Camo G Units any good?

FlexThis · Post by **FlexThis** » 20 Jul 2010 19:27

I found a pair of Camo G Units and snatched them off the Internet.

They look good. Does anyone know if these are playable like all the other G Units out there?

http://www.shiekhshoes.com/store/p-6617 ... -unit.aspx

Post by **Zac Miley** » 20 Jul 2010 20:56

Yeah they are, Jorden used to use them I believe. And Penske? And Jay?

FlexThis · Post by **FlexThis** » 21 Jul 2010 04:45

Sweet! They were not easy to find

FlexThis · Post by **FlexThis** » 28 Jul 2010 15:36

So I got my Goonitz in today and first impression; I love these shoes.

Forgive my ignorance, but I have a few questions:

These are mesh padded shoes, so I still mod them like they were leather? The inside material is a nice black material that will look sweet.

Also, what is the break in time before I mod them?

Thanks,

FlexThis · Post by **FlexThis** » 28 Jul 2010 17:08

Just had a session out of the box. I only opened the toe box and laced them laver style.

holy cow!

Why did they discontinue these?

Can't wait to see how they play modded!

FlexThis · Post by **FlexThis** » 29 Jul 2010 06:13

Hit search and found a few threads. Would love to read Jorden or Dave's blog, just too many pages to sift through.

Read that O'Wheel modded them Laver style. Has anyone done the leather style mod to them?

What is the difference? I am bringing them to worlds and hopefully will find some players who have them also.

~peace

FlexThis · Post by **FlexThis** » 29 Jul 2010 08:33

haha I went back and bought another pair, now they are sold out.

Glad I did, I missed the boat big time on these guys.

~peace

FlexThis · Post by **FlexThis** » 29 Jul 2010 12:24

www.pickyourshoes.com

Found some NY Yankees in 11.5

LA Dodgers in 8.5 - 13 (select sizes)

Womens Platinum colored and Yellow (various sizes)

The shoes here are not cheap, but they have some Goooooooooooooonitz!!!

~peace

will_T · Post by **will_T** » 29 Jul 2010 16:38

FlexThis wrote:I am bringing them to worlds and hopefully will find some players who have them also.

oh, you'll definitely find lots of players there who rock g units. you should get all the help you need with any modding questions

i'm coming armed with a few shoe mod questions myself actually.

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » 29 Jul 2010 18:38

Yeah you can mod them Laver style.

The funny thing about the camo G-units is that they have three fabric layers. So, it's like camo material > foam > thin white padded mesh > black cloth mesh. I've seen these shoes modded mesh Laver style, modded with the camo exterior and foam picked off, and with nothing but the black cloth mesh remaining.

I think my personal favorite mod of the camo G-units is the one with just the black mesh and white padded mesh left remaining on the shoe, and the guy who sports this mod is one seriously guiltless freestyler (Matt I. of NYFA).

FlexThis · Post by **FlexThis** » 30 Jul 2010 06:10

Thank you! Good to know. I like em as is except for the padded toe box. I'd almost mod just the toe.

I bought 2 pair, cause I think they are phat shoes too.

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » 30 Jul 2010 06:41

Just take care when modding the G-units down to the inner mesh layer (in your shoes, black mesh layer) because sometimes in larger sizes that layer tends to peel or rip itself off from the sole, leaving a huge hole around the clipper area. For whatever reason this might be, I just believe that Reebok wants to cut costs and just have that part glued down instead of having it reinforced with stitches.

I've seen this happen in around size 10s and up. Not sure about any sizes below that range. Modding the shoes Laver style, or leaving the white padded mesh intact won't have this problem.

FlexThis · Post by **FlexThis** » 30 Jul 2010 08:30

They are so nice even padded, that I might just do the Laver style mods on this first pair.

I got a pair of NY Yankees coming today or tomorrow ($128 ouch!) that are leather that I hope to bring to worlds as well. Maybe see how Boychuk modded his.

These shoes are so light. We need a china clone of these.

Kurt Zubry · Post by **Kurt Zubry** » 31 Jul 2010 18:48

i ordered the last size 10

HYPE!

edit: it looks like they restocked them...

thedudeman · Post by **thedudeman** » 26 Aug 2010 13:46

i just bought a pair of these myself and was wondering, how did the laver style mod turn out? i love g-units but i hate the bucket that you get with leather and i have small feet so the toe does not work at all, but the mesh wont have that problem if i do em laver style correct?

FlexThis · Post by **FlexThis** » 27 Aug 2010 07:14

The laver style mod worked out great. The toe is just like a laver as is the inside surface. I do an advanced toe box mod to my lavers and have yet to actually do the same for the G-Units. So I have that annoying speed bump on the tongue, but it only seems to affect my rake game, my standard toe game is fine.

I have a pair of leather ones as well. I did a super nice toe box mod that I intend to repeat on the Camo Gs. I can't seem to get use to the bucket on the leather insides though, I need to invent something to make it a bit more playable for my style of play. They are also a half size larger which makes them not as tight on my foot.

I prefer to play in the Camos cause I am use to Lavers, and so far I feel lighter in them and daring enough to try tricks a bit more difficult than usual.

thedudeman · Post by **thedudeman** » 27 Aug 2010 16:43

this sounds pleasing to my brain
heres something you can try on the toe, i looked at the toe on em and it looks about the same as quantums
lace them so that you can stall a tiny bit onto the tongue of the shoe, it makes it much easier to control the bag when its farther back on your foot/shoe, this really helped me

so this shoe basically sounds like to me is a rod laver that looks better and has a super good anti roll off sole?

thedudeman · Post by **thedudeman** » 29 Aug 2010 11:56

okay so i got my camo g's modded and laced them up, and they play okay, but the only problem is that the mesh is SUPER slick, like the bag slides around on it constantly

mc · Post by mc » 29 Aug 2010 11:58

crank more and use a heavier bag

thedudeman · Post by **thedudeman** » 29 Aug 2010 12:00

i use a 63 gram bag and am cranking maximum amount