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Compared from 63 real runner reviews

HOKA Skyward X vs ASICS Sonicblast vs PUMA Magnify Nitro 2

Side by side from 63 real reviews. Every count is the same as on each shoe’s page.

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The signal score

A score out of 100 for how well reviewed a product is next to others of its kind. It rises with positive reviews and with how many there are; negative and mixed reviews take points off. The best in each category scores in the 90s.

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70 signal

22 reviews

67 signal

23 reviews

69 signal

18 reviews

In short

Plush, bouncy and very durable, though the plate cracked for a couple of runners.

Lively and peppy for tempo and interval work; a few found it too stiff and dead.

Cushioned, durable daily shoe with a grippy outsole, but not one for fast running.

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Specs

Weight
306 g (10.8 oz), men's
Stack height
49 mm heel / 44 mm forefoot
Drop
5 mm
Weight
255 g (9 oz), men's
Stack height
46 mm heel / 38 mm forefoot
Drop
8 mm
Weight
286 g (10.1 oz), men's
Stack height
39 mm heel / 29 mm forefoot
Drop
10 mm

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