoos]

i never liked the feel of actual football spikes. when u go to the store try on some different style soccer cleats. u can always tape as needed but the open ankle allowed me to make quick cutbacks & the length of the cleats were perfect for playin on grass. plus, they're much lighter than football spikes.... quick feet r key...

Good point. Also, I'm not sure if soccer cleats have replaceable spikes, but try to get a pair that isn't molded cleats. It's cheaper in the long run to replace your spikes about half-way through the season than to get new cleats.

[Drogaan]

what if you dont play on grass, i play on turf would soccer cleats still be better?

[VikesWookie]

astro or the new improved turf?
astroturf you'll need cross trainers with molded spike/nubs
the new turf you should be good w/ just about any normal cleat.
i tried my track spikes to start a game and they ruuuuled... the refs made me take them off b4 i went out in the second half, but i was deffo extra quick in that first half...lol

[Grendel]

Good point. Also, I'm not sure if soccer cleats have replaceable spikes, but try to get a pair that isn't molded cleats. It's cheaper in the long run to replace your spikes about half-way through the season than to get new cleats.

I'm afraid we seem to be 2 nations seperated by a common language...

I'm assuming that by 'cleats' you're referring to the studs on the bottom of the boot? If so, yes you can get football (Soccer to you I guess. ;) ) boots with replaceable studs.

[Drogaan]

astro or the new improved turf?
astroturf you'll need cross trainers with molded spike/nubs
the new turf you should be good w/ just about any normal cleat.
i tried my track spikes to start a game and they ruuuuled... the refs made me take them off b4 i went out in the second half, but i was deffo extra quick in that first half...lol


astro turf one of my buddies told me his fav cleat hes ever tried was jordan mach 3's their brand new but very expensive but i guess their extremely light

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/9418/jordanmachiiisk2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Banana Hammock]

if its astro with sand put on for grip avoid all soccer boots no use what so ever...... also most soccer boots have removeable "studs" usually metal plated but you can also get moulded removables

[Eyez Neverclear]

astro turf one of my buddies told me his fav cleat hes ever tried was jordan mach 3's their brand new but very expensive but i guess their extremely light

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/9418/jordanmachiiisk2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

If you play on turf and not grass you need to pay good attention to the bottom of those detachables if thats what you wanna buy. A lot of thos things have plastic type material on the bottom and on some the cleats themselves are plastic. There is nothing worse than that on turf, I made that mistake in high school. I recommend you find something short and made of rubber, and something light-weight like Vikeswookie said. That pic you posted there looks to me to bed exactly what I don't think you should get if you're playing on turf. I feel safe assuming their is plastic on the bottom of those and that will give you a slip-n-slide effect when trying to cut or take on a hit. Also those cleats on the bottom are too big to dig in to anything on turf. Turf is very short and compact, anything big gets you no where... However, those would be great for real grass though.

dry turf = rubber cleating, preferably small cleats(this is where soccer cleats may do you well). If they are bigger cleats then they should be somewhat pointy. If you can get away with track spikes as someone mentioned those will rule but as that person was, be prepared to be forced out of them. Lightweight cross trainers or basketball shoes will be better than anything with big cleating or plastic-like material on the bottom. Especially since you aren't on the line and digging in with the big boys.

if its wet turf = you're fucked lol nothing will help much but the same will still apply as above. You'll just need to adjust your steps to short quick ones

grass = bigger cleats but still as lightweight as possible. Those detachables with the plastic-like bottoms will work great if its dry out. Pointy cleats will always be better but its not necessary. Cross trainers or basketball shoes are a huge no-no

wet grass = as long of a clet as you can find and preferably few of them on the sole or you'll be digging out grass and mud all game to keep your traction

*Maybe things have changed since I last shopped for football cleats but more expensive was rarely the better option. More expensive was usually because they were more flashy and did cool shit like detach cleats. Well weight and the cleating sizes themselves are more important and thats often skipped. Baseball spikes and basketball shoes can keep the more expensive is better reputation to themselves

[Drogaan]

thx eyez i also found those same cleats with just a normal bottom for cross training, they also have some type of gel i think in the toe not sure exactly what it is to prevent turf toe

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/4028/mach3black3mo5.th.jpg (http://img259.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mach3black3mo5.jpg)

[hoos]

I'm afraid we seem to be 2 nations seperated by a common language...

I'm assuming that by 'cleats' you're referring to the studs on the bottom of the boot? If so, yes you can get football (Soccer to you I guess. ;) ) boots with replaceable studs.

lol yes sir, 'studs' if you prefer. Oh you Euros...

[TJ60]

I liked the Nike Sharks which did the job for me while in the trenches. But I'd suggest the Nike Speed TDs for the turf.

http://www.nike.com/index.jhtml?cp=USNT_KW_Spring07_Google&l=nikestore#l=nikestore,grid,_pdp,cid-1/gid-105290/pid-105291,_grid,f-10002+12001+4294967196+26015+4294967124&re=US&co=US&la=EN


I think they have even made upgrades to this shoe but $80 is a decent price.

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[TraPStaR]

im looking into a buying a new pair of cleats .. mine are falling apart lol. I play Running back, Wide Receiver and Cornerback and im not sure what i want any advice would be helpful

Under Armour Combat Mid D - Men's - White/Royal (http://www.eastbay.com/catalog/productdetail/model_nbr--92857/sku--99042142/cm--GLOBAL%20SEARCH%3A%20KEYWORD%20SEARCH/)

*awesome feel and smooth fitting... love them

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*personally my favorite due to light weight... when im training i try to use heavier pairs but for games i always kick back to these bad boys..

problem is i know nothing about your style of play and how you like your cleats to fit... when i get back into playing (next year i hope) i plan on continuing at Half Back (35 - 40 carries a game...) and ill be upgrading to the second link from the older version of those... take a look around and dont mess with cleats... you need the best pair for you and only you...

[Dymond]

I know in Soccer they DON'T allow football cleats because you can't have a toe cleat. I wonder if its the other round? Probably not.