subject: How Things Have Changed [print this page] It wasnt until 1891 that studs and blades became legal, as long as they were made of leather and were not bigger than half an inch, and originally these studs were hammered into the boots. It was stated in 1954 that Adidas kitted the Germans with the first screw-in-stud football boots ever seen, but Puma disputed this and claimed that they were supplying screw-in-studs as early as 1952.
Despite this debate, between 1950 and 1960 football boots really started to make an impact on the game, with the creation of a more flexible and lighter boot without the ankle protection, was designed to increase control, improve kicking power and make players move faster and change direction quicker.
With the latest technology and designs, football boots are made to protect and improve players performance, and to that end adidas, nike and puma have all played a part with these changes. In the years that followed moulded football boots hit the global football market, these boots had more studs for better traction and comfort.
Most sought after football boots is the Adidas Predator and is to date the biggest and most successful boot line range in the history of football boots, and the Nike Mercurial is Nikes most highly responsive yet flexible and strong football boot to date. Whilst Adidas and Nike continue to lead the market there is a place for smaller manufactures such as Puma who of course introduced the first foam-free midsole designed to reduce the weight of the puma football boot.
If football is you game and you are interested in kitting yourself out then you will find no better supplier than Studs Sports, the online sports shop, working out of Newquay stock all football equipment and sports accessories, from hoodies, shirts, jackets, track pants, polo shirts sporting local teams logos, teams like Newquay A.F.C. Plymouth Argyle FC, Penzance A.F.C, also a full range of adidas football boots, nike football boots, puma football boots, also footballs with top brand names such as Reebok, Mitre, Kite, and Diamond.
Studs Sports has a full range of absolute everything you will need to either play or support football, and all at very competitive prices. Their website is very user friendly, with a compressive menu, which sub divides into everything available in that category.
Things certainly have changed over the years but the football boot now is individually customised with new technology to help make injuries a thing of the past.
For further information visit: www.football-studs.co.uk
