Picking out the perfect pair of football boots is essential to a players performance on the pitch. Depending on the position, surface or comfort is that you may make your decision. Typically when playing on artificial surfaces or turf you want to make sure that you pick a cleat with round studs or an AG pair which stands for artificial ground. If you play on more natural grass surfaces or wet ground you want to make sure that you pick up boots with good traction or the SG variant which stands for Soft Ground. Picking the perfect football boot is very crucial since it can be the difference between a great or a bad performance. If you use the incorrect type of boots then it can affect your gameplay a lot, you might find yourself slipping or your studs getting caught on the turf.
The book titled "Soccer for Dummies" by Thomas Dunmore he talks about this and the importance of picking out the perfect boots. He states "If you’ll be playing on a natural grass pitch where it doesn’t rain too regularly, you should use a pair of firm ground shoes. Firm ground shoes usually have ten or more long studs that are distributed evenly throughout the bottom rim of the shoe. They provide a sufficient amount of traction for normal playing conditions. The studs can either be conical or blade shaped" (Dunmore105) If you don't know what boots to pick up then just get a pair of firm ground boots since they'll be acceptable in mostly any condition but wont provide the "Best" traction for this reason. My preference of boots are the Nike Hypervenom in the FG or Firm Ground variant just because I mostly play in turf, and this boot has round studs giving me loose traction so that the studs won't get stuck to the turf.
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