Comments on: Nike Hypervenom Phantom II – Boot Review https://www.soccercleats101.com/2015/06/20/nike-hypervenom-phantom-ii-boot-review/ Soccer Cleats News and Reviews Wed, 28 Aug 2024 04:38:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 By: SSS TIK https://www.soccercleats101.com/2015/06/20/nike-hypervenom-phantom-ii-boot-review/#comment-1684929 Wed, 28 Aug 2024 04:38:45 +0000 http://www.soccercleats101.com/?p=42152#comment-1684929 Great review! I’ve been considering the Hypervenom Phantom II for my next pair of cleats. I love how you highlighted the comfort and traction. Definitely helpful insights before making my purchase decision!

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By: Joep https://www.soccercleats101.com/2015/06/20/nike-hypervenom-phantom-ii-boot-review/#comment-1679629 Sat, 30 Sep 2023 06:34:03 +0000 http://www.soccercleats101.com/?p=42152#comment-1679629 In reply to Ryan.

Mooie schoenen

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By: Mario https://www.soccercleats101.com/2015/06/20/nike-hypervenom-phantom-ii-boot-review/#comment-1633012 Tue, 27 Mar 2018 20:43:54 +0000 http://www.soccercleats101.com/?p=42152#comment-1633012 2nd Generation Hypervenom, Nothing but Hype!

I am a 4 year varsity high school soccer player, who has won conference 2 years in a row. I have been playing soccer since I was 5 years old, and never in my entire soccer career had I purchased such garbage boots.

The 1st generation Hypervenoms were a huge success that even famous brazilian soccer player Neymar Jr. made them his signature boots. I absolutely loved those cleats with a passion so I decided I was going to “upgrade” to the second generation. The 1st gen had been great and I wore them until they ran out. As soon as I popped on the 2nd gen shoes, I noticed there was a huge difference. These new hypervenoms are insanely stiff, but even then I thought they’d be fine after breaking them in. It has been an entire year and they still feel as stiff as when I first got them. Your first touch becomes trash because of how stiff they are, you can’t even play comfortably because all you feel is the shoe pressing your toes all together making it impossible for you to move them freely. Imagine your teammate sending you a beautiful air lob and failing to control the ball causing the opposing team to counterattack and score a goal. That happened to me quite frequently after buying these shoes and the feeling of shame and embarrassment was the worst.

That year I bench warmed like I never had before. I’m assuming Neymar had the same issue because he only used the 2nd generation boots for about 5 games and then switched completely. I also had to switch to Messi’s Pureagility 16+, and these were a better fit. The way the Pureagilitys are made make it easier for people with wider feet like mine to play comfortably. My toes were never being pressed together, and they were very light allowing me to sprint even faster with the ball on my feet. They weren’t hard to break in at all and my ball control with these is perfect.

Although I totally hated the 2nd Gen Hypervenom cleats, I do recognize there was certain advantages to having them as well. One of these advantages was that the cleats are unrealistically light. If they weren’t pressing my toes all together they would feel like I was not wearing anything. This to me as a attacking center mid is very helpful because I did feel lighter on my feet and it was not hard for me to stay on my toes. These boots are also very popular because of how nice the colorway is. A lot of people wanted these cleats and many would ask me about them.

My point is that these Hypervenoms are not for everyone, especially if your foot is wide like mine. These shoes were made for people with slimmer feet which is why my experience with them was terrible.

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By: Isaac https://www.soccercleats101.com/2015/06/20/nike-hypervenom-phantom-ii-boot-review/#comment-1624985 Wed, 04 Oct 2017 18:50:10 +0000 http://www.soccercleats101.com/?p=42152#comment-1624985 In reply to Sarah.

These cleats absolutely SUCK!!!!!!! They are trashy and sooooo uncomfortable I can't even stand to wear them. They rub the junk out of your heels and toes and after 30 minutes I literally can barely keep them on b/c they hurt so bad. Do NOT buy these. Look on ebay for much better cleats, like the mercurial vapor XI, or the hypervenom phantom 1.

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By: Sonia Loya https://www.soccercleats101.com/2015/06/20/nike-hypervenom-phantom-ii-boot-review/#comment-1444454 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 04:56:37 +0000 http://www.soccercleats101.com/?p=42152#comment-1444454 I just bought my daughter the Nike Jr Hypervenom Phantom II FG and decided to wear them the same day, game day…Horrible mistake!, the poor girl started limping 15-20 minutes into the first half and ended with blisters on both heels the size of a quarter. They are too expensive for the lack of comfort. Gorgeous shoes, but high price she paid tearing both heels and ruining her game.

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By: Sarah https://www.soccercleats101.com/2015/06/20/nike-hypervenom-phantom-ii-boot-review/#comment-1409115 Thu, 14 Jul 2016 02:44:09 +0000 http://www.soccercleats101.com/?p=42152#comment-1409115 Not a good cleat! Originally unboxing them and just eyeballing them they looked amazing, and initially when I first put them on they felt normal…so I thought anyway. I have worn these cleats for 3-4 games now and have continuous blisters on my heels. At first I had figured it was just because I had to break them in and let them get used to my feet. But that is not the case, the way the heel is arched and rubbery they do not make for a comfortable game. Its obvious these cleats are not made for everyone. I spent a decent amount of money and expected to get my moneys worth out of them but it looks like I will be switching to a different brand like Adidas because nike cleats aren't for me, I will not put another pennies worth to any nike cleats. I'am so put off by these cleats. MAKE SURE YOU SAVE YOUR RECEIPT, you'll probably end up taking them back!

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By: Samrach Ban https://www.soccercleats101.com/2015/06/20/nike-hypervenom-phantom-ii-boot-review/#comment-1382986 Fri, 22 Apr 2016 02:52:39 +0000 http://www.soccercleats101.com/?p=42152#comment-1382986 In reply to Sam.

I have worn almost all of those types of shoes and i found superfly is the best

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By: Sam https://www.soccercleats101.com/2015/06/20/nike-hypervenom-phantom-ii-boot-review/#comment-1374369 Tue, 22 Mar 2016 16:40:55 +0000 http://www.soccercleats101.com/?p=42152#comment-1374369 i bought these boots, not happy at all! As soon i put them on they were really comfortable but then 15-20 mins in to game my feet started hurting alot especially under the big toe bone near the middle of my feet, also started hurting around the outside of my feet underneath like i was getting a cramp! Im really disappointed with these! I should’ve sticked with Vapour 10 or got the superflys

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By: Jasoj Lovd https://www.soccercleats101.com/2015/06/20/nike-hypervenom-phantom-ii-boot-review/#comment-1374294 Tue, 22 Mar 2016 10:31:48 +0000 http://www.soccercleats101.com/?p=42152#comment-1374294 Hey mate i purchased the hypervenom 2 Neymar edition $390.00 nz premier version.
I trained for 30 mins and i had a blister on the right foot! The stitching on the right side by the heel/archilles is not stitched proparly and has a hard stitching lump theat is small but annoying enough to create a blister. I took them back to the shop and tried on more sizes and found they all had the stitching mistake. The alegra quesada Neymar boots are now returner and im waiting for the new blue CR7s.

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By: Hayl https://www.soccercleats101.com/2015/06/20/nike-hypervenom-phantom-ii-boot-review/#comment-1369651 Tue, 08 Mar 2016 07:42:03 +0000 http://www.soccercleats101.com/?p=42152#comment-1369651 In reply to Mr.Tekkerz.

I just ordered mine and am worried about this. I have medium feet, but fit vapor perfectly. Don't know if these will fit properly ..

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