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Every spring, 361° renews its Big3 collection. The 361°Big3 6.0 Quick Pro, a former top-of-the-line model, has a ‘double-sided’ shape, which is quite interesting to watch.
As a domestic veteran, 361°has been in the basketball business for many years, with NBA star Love, CBA stars Marbury and Fredette all endorsing it. Although it failed to open the market immediately, the Big3 series has been on the NBA dunking contest since 2.0, and has become Gordon's practical choice. Before he had his signature shoes, Big3 was his faithful partner.
Since Big3 3.0, signed player Dinwiddie endorsement, Pro version and supercritical foam appeared for the first time, 361° used this to enter a new era of functional shoes, and began to expand rapidly.
Entering the 4.0 era, the Big3 series is subdivided into two positions of Quick and Switch, and there is also a general version and Pro version in each generation, which makes each generation launch 4 shoes at the same time, and the Big3 family continues to grow.
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Previously the Big3 6.0 Quick was released, with the first use of CQT Carbon Critical Foam as the highlight. And when the Pro version was unveiled, it was still stunning.
Unlike previous designs that emphasised a sense of speed, the 361° Big3 6.0 Quick Pro seeks a balance between retro and modern. The softer Big3 side markings replace the sharpness of the past, and the overall visual language responds to the changing aesthetics of the market.
Many details of the shoe echo the theme of ‘Big3’ and ‘6.0’, such as the asymmetrical heel lift, tongue mark embroidery, and exposed carbon plate on the sole, to build a more complete product memory.
This generation of Pro abandons the formulaic structure of the past and adopts a new midsole configuration of CQT QU!K wrapped ENRG-X, which enhances tear resistance and makes the sidewalls of the midsole more finely textured. The outsole is upgraded to ‘Daemon King’ rubber for better abrasion resistance.
To emphasise the vintage look, the upper has been changed to a fabric material with canvas reinforcements on both sides of the arch for comfort and support.
At first glance, the Quick Pro has stepped out of its old framework in terms of design, following aesthetic trends and injecting freshness into the collection. After all, years of homogenised formula design can get old.
Despite the new style, Quick Pro continues the core design language of the Big3 family, but reinterprets it in a more contemporary way.
The Quick Pro continues to maintain its cost-effective positioning, with the same level of configuration still at the top of its class, and at the same time solves the weight problem that has been criticised in the past, reducing the weight of a single size 42 to 330g, which is a significant improvement.
On 1 May, 361°Big3 6.0 Quick Pro will debut in four premiere colourways. Has it impressed you, this generation?
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