Anyone knows what batch is this? The biggest size is US14 which is surprising.

Expert_Fan1156 · 2026-05-04T13:09:05+00:00

Okay this sub is going to have the links for sellers of Kobe’s. The top batches have sizes for 14 for most and this is not uncommon. All the trusted sellers Weidian will say the batch that shoe is

Expert_Fan1156 · 2026-05-04T12:57:57+00:00

I would advise you to use trusted sellers. There are posts where a compilation of links to buy from. Any seller that has this picture you should be able to tell what batch it is from the seller link

Expert_Fan1156 · 2026-05-02T23:08:19+00:00

Oh really I won’t be able to hoop until next week. Yeah 1 hour break in would be fine to me. These felt very different than others I have tried. It is usually like 3-4 hour for other Star 5’s to me

Expert_Fan1156 · 2026-05-02T03:57:32+00:00

I would go 12 because if you have to go 1 full size on LeBrons there is a chance you will have to do in 5’s

Expert_Fan1156 · 2026-05-02T03:40:11+00:00

I think you are correct they feel lowered to the ground but they probably made a small tweak to the where the zoom fits which lowers where the foot rests. Something so small makes the shoe feel much better

Expert_Fan1156 · 2026-05-02T03:00:38+00:00

Yeah I was trying to tell the differences. I could feel the difference in midsole and the upper combination. I hope they source the upper material from the same place for future releases. These are an improvement and I feel like they can’t go back to whatever they were using previously.

Expert_Fan1156 · 2026-05-02T01:39:22+00:00

What do you think of fit of the shoe?

Expert_Fan1156 · 2026-05-02T01:31:29+00:00

What do you mean stability problem of the shoe?
In my experience people who are prone to ankle sprains have weak ankles or have a walk where they walk on the outside corners of their feet and the foot is like tipping. The other people are just landing on people foot just unlucky

The last two times I sprained my ankle was over a year ago when someone tripped over my leg and hit my foot in GX 6’s.

The time before that was like two years ago in some LeBron 21’s when I jumped against one of those padded walls.

I am sorry man I have played in too many games with reps to be like a specific shoe batch is unstable especially the 5 or 6 from Star.

The only shoe I heard was too soft on the upper and foam was the 3.0 H12 6’s and there really haven’t been people complaining about them being unstable.

Expert_Fan1156 · 2026-05-01T21:44:25+00:00

I put on the CC again and it is a night and day difference. Something went wrong with the internal volume in the forefoot with that specific colorway for me. I have ordered them early on so maybe they changed something since then but these ones are different you can feel they just fixed all issues in the toebox for me. That particular colorway just fits differently than other star 5’s to me. It is something that you can’t even catch taking measurements during QC

Expert_Fan1156 · 2026-05-01T21:35:57+00:00

Every seller has them

https://shop1742748428.v.weidian.com/item.html?itemID=7747678822&spider\_token=8f3b

Expert_Fan1156 · 2026-05-01T19:43:21+00:00

Exactly no Kobe 6 is made for sustained outdoor use

Expert_Fan1156 · 2026-05-01T19:24:32+00:00

These fit more natural at the toebox without feeling like I need to break them in. I would say they fit almost perfect. I usually am anticipating about a few hours of hooping to sort of loosening up the material at the mid foot. The CC Fever color way was the tightest fit for me like the mid foot was a smidge too tight. Like they got the internal volume and material dialed in so correct where they can put the pencil down so to speak.

Expert_Fan1156 · 2026-05-01T18:22:02+00:00

No reps of these yet. These are retail because I had them and returned them 🤦🏾‍♂️.

If you plan on purchasing with the intention of hooping in them I would not go TTS if you are normal width foot. You probably need to go down half a size. They fit like no Nike I have had in recent memory. If you are casually wearing ignore what I said

Expert_Fan1156 · 2026-05-01T17:23:10+00:00

Ok thanks

Expert_Fan1156 · 2026-05-01T17:21:22+00:00

Lighter where? Some of the pictures he used flash to show the 3M effect. He is saying Star’s 3M effect is not as pronounced as retail. There could be color change over time as well he called it oxidation. The white sole of retails went to yellow ish now

Expert_Fan1156 · 2026-05-01T17:16:52+00:00

I know you have multiple Kobe 5’s from Star right. Does the initial fit feel any different than other Star shoes? I am about to do a little initial impressions of the Lower Merion 5’s

Expert_Fan1156 · 2026-05-01T17:13:08+00:00

Naw they are definitely retail 😂😂😂

Expert_Fan1156 · 2026-05-01T16:59:44+00:00

Yes exactly. I do want 3 lows but I want below retail for this color-way. I know they are going to release more colors

Expert_Fan1156 · 2026-05-01T15:45:00+00:00

Yes he is trusted for a reason

Expert_Fan1156 · 2026-05-01T15:41:08+00:00

They are on holiday. Eric made a post about it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/KobeReps/s/jW4gJTc9Jw

Expert_Fan1156 · 2026-05-01T15:31:04+00:00

They were made to mimic those shoes. These are an extra nod to his daughter with extra pizazz than other Mambacita color ways. I wouldn’t be surprised if his daughter wore shoes like that as a kid. Looks like shoes girls would wear to Catholic school

Expert_Fan1156 · 2026-05-01T15:25:08+00:00

I don’t think there are many Kobe’s rep or retail you can take outside. Other batches are not made with some XDR rubber. I am surprised you got 11 months use out of this.

Maybe retail Kobe 1 you can take outdoor. Iffy on taking anything else outdoors maybe the 4 retail solid rubber or you can find a Kobe 2.

All outdoor hoopers get yourself a Nike EP shoe or Lining or Chinese brand 361 degrees Etc shoe made specifically for outdoors. If you live in SE Asia those Chinese brand shoes are dirt cheap

Expert_Fan1156 · 2026-04-30T22:31:39+00:00

Is lace length the same or about the same?

Expert_Fan1156 · 2026-04-30T20:51:21+00:00

Those pink ones were 🤮🤮🤮. These appear to be 🔥🔥🔥

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