G.T. means Greater Than
The G.T. series shoes were born on 2021. It’s mainly to cope with the new generation of changing playing style to make adjustments. ZOOM G.T. CUT series has also launched the second generation, the configuration and material have been adjusted, now take a look at the difference of ZOOM G.T. CUT & ZOOM G.T. CUT 2.
Cushion Performance:
Both of CUT 1 & CUT 2 uses React shoe-pad, full-length Zoom Strobel and ZOOM AIR cushion on the shoe heel. The difference is on the details.
The React shoe-pad of CUT 1 & CUT 2 is almost the same. The main difference is in the curvature of the front buckling. CUT 2 is more tilted, like a running shoe, which is more conducive to running, while CUT 1 is closer to the ground and can feel the ground better.
The Zoom Air cushion of CUT 1 is lecotropal, and it’s on the bottom layer and above outsole. While the Zoom Air cushion of CUT 2 is hexagon, and it’s inserted in the React shoe-pad.
The ZOOM AIR of CUT 2 is closed to the heel. The size of hexagon ZOOM AIR is not big.
The ZOOM Strobel of CUT 1 is under the shoe-pad. It doesn’t have insole fabric under the shoe-pad. And there is a layer of insole fabric above ZOOM STROBEL of CUT 2. So the ZOOM AIR feedback of CUT 1 is more obvious than CUT 2.
Comfort Level:
The shoe-tongue would affect the comfort level. The shoe-tongue of CUT 1 cover the whole instep perfectly. And it has holes to fix the shoelaces to avoid the shoe-tongue moving. The shoe-tongue of CUT 2 is narrow, and it doesn’t have hole to fix the shoe-tongue.
After fastening the shoelaces, the shoe-tongue doesn’t move, but as the shoe-tongue is narrow, it can’t cover the whole shoe-tongue.
The texture of shoe-pad also affects the comfort level. The texture is the key point. The material of CUT 1 shoe-pad has good friction. And the half-sole has extra wave pattern to prevent the feet moving in the shoes. But it’s a little hard to put on after wearing the socks. The surface of CUT 2 shoe-pad is smoother, it’s easier to put on and take off.
Traction Performance:
Both of CUT 1 and CUT 2 outsole pattern is big nicks. The blue position of CUT 2 outsole uses Smear Traction 1.0, which improve the traction performance.
The shoe heel outsole pattern of CUT 2 is in small triangle.
Both of CUT 1 & CUT 2 are speeding type basketball shoes. CUT 1 is closer to the ground, the feedback of half-sole is better. It can help you to speed up.
CUT 2 likes a pair of running shoes. It’s suitable for running. If you need to run a short distance on a fast break or defend, it will be comfortable by wearing CUT 2.
Stability:
The half-sole of CUT 1 & CUT 2 are wide, the main difference is the heelpiece. The heelpiece of CUT 1 is a little narrow, the center of gravity is slightly outside. And the stabilizer of CUT 2 is covered well, it’s more stable. Due to the design of shoelaces’ holes, the fitness of CUT 1 is also better than CUT 2.
Overall:
The overall performance of CUT 1 is better than CUT 2. The main difference is the design of shoe-tongue and the insole fabric above the ZOOM Strobel.
But the upper material of CUT 2 is thinner than CUT 1, so the air permeability is better. The shoe heel stabilizer of CUT 2 is better. It’s the improvement of new version. CUT 2 needs time to break-in. We expect more new colorways of CUT 2.
