Hot Shoes and Products for 2007-2008
It's hard to believe that wrestling season is already here. It seems like only a few weeks ago wrestling season was wrapped up for the summer "slow" season at wrestlinggear.com.
We worked hard over the summer to update our site with the latest and greatest products we could find. We are excited about the DVD's from Championship Productions and David Mills and Human Kinetics. Once agan I think we added some DVD's that will help not only the new coach and wrestler but also some titles that will help the experienced coach and wrestler take their wrestling to the next level.
New products that are hot...the Rulon's did not sell that well for us when they first came out. However, the last two years, they are a hot shoe. Not sure why it took a year to catch on, but they are one of the hottest shoes out there. The Cael's combine the affordability of an intermediate level shoe along with the technology of a high end shoe (it shares a similar sole to the Gable). Combine price and features and you have a winning product. White and Navy is the popular color scheme with our shoppers. Problem is for a while you could not find these color schemes. And, to be honest, if you are looking at a Cael or a Rulon, best to shop early. There will be some stockouts in this shoe during the season. I can almost guarantee it.
For adidas, the Response is still leading the way. The adistrike, their high end shoe, is selling well but not as well as their other shoes have done in the past. They usually only have one high end shoe, now they have three, and we have lots of availability in the adistrikes. The Extero is starting to sell a little bit, however, it has not taken over the market like I thought it would (luckily I was conservative with our ordering).
Cliff Keen's Tornado redesign, for those who have not bought a Tornado in a while, last year they increase the size of the pads. This makes the head gear much bigger then it was in years past. We have had several complaints about the size of the head gear, but you really have no choice but to get used to the larger head gear or switch head gears. It will be interesting to see how this redesign effects sales in year 2 of the redesign. Will Asics and Brute be able to compete with this modified Tornado? We'll see.
New MMA shorts, we are excited about the new line of training shorts we brought in. The company, Clich Gear, is owned by Dan Henderson of MMA Fame. Not too mention he was an Olympic wrestler. They approached us about carrying their line of products and we decided to give them a try. Now we have noticed more MMA guys coming into the store to buy wrestling gear so we figured we'd give it a try...
That's it for now, remember you can buy wrestling gear here - WrestlingGear.Com - Wrestling Shoes and Wrestling Gear
Jeff Pape
WrestlingGear.Com
We worked hard over the summer to update our site with the latest and greatest products we could find. We are excited about the DVD's from Championship Productions and David Mills and Human Kinetics. Once agan I think we added some DVD's that will help not only the new coach and wrestler but also some titles that will help the experienced coach and wrestler take their wrestling to the next level.
New products that are hot...the Rulon's did not sell that well for us when they first came out. However, the last two years, they are a hot shoe. Not sure why it took a year to catch on, but they are one of the hottest shoes out there. The Cael's combine the affordability of an intermediate level shoe along with the technology of a high end shoe (it shares a similar sole to the Gable). Combine price and features and you have a winning product. White and Navy is the popular color scheme with our shoppers. Problem is for a while you could not find these color schemes. And, to be honest, if you are looking at a Cael or a Rulon, best to shop early. There will be some stockouts in this shoe during the season. I can almost guarantee it.
For adidas, the Response is still leading the way. The adistrike, their high end shoe, is selling well but not as well as their other shoes have done in the past. They usually only have one high end shoe, now they have three, and we have lots of availability in the adistrikes. The Extero is starting to sell a little bit, however, it has not taken over the market like I thought it would (luckily I was conservative with our ordering).
Cliff Keen's Tornado redesign, for those who have not bought a Tornado in a while, last year they increase the size of the pads. This makes the head gear much bigger then it was in years past. We have had several complaints about the size of the head gear, but you really have no choice but to get used to the larger head gear or switch head gears. It will be interesting to see how this redesign effects sales in year 2 of the redesign. Will Asics and Brute be able to compete with this modified Tornado? We'll see.
New MMA shorts, we are excited about the new line of training shorts we brought in. The company, Clich Gear, is owned by Dan Henderson of MMA Fame. Not too mention he was an Olympic wrestler. They approached us about carrying their line of products and we decided to give them a try. Now we have noticed more MMA guys coming into the store to buy wrestling gear so we figured we'd give it a try...
That's it for now, remember you can buy wrestling gear here - WrestlingGear.Com - Wrestling Shoes and Wrestling Gear
Jeff Pape
WrestlingGear.Com
