Ektio Men's Post Up-M

First a little background on me. I am in my early 40s and have been playing competitive basketball since childhood (including Varsity in HS). When I was 31 I had a diagnosed level 3 sprain on my left ankle. I was not able to play basketball for over a year. I have since had another level 3 sprain and probably 10+ additional level 1 and 2 left ankle sprains since that time (both playing basketball and from simply walking on uneven surfaces) due to what my doctor calls my permanently weakened ankle ligaments from that first level 3 sprain. I have also had a number of more minor sprains of my right ankle playing basketball as well.In order to play basketball I have to where a level 1 brace on my right ankle and a level 3 brace on my left ankle (I currently use an Active Ankle T2 brace). I had never resprained my ankle wearing the T2, but it is quite a bulky brace and not very comfortable and definitely inhibits the speed of my footwork. Well a few weeks ago I actually sprained my ankle while wearing the T2. This lead me on a mission to find something else and that is when I discovered EKTIOs. After doing alot of research on them I decided to give them a try. I was going to wait for their new Breakway model, but after finding these Post-Ups at such a great price, I decided to try them first. I just finished playing my first game in them, so the following is my initial impression on them.Right out of the box I have the same complaint with them that I have of ALL new basketball shoes made from synthetic material...they are VERY stiff. The up side to that is unlike leather, once broken in the synthetics tend to continue their supportiveness while leather shoes break-in too much (particularly high tops) and their level of support drops significantly. I have read about how complicated they are to put on, so I read the directions on how to put them on and gave it a shot. It's more complicated than a regular basketball shoe, but not that bad, certainly no worse than putting my brace and regular shoe on. I wore them around my house last night trying to break them in a bit before I used them today. After a 1/2 hour or so of walking around in them the uber stiffness had subsided. At this point I did a few quick side to side cutting movements on our hardwood floors to simulate pressure on my ankles while playing defense. In basketball hi-tops without a brace, there is a 90% chance this would have rolled my left ankle, but it felt great. At this point I was impressed. The shoes did not impede any normal movement, they just felt more secure around my ankles.I went to play in them for the first time today. I like to wear two pair of athletic socks, but with both pair of socks on, the shoes were too tight. I removed a pair of socks and tried again and they went on fine. Again, they were initially stiff, but 5 minutes into the game it was unnoticeable. I played two games and the shoes allowed freedom of movement with my feet that I have not had in 10 years using braces, but my ankles felt extremely supported. I don't know how to describe it, they just feel more supported than with the brace, but without the limited mobility.The one issue I did have was some very slight chaffing on the outside of both ankles, but it's nothing worse than I've experienced with all other brand new basketball shoes (in fact not as bad as most), but I expect it will go away as they break-in. I'm also going to try slightly thicker socks.I will continue to update this review as I get more use with them, but my initial impression is fantastic.

I was hesitant on purchasing this shoe at first, but decided to give it a try. And I am glad that I did. It is one of the most comfortable basketball shoe i have every purchased. I purchased one size larger than my normal shoe size, and it feels fine. I wear thick tube socks, so my guess on this size was the right on for me. My guess is that sock thickness matters in making a shoe size difference. I highly recommend this shoe. Because it feels very comfortable, I wear it everyday to school. I plan on purchasing another pair of these shoes soon, before they run out or increase the price.

I bought these shoes and the Ektio Men's The Alexio for my husband who has trouble finding shoes for his wide feet - he was thrilled with both of these pairs of shoes, they fit comfortably and has solid support. For what it's worth, he'd like me to buy a couple more pairs to have in case they are hard to find when he needs new shoes.

I purchased these shoes thinking I was getting the "All Purpose" version on the shoe, it is what is shown in the pictures. What I received is the "Outdoor" version. The "All Purpose" version of the shoe has a herringbone sole, this type of sole had great traction indoors in a gym or outdoors in a park. The "Outdoor" version is meant for exactly that, outdoors. It has more of a wavy pattern that does not get the best traction indoors. The picture it shows you in the description is for the All Purpose version, so be careful and make sure you are wanting the Outdoor ones because that is what you will be getting.

As good as all the major brands.I would have liked it with the all purpose outsole but the outdoor version works well indoors as well so no gripes here.It was an amazing deal for around 40 bucks and it was worth it.Very interesting shoes that provides surprisingly good cushioning as well as crazy ankle support that is not restricting at all.

I ordered these yesterday, received them today, and they're boxed up to go back.These shoes are not made for a wide foot. I thought I was gonna pop out the sides. My bigger problem was with the straps. If you look at the picture of the shoe, The strap with "Ekito" is across the front of the shoe. When I pulled the strap through, I got "Ek"; and no, I don't have fat feet/ankles. Therefore, the velcro wouldn't match up so the straps would not stay secure.

After my son sprained his ankle I was looking for something which would give added support - this is it! A little challenging to get on at first (figuring out how the double straps connect) - but I'm more comfortable knowing he's wearing these shoes (and they matched his basketball teams colors perfectly!).

These shoes gave great ankle support and wore well.