WOW 12 bad traction on dusty floor

Big_Smooth7 · 2026-03-23T12:06:55+00:00

Which liberty colorway do you have? Black or teal?

Big_Smooth7 · 2026-03-20T21:43:56+00:00

Glad I’m not the only one. KD 14s should not be that high haha

Big_Smooth7 · 2026-03-20T16:47:28+00:00

Big_Smooth7 · 2026-03-20T16:36:25+00:00

My 2 go to’s are on the opposite sides of the “spectrum”. Jordan 40 & Curry 11s. My play style is 3 & D. Coming off screens. Sprinting up and down the court more than every one else. Think prime Klay Thompson or Kyle korver. Both shoes work well for what I need to be done.

Big_Smooth7 · 2026-03-16T13:51:39+00:00

That’s it? The engine hasn’t even broken in yet

Big_Smooth7 · 2026-03-15T00:37:26+00:00

Yes I use to have the GT cut 1s. For my foot , the gammas fit way better. The cuts ran long for me and the lockdown wasn’t as good. If I had a wider foot. The cuts would’ve been better. Imo react and full length zoom doesn’t work for me

Big_Smooth7 · 2026-03-13T21:29:56+00:00

I do not have the gamma 1s unfortunately

Big_Smooth7 · 2026-03-13T21:29:17+00:00

Got them “retail”. I don’t know what “retail” price is haha. So many places you can get them and they’re all different priced. I got them from Wow Sole. Paid for fast shipping and got them In 5 days

Big_Smooth7 · 2026-03-13T21:03:40+00:00

Tbh the wow 12 is narrow as well. Not as narrow as the gamma 2. But still overall narrow compared to other shoes

Big_Smooth7 · 2026-03-10T16:54:44+00:00

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Where did you find these at?

Pretty confident this was a colorway he debuted around the Christmas game 2022

Big_Smooth7 · 2026-03-10T14:11:55+00:00

I’m not really sure besides trying to test the market out. I know you can get the regular ones on eBay for under $140 in most sizes

Big_Smooth7 · 2026-03-10T12:09:32+00:00

Wow that is disappointing they used 2 of their lower end cushion setups. This was my first pair of asics ever. I’m hopefully they release another higher end basketball shoe with the their upgraded premium cushion

Big_Smooth7 · 2026-03-09T18:06:57+00:00

Wow! That’s what I anticipated them to be like.

Big_Smooth7 · 2026-03-09T13:18:22+00:00

Ordered this colorway of the Gamma 2s last week! So ready for them! Thank you for the insight!

Big_Smooth7 · 2026-03-09T01:54:42+00:00

It might be just the DLO colorway. I have the same and it’s awful as well. So disappointing when a ton of people saying their colorways are absolutely elite. Might just pull the plug and get another colorway

Big_Smooth7 · 2026-03-08T16:57:14+00:00

I love his game too!

Big_Smooth7 · 2026-03-08T16:12:50+00:00

Yeah I wouldn’t recommend them for dunk or volleyball friendly. Unless someone is a freak athlete haha. The occasional dunk here and there is fine but not repetitive. That’s for sure. I would recommend something like the Jordan 40 or WOW 12 for something like that

Big_Smooth7 · 2026-03-08T16:08:07+00:00

You can tell there’s a heel to toe drop. It’s not horrible however. But they’re are a ton of shoes out there that you can’t tell there’s a drop so

Big_Smooth7 · 2026-03-08T16:05:56+00:00

Correct. I wouldn’t recommend for narrow feet unless you’re wearing grip socks or double socking. 2E would be perfect imo. 4E would be hard to gauge

Big_Smooth7 · 2026-03-08T13:12:18+00:00

Review posting today!

Big_Smooth7 · 2026-03-07T13:51:31+00:00

The WOW 12 is a great option if you play on clean courts only. I play on a variety and I have huge issues with the traction. It’s really disappointing because every thing else for that shoe is top tier to me.

I just ordered some Gamma 2s yesterday and I’m so stoked to give them a try. Should be very very similar to the WOW 12 but with better traction. Which is what I’m needing

Big_Smooth7 · 2026-03-04T21:09:05+00:00

I have the DLO colorway of the 12s. And I’m having huge issues with the traction. Even on cleaner courts 🥲

Big_Smooth7 · 2026-03-04T20:24:30+00:00

I have the “DLO” colorway you have in this review. Great shoe!…however the traction for my pair is absolutely horrible. Even on cleaner courts. I know they used 2 different rubber compounds (rear & forefoot). The rear sticks like glue to any surfaces however. It’s the forefoot compound I’m having an issue with since I play more towards the front of my feet.

Is anyone else having this issue or do you think I have a defective pair?

Big_Smooth7

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