KARL: As a fan of the Puma Velocity Nitro 4, that is every thing I like about that shoe in a better stack counterpart. The match is extra dialed in than earlier Puma footwear, and the experience is simply very nice.
It’s no secret that Puma’s footwear have run comparatively slender — notably within the midfoot area. I’m joyful to report that the MagMax 2 is barely wider throughout and accommodates my foot very properly. I ought to say it hasn’t widened by a substantial margin, however simply sufficient that my toes are nonetheless locked in, and there’s an added sense of stability due to that wider platform, which I take pleasure in fairly a bit. The pinching sensation in my midfoot, which frequently comes from Puma footwear, is noticeably absent within the MagMax 2, a optimistic step in the best route for me.
I used to be an enormous fan of the NitroFoam formulation used within the Velocity Nitro 4, so I imagine this is perhaps the identical make-up within the MagMax 2, simply at a better stack. It’s the proper mix of softness and agency, energy-returning rebound. Mixed with the rocker geometry and the load of 9.8 oz in my US M10.5, it is a extremely versatile shoe that I can run simple, lengthy, brief, and barely uptempo in. It’s actually laborious to go mistaken with this package deal.
The PumaGrip outsole has additionally been re-tuned to a lighter density, which provides to the sensation of a extra balanced shoe. I complained within the Velocity Nitro 4 overview that I felt the outsole weighed it down, so I’m glad Puma made a slight change in that division for its larger stack counterpart.
The Puma MagMax 2 falls someplace between the Nike Vomero Plus and the Asics Megablast for me, which is a really welcome addition to my rotation.
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