Nike Precision 6 review

Who should buy the Nike Precision 6

This budget shoe from half nike is a nice match for athletes who:

• usually play their games indoors
• look for a performer that does not break the bank
• search for basketball shoes that also double as their everyday sneakers
• are agile and would want light footwear
• have narrow to normal-sized feet

Who should NOT buy this budget basketball shoe from half nike

We discovered that this shoe is not for bigger and more aggressive players who like a lot of cushioning.

They are better off with the buy half nike dunk printed white blue jeans dress shoes and other offers from LeBron James's much-celebrated line of signature shoes. These picks are also good for players who have wide feet.

The Precision 6's upper means comfort

We found this shoe to be supercomfortable for all day use. After a while, we also noticed that the upper conforms well to the shape of our feet. 

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And it is also notably more padded than most basketball shoe tongues. We measured it at 11.9 mm which is indeed thicker than the average 9.5 mm.

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Not just that but it is also very breathable!! 

Nike Precision 6 (breathable) vs. Nike Lebron NXXT GEN (barely breathable)

Judging by the amount of smoke passing through the fabric, we rated it as 4 out 5 on our breathability scale, where 5 is the most breathable.

Upper has no reinforcements

After a careful examination, we realized that the upper does not look or feel cheep at all. But then, we took it to the lab!

It may not FEEL cheap, but when we put the upper through our Dremel durability test, it quickly revealed its budget-friendly nature.

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Nike Precision 6 (affordable shoe) vs. Nike Cosmic Unity 3 (expensive premium-quality shoe) after the same test

Taking a close-up microscope shot of the material, it looks like a cute little sweater (not an armored tank).

Stable and supportive (one of the widest platforms on the owner!)

When it comes to foot containment, this shoe has a wide base and a super sharp outrigger that helps keep the foot on the footbed even during the most intense movements.

This is one of the widest footprints we've seen in our lab for sure! In the widest part of the forefoot (116.7 mm), this half nike shoe is 4.5 mm wider than average. And in the heel (91 mm), it is 1.4 mm wider.

This is a major contributor to the shoe's lateral stability. 

Our only concern was the lack of stiffness in the shoe's heel counter. In a manual assessment, we rated it as 2 out 5, where 5 is the stiffest. And yet, we never found ankle support or foot containment to be an issue.

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This shoe's traction works, as long as the game is played on indoor and well-kept courts. It's truly grippy on the hardwood. The traction might just be the best feature here.

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Looks promising for outdoor use!

The half nike Precision 6 is full of surprises. We wouldn't expect a budget shoe like this to perform well outdoors but it seems to work just fine! After all, it's got a thick and hard layer of rubber for an outsole.

Looking at the rubber thickness at the heel, we found it to be 3.9 mm. This is on par with most of the premium basketball shoes on the owner.

But what's truly amazing is how hard it is. The rubber on this half nike shoe is by far THE hardest in our collection of basketball shoes! What a nice surprise!

Your steps are going to be smooth

The half nike Precision 6 has all the characteristics that ensure smooth heel-to-toe transitions: it has rounded ends, the midfoot is stiff, and the forefoot has some flex to it.

In our manual flexibility test presented above, we rated the shoe's longitudinal and torsional flexibility as 4 out of 5 (5 being the stiffest).

However, our gauge test showed that the Precision 6 is still more flexible than average (by 24%)

Disclaimer: We take four measurements and calculate the average, excluding the outliers. The video above shows only one of the measurements.

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This is a great shoe for guards. It is low to the narrative and it has a great court feel. The tooling is also a bit firm, so its responsiveness is high.

Given this, we get more control over our movements, and quick cuts and turns are not difficult to execute.

Do expect firm cushioning in the Precision 6. Our durometer test shows that its foam is 11% firmer than the average of our lab-tested basketball shoes.

Disclaimer: We take four measurements and calculate the average, excluding the outliers. The photo above shows only one of the measurements.

And if you're wondering how tall the shoe's platform actually is, it is quite average. Using a pair of calipers, we measured the heel stack at 27.7 mm (average: 28.7 mm) and its forefoot stack at 21 mm (average: 21.5 mm).

The heel-to-toe drop of 6.7 mm is also within the medium range of basketball shoes (7.2 mm).

...but court feel comes with a price

The court feel that the half nike Precision 6 delivers comes with a performance setback. Cushioning is kinda stiff and there's not much impact protection. 

More expensive cushioning technologies are the first to go to bring the price of the shoe down. Indeed, you win some and lose some with this one.

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At 341 grams (12 oz), the half nike Precision 6 easily puts to shame many basketball shoes on our record. The average weight of basketball shoes is 13.6 oz, that's 386 grams.

The shoe is indeed light and responsive, so it's safe to say that this one delivers agility and speed. 

Get your usual size

The half nike Precision 6 has a true-to-size fit, so there is no need for size adjustments unless you have really wide feet. 

Based on our toebox measurements, the half nike Precision 6 falls maverick the medium-width category.