adidas X 15.1 Review

To be honest, when I first saw the news that adidas had scrapped all of their silos and replaced them with the X and ACE, I had my expectations extremely high. I figured adidas must have some great boots up their sleeve if they can replace their popular boots. Once I received the Adidas X 15.1 in the mail, I opened them almost as soon as the mail man set the package on my door step. It felt like a day I had been waiting on for a long, long time. Out of the box, the X is a little stiff but still feels like a special cleat in hand with some texturing to add grip and the brand new techfit collar. Now that the boots have been unboxed and I have been able to have them in hand, it’s time to move on to seeing how I felt about them after testing.
It took some time for me to really like the look of the X. The extremely bright solar yellow upper looked fine for me from the get go, but I was not a fan of the X-CAGE when I first saw the boots. After some time and getting to experience them more, I started to appreciate the uniqueness of the look. When on feet, they really stick out on the field but in a good way. The X is a fantastic boot for players that really want something flashy. Something I loved was how the adidas branding was larger and in black on the heel. It really looks nice and it is a nice touch from the three stripes. A unique look from adidas, but it really does work for the X line.
Made for those who want to cause chaos on the field, the adidas X is designed to give every player the ultimate fit and technology to give that extra competitive edge to dominate on the field. The upper found on the X is named X-SKIN synthetic. When I first put the cleats on feet, the upper was slightly stiff but only after 2 sessions of an hour and half each, the X-SKIN became super soft.

A nice touch on top of the synthetic is what adidas is calling Non-stop Grip or NSG. It is made up of tiny raised bumps that are designed to enhance grip in all weather conditions, much like Nike’s ACC coating. I was actually able to play in some rainy weather one day and I actually noticed the grip while playing. Now, I don’t want people thinking that it changed the grip completely but it helped enough that I was able to notice it when controlling the ball. Oddly enough, the NSG is even found on the heel.