Comments on: Hoka Mach X 2 Review: So Close to Perfection

By: Fuat

Fuat — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:12:13 +0000

Hello. Thank you for the review. I don’t have the opportunity to try it on so can I ask Thomas’s foot length. Thank you

By: Curt

Curt — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 02:18:20 +0000

Re heel, in the store I realized if I sized down 1/2 and wore thinner and tighter fitting socks there was no heel slippage at all…and the shoe (to me) runs long enough, esp without the padded heel that 1/2 down was better anyhow. First run was 10 miles with several 400m efforts thrown in. It felt so good! And zero problems with the heel.

I think it’s my favorite shoe ever! Felt great at all paces and for longer runs it will be my go to. I’ll prob still pick my Hyperion 2’s more often for shorter higher speed runs.

By: Jonathan Bernard

Jonathan Bernard — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 02:46:15 +0000

I mean, what the actual with the heel collar? How in the heck did it make it through rounds of testing? Who was the PLM on it because I have questions! It’s a 5 star shoe brought down to 2 stars because of the heel. Glad I didn’t order it in to our shop, especially at $190

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 06:50:02 +0000

I bought a pair of these to try out and compare with some Nike Vomero 17’s, Adidas Boston 12’s, Adidas SL2’s, Nike Invincible 3’s, ASICS Novablast 4’s, and Saucony Endorphin Speed 4’s.

These Hoka’s are by far the most fun shoe out of the ones above (the Speed 4’s were second followed by the SL2’s for me). They are also the (for me at least) easiest on my joints, winning in cushion vs shoes like the Invincible 3 and Vomero. The Mach X 2 really feels like a shoe that can do it all.

I was lucky that the heel issue apparently doesn’t apply to my feet, they managed to fit just fine and caused no pain or slippage although strangely I got a large amount of heel pain in the Boston 12’s in my right foot for some reason (I think the hard plastic heel counter rubbed against my heel bone which seems to stick out a little further on my right food than my left foot).

So basically I’d agree with everyone’s opinion, the Mach X 2 is an incredible shoe if you can make the heel fit work or if you just happen to have a foot that doesn’t have any issues with the fit to start with.

By: Robbe

Robbe — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 17:49:34 +0000

In reply to Patrick. Yeah that part, the heel counter/collar area.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 17:17:15 +0000

Coby, When you say “the heel is bad” what specific part of the heel are you talking about? I’m needing a super soft cushioning with rebounding capability during training for my next couple of marathons. Everything on the Mach X2 looks good, but the lip on the back of the heel looks like it could rub. Looking forward to your reply.

By: Coby

Coby — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 20:43:11 +0000

Just bought these and did a 5k. They feel amazing but my god the heel is bad. Any advice on how best to deal with it because the rest of the shoe is so good I can’t give it up.

By: Robbe

Robbe — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 19:32:17 +0000

In reply to Brandon Smith. Was just talking about this yesterday with another reviewer whose Achilles got tore up. No idea, honestly.

By: Brandon Smith

Brandon Smith — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 16:54:26 +0000

I guess I don’t understand how the heel collar gets past testing/development and approved? All of the people testing this shoe had no problems or concerns?

By: Floris

Floris — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 06:58:27 +0000

I liked the Hoka Mach X, but the thing I had problems with it and why it’s not my favourite shoe, is that the upper tongue is sliding backwards on certain of my compression socks. Did you see any difference in this between the Mach X and Mach X2?