UA sucks hind tit. My son is an Olympic sport athlete on a UA-sponsored college team. They give all the players free shoes and they’re required to wear them for practices, games, and any team-sponsored event. At first he was super excited – getting free shoes makes you feel you’re big time.
Two weeks into preseason his freshman year, his feet and ankles were in such bad shape he had to go see an orthopedist. The ortho said it was probably the shoes and he should go back to shoes he knows. He asked his coach and of course his coach said no, unless he gets a note from a doctor. So the ortho wrote him a note and now he’s back on Nike. Then a bunch of his teammates saw this process and did the same thing.
Kiddo ended up in physical therapy for 6 weeks, missed the start of his season which put him at a disadvantage for playing time, so he had to battle his way back into the rotation. But now he’s playing in his familiar Nike shoes and has had zero problems with his feet.
I’ve heard other stories like this about UA shoes from athletes across many sports. So while all brands are basically making the same clothing, I would caution everyone about UA shoes.
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