1/7/2024 0 Comments Vigor review![]() ![]() The sock construction moulds effortlessly around the foot while locking you in for tight but satisfyingly pressured sensation. When you first slip into the PUMA evoPOWER Vigor 1 you're welcomed immediately into a home of comfort. ![]() The SG versions of the boot do feel a little heavy compared to other SG versions, but the FG and AG are as light as you'd want for a boot centred around power. It starts to look a little odd but the AccuFoam tech helps balance things out. The only negative we can point out on the stretchable sock construction that replaces the traditional tongue is that players with chunky feet – "pasty feet" if you like – may be put off by the bulging the foot will cause on the upper. Previous generations of the boot have often been criticised of being chunky but the rejigging of the AccuFoam tech certainly dismisses this. Rather than long strips of padding on the forefoot, PUMA have strategically placed diamonds of the material across the upper and inside of the boot, which dramatically improves the overall streamline feel of the evoPOWER Vigor 1. The AccuFoam tech has long been the stand out tech on the evoPOWER and PUMA have found a more subtle way of implementing it into the Vigor design. This prevents the boot from dampening shots and results in a much faster ping, aided by the addition of the AccuFoam diamonds scattered across this area. The mesh based elasticated area is executed in PUMA's unique way and while it hugs tight to the top of the foot, it's thinner than other alternatives on the market, an important aspect for shooting we feel. ![]() PUMA have gone one piece for the evoPOWER Vigor 1, a move that modernises the overall aesthetic of the silo while bringing the boot in line with other successful lo-cut silos on the market including Nike's Hypervenom, Vapor & Tiempo and the adidas ACE and X editions. The other unmissable key feature is the new tongue construction. A strange thing to call out but other boots can feel stiff like your feet are flat. The evoPOWER Vigor 1 is brilliantly soft and extremely flexible in the hand without feeling flimsy – it's a definite natural bend rather than a forced cripple, and that's an asset that carries onto the pitch when you lace it up – there's no restriction of movement, your feet feel incredibly responsive, they feel like the shape of your feet. Everything about the boot screams upgrade over update. The first thing you notice straight out of the box, besides that punch in the face "Green Gecko" colourway, is that the Vigor 1 looks and feels like everything you'd want from a next generation. The difference being that these features now work far better in unison, each complementing the other. AccuFoam technology is still present on an AdaptaLite upper, and the soleplate is carried over from the previous generation. PUMA have tweaked the main three features of the evoPOWER series to create a boot that's far more of an all-rounder than just a goal-hanger. This is the technology on the standing foot, the way the boot bends, the way it recoils and pings. Previous editions of the evoPOWER achieved a bit of added power when striking at full throttle but the Vigor 1 is more advanced. There's something extra intriguing about slipping on a boot designed for shooting, but the PUMA evoPOWER Vigor 1 is far more intricate than just how the ball leaves the boot. With PUMA standing strong to continue the power category, they can create a boot that is linked to scoring, the reason why many players play the game, and that's a power in its own right. Ever since you were a kid the best part of training was the shooting drill, the chance to score, to unleash a bullet at goal. With the demise of the Nike Total 90 and adidas Predator series, the evoPOWER has taken the power baton and sprinted into new ground, installing it as the leading performer in a power category that has been perhaps naively neglected by other brands. The concept for PUMA echoes that of the very first evoPOWER – replicating the flexibility of kicking barefoot and providing a boot that delivers accuracy and power in comfort. The evoPOWER Vigor 1 is fourth time perfected rather than fourth time lucky for PUMA. Shooting at goal remains the concept, but is it power over precision for the Big Cat's new weapon? A rocket launcher can cause a lot of damage from a standing position, but can you pick it up, move at pace and reload quickly? Can the evoPOWER Vigor 1 shoot from the hip? D'ya know what? We're going to make this very simple – yes it can. PUMA couldn't wait to get their 2017 game underway with a fourth generation evoPOWER silo, a boot that takes on the most dramatic shift in appearance of the series to date. When you release a new boot on the first day of the New Year you've clearly got a lot of confidence in the product.
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