That definitely throws you off mentally and physically as this is something you don’t want to experience on the court. However, the heel portion was acting like a BMW on the snow, the back was kicking out to the side whenever I would do a more shifty lateral move. Now with the Witness 4, the section going from the toe to midfoot area was all good whether I was playing on clean or dusty courts with a regular wiping routine. They should have stayed with the same structure they did on the LB17 since it really did work out for me on whichever court I played. In general, it’s more of a linear version of the pattern which, in my experience, wasn’t a great idea for Nike to go that way. I feel like we already saw a similar traction pattern somewhere before… Oh, that’s right, it was the big bro – LeBron 17 to be the first to feature the shockwave traction pattern, and the Nike Soldier Witness 4 adopts that with a few design changes. Obviously, those Zoom Air units do fix the situation, the forefoot does play alright, but it’s far from performing at the same level as you would guess just from looking at it. And that mainly has to do with the “Resilient foam” that Nike used which is just another version of that classic cheap foam that makes you feel like stepping on rocks barefoot. So does it? Drum rolls, please… Unfortunately, that forefoot of the Witness 4 wasn’t a groundbreaker or a cheat code. I just couldn’t resist the chance to see if a budget performer could have a killer cushion setup. Yep, that forefoot cushion tooling looks like a complete takeaway from the LeBron 17. Let’s talk about the reason why I finally pulled the trigger on LeBron’s entry-level signature line. We definitely saw some better iterations of mesh used on a budget performer, yet it is something you can play in without having any problems. Again, nothing too exciting but at the same time nothing plastic-like either. Whereas going from the midfoot all the way to the back, there you do have some woven mesh panels doing their thing by improving lockdown, as well as adding durability. So as usual, you do have a more free-flowing mesh in the toe section to offer close to your foot, comfy fit, and add on to better ventilation.

The Nike LeBron Witness 4 is something that works, well, as far as materials go. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn’t. And that’s exactly how a budget performer works, it minimizes all of the exclusive, premium stuff out of the design, focusing only on the performance side of things. It’s your regular mesh setup that gets the job done in every aspect. Starting off with the upper, you won’t find anything spectacular or premium about it. Let’s see what $100 worth of performance is all about.īEST PLACE TO BUY: FINISH LINE | BASKETMANIA

That being said, here’s my performance review on the Nike LeBron Witness 4. That combination of the LeBron 17 alike Zoom Air units and a $100 price tag was too crazy to pass on. This is the first time in three years of my performance review writing career when I have finally decided to make a proper review on LeBron’s entry-level signature line – the Lebron Witness.

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