I keep coming across the term "responsive" trainer and I not sure exactly what it means? Can someone help me out? Also what would the opposite be? A non-responsive trainer? And it what situations would one be preferable to the other?
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I keep coming across the term "responsive" trainer and I not sure exactly what it means? Can someone help me out? Also what would the opposite be? A non-responsive trainer? And it what situations would one be preferable to the other?
Thanks
responsive generally means firmer or harder ... mizuno is often described as responsive. the opposite would be a real pillowy soft shoe ...
No- that's a soft cushioning and firm cushioning.
Responsive addresses the overall platform of the shoe, and the speed at which it returns back after twisting it. Responsive shoe also allows you to spring faster after the initial contact with the ground.
Bottom line: it has to do with a) flexibility, b) cushioning c) overall sense of responsiveness to the force you produce at the variety of speeds.
Is it just a preference of feel, or do more/less responsive shoes work better for certain types of runners? How so?
It means the opposite of how the 165 dollar ASICS Kenseis felt during only a few runs run in them after purchasing the same in an emergency on travel at a Nordstroms in Tampa. Clunky and blocky.
The good news is that I gave the shoes to my daughter's college running boyfriend, who while having the same experience as I did, finding them too much of a clunky shoe for decent running, reports to me that the shoes will work nicely for him to knock around campus this year and thus will permit him to spend money on college goodies as opposed to a pair of casual shoes. Nice to know that Asics has designed the perfect shoe to get to class in the ten minutes alloted between computer engineering and matrix algebra.
I've always run in "responsive" shoes like Mizunos because they let me feel the running surface better than high cushioned shoes. Running in high cushioned shoes is the equivalent of playing the piano with mittens on: no dexterity.