http://www.designophy.com/newslog/design-article-1000002514-adidas-changes-game-with-lightest-football-cleat-ever.htm
Adidas came out with the lightest football cleat ever made, yesterday. The cleat weighs just 6.9 ounces, which is 3 ounces lighter than the nearest competitor. High school football players will try out the new cleat for the U.S. Army All-American Bowl at the Alamodome in San Antonio. A few professional football players have already tried out the cleat, and they claim that even that slight reduction in weight, helps them gain speed on the field.
The adizero 5-Star has a revolutionary single-layer synthetic upper called SPRINTSKIN and a sprint frame base, which greatly reduces the weight of the shoe, but doesn't sacrifice foot support.
I found this article very interesting because I've always enjoyed playing, and watching football, and new technology like this can give the players that use it an edge that may make the difference of winning or losing a game. I think it does have an impact on design because the materials and actual design of the cleat made the difference when it came down to the final weight of the cleat.
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