Asics

Almost Elite The ASICS Jetray series gives the brand a boot that matches what people expect from a speed boot. A springier soleplate, a thinner upper, and more structured support through the midfoot bring the performance profile up a notch when compared to the X Fly Pro series. Based on my own stats and conversations […]

The alternative choice Update 7/10/2026: Added some clarifying language for the fit, upper feel ASICS has been gaining prominence within the wider boot community this decade. While the brand has long had a small but loyal community of advocates among the international boot community, its stature continues to grow year over year. One of the […]

The AG Boot for All ASICS’ DS Light Pro series has long sat in the shadow of its siblings, the X Fly Pro 3 and the X Fly 6. However, one of the things that the DS Light Pro lineup has offered that is not found elsewhere is ASICS’ lineup is an AG outsole option. […]

ASICS’ banger year continues The Japanese brand has recently been doing a lot of work towards increasing its reputation not just in Japan but gradually overseas as well. This has been helped by the excellent boots that ASICS has put out year after year. However, ASICS has not rested on its laurels and seems to […]

Astonishingly brilliant ASICS has had a seemingly meteoric rise over the past few years with their continued push with new tech for their boots as well as the fact that support and performance tech remains at the core of their football collection. For the most part though, many people have seemed to gravitate towards the […]

Rainy Day Monster When the original Acros Pro released, it was an interesting boot and had a lot of ideas that were ultimately let down by the execution of the boot. The upper was far too slick, meaning that in anything but perfect conditions it was difficult to control the ball. ASICS upgraded the boot […]

A major improvement ASICS has been on a good run recently. Their DS Light X fly Pro 2 is one of my favourite boots on the market and their DS Light X Fly 5 was my boot of the year last year. Slowly but surely the brand is beginning to increase in popularity and their […]

The best value for money option. ASICS has been tearing up the boot market in Japan over the past few years with the brand putting out excellent update after excellent update. They have been so good that the X Fly 5 took top spot in my boot of the year list for last year, with […]

Better Leather ASICS has been seemingly going from strength to strength over the past few years. The regular X Fly line has been trading blows with other boots of a similar style and the X Fly Pro has presented itself as a great leather speed boot option. The one drawback of the boot has always […]

I can’t believe its synthetic! While ASICS is mostly known for their mainline X Fly numbered series, a few years ago they came out with the X Fly Pro. The X Fly Pro has a more aggressive soleplate and an internal heel counter as well as a kangaroo leather foot. While well received, there has […]