The patented Load ‘N Launch® device is a very sophisticated feat of engineering located in the forefoot of the basketball shoe just in front of the flex zone and the ball of the foot. The device features unique compression properties designed to provide an instant rebound effect that is transferred up through the foot to enhance vertical leap (or what we call vertical propulsion).
“Load ‘N Launch®” technology works in concert with the rest of the shoe so that there is uniformity in the compression or the pressure that the athlete exerts down onto the device itself and through the midsole of the shoe, which is the “load” cycle. After all the compression elements are fully flexed, there is an explosive “launch” cycle that results when all of that compression is released. The result is an instant increase in vertical leap.
The APL's Load ‘N Launch® technology has been extensively tested in a leading West Coast University Biomechanical Lab under the supervision of two highly respected PhDs using sophisticated Kistler Force Plates in conjunction with a Vertec vertical leap measurement unit. The results are clear and show that at a statistically significant level the Athletic Propulsion Labs® basketball shoes provide an instant INCREASE in vertical leap for the majority of people from the very first time they use the product.
The result in most cases is an instant increase in vertical leap, depending upon the height, weight, athletic ability, technique and physical condition of the individual.
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