The Asics Gel-Resolution 8 tennis sneaker asics shoes mens sale may have similarities to its predecessor, the Gel-Resolution 7, but similarities is all. “This is a completely redesigned model,” says Madeline Clarke, Asics manager of core performance, overseeing tennis development. “It has a new upper, new tooling, new outsole. Everything.” From a redesigned upper meant to improve flexibility on the brand’s premier stability offering to reimagined grooving on the outsole, Clarke, a self-professed “product nerd,” says every detail of the silhouette was examined, tested and thought out. And it all came with help from ATP star Gael Monfils and scientists at the Asics Institute of Sports Science in Japan.

The redesign starts at the top, with a new asics shoes mens price upper pattern designed for 360-degree movement instead of simply side-to-side movement. The Gel-Resolution 7 already featured ventilation where the PU upper was cut away in a horizonal manner, but the Gel-Resolution 8 uses a pattern akin to an inverted triangle to sipe away the PU for flexibility in all directions. Clarke says the design still allows for needed protection, but without feeling stiff or bulky. The tooling also allows for a wider fit and for additional full-court contact on the bottom of the shoe.

The new design includes what the brand asics gel lyte iii sale calls Dynawall, which wraps from the medial to lateral side, using a hard TPU piece to act as a brace and help the athlete “brake” when moving and keeping the upper over the midsole. “There is less of a liability to roll an ankle,” Clarke says. “It is a protection piece.” In a similar manner, an extended heel counter helps athletes who move aggressively stay secure in the shoe. The new lacing system allows for a customized fit and feel during aggressive side-to-side movement but can also prove comfortable for wearers wanting to lace their shoes extra tight.

Asics achieves this by using internal asics gel lyte iii mens panels — dubbed Dynawrap — tied to shoelaces for the extra control and security. Even with the updated flexibility, the brand says lab testing shows the updated version offers more than 7 percent more braking force to enable quicker recovering. “From a design standpoint, we designed this model for stability,” Clarke says. “The Gel-Resolution is the king of stability.”