What is the difference between a Nike Court and an Air Force 1?

The shape looks very similar, but the sole does not. The Air Force 1 has a tall, serrated sole edge with an air chamber in it; the Court has a thin, flat edge without cushioning. As a result the Court is simpler and cheaper.

What is the difference between Nike Court and NikeCourt?

The spelling reveals the world. Nike Court, two words, is this lifestyle family: court-style for the street. NikeCourt, written as one word, is the tennis division with competition models like the Vapor Pro and the Vapor Cage, including soles for each court type. So anyone who wants to play tennis should look for NikeCourt; that family has its own page.

Which Nike Court models are there?

Court Vision is the most AF1-like with smooth leather, Court Borough is built more robustly and comes in low and mid, and there are also the Court Royale, the Court Lite, the Court Vintage and the Court Shot. The title tells you which one you have.

Is there air in the sole of a Nike Court?

No. Unlike the more well-known court models there is no air chamber and no AIR in the rubber. The sole is a simple, flat rubber edge.

Is a Nike Court a good everyday shoe?

For daily wear it works fine: the same recognizable shape, light and simple. Anyone who walks a lot on hard surfaces and values cushioning will notice the difference compared to a model with an air chamber.

Does the Nike Court run large or small?

It follows the usual Nike sizing and fits true to size, a bit narrower than an Air Force 1. If you're between sizes, people generally choose the larger one.

Nike Court – compare prices & all colorways

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Nike Court Borough Low Recraft Triple White (DV5457-106)

Nike Court Borough Low Recraft White Black (DV5456-104)

Nike Court Vision Low Next Nature White 50% Sustainable Materials (DH2987-101)

Nike Court Borough Low Recraft Black White (DV5457-131)

Nike Court Vision Low Next Nature Black (DH2987-001)

Nike Court Vision Lo NN “Triple White” (DH2987-100)

Nike Court Vision Low Next Nature White 50% Sustainable Materials (DH3158-100)

Nike Court Borough Low Recraft GS “Triple Black” (DV5456-002)

Nike Court Borough Low Recraft PS “Pink Foam White” (DV5457-105)

Nike Court Vision Alta White (DM0113-100)

Nike Court Vision Low Next Nature “Black / White” (DH3158-003)

Nike Court Vision Lo NN “Triple Black” (DH2987-002)

Nike Court Lite 4 Black White (FN0530-001)

Nike Court Borough Low Recraft TD “White Pink Foam” (DV5458-105)

Nike Court Borough Low Recraft Triple White (DV5458-106)

Nike Court Vision Low “Football Grey Gum Light Brown Pale Ivory” (IB2998-002)

Nike Court Borough Low Recraft Triple White (DV5456-106)

Nike Court Vision Mid “Next Nature” (DN3577-101)

Nike Court Borough Low Recraft University Red Black (DV5456-600)

Nike Court Lite 4 Black White (FD6575-001)

Nike Court Vision Black (IO7727-001)

Nike Court Vision Mid Next Nature Black (DN3577-001)

DN3577-001

At
5 shops

From
€ 44,00

A flash from the past, the Nike Court Royale 2 Mid features the perfect banana-shaped sole that rocked the streets in the late' 70s. Leather on the upper looks crisp, feels smooth and is easy to wear.

Nike Court Royale 2 Mid White (CT1725-100)

Nike COURT VISION ALTA MNS “Pink Oxford” (DM0113-600)

Nike Court Borough Mid 2 White Vintage Green (CD7782-119)

Nike Court Vision Low Next Nature “Light British Tan White” (DH3158-200)

Nike Court Vision Low Next Nature White Magic Ember (HV5246-100)

Nike Court Borough Low Recraft Laser Fuchsia White (DV5458-123)

Nike Court Vision Low Sail Malachite White (FQ8892-133)

Nike Court Borough Low Recraft GS “Laser Fuchsia White” (DV5456-123)

Nike Court Lite 4 Black White Anthracite (FD6574-001)

Nike Court Vision Low Next Nature White Black Pale Ivory (FV9952-100)

Nike Court Vision Black (DH3158)

Nike Court Vision White (IM1652-002)

Nike Court Vision White/Pink Foam (IB6652-101)

Nike Court Legacy Lift White (DM7590-100)

DM7590-100

At
3 shops

From
€ 55,00

Which Nike Court gives off the strongest hype signal?

The Hypescore reads the signal strength of every Nike Court colorway. Community votes, resale movement, search demand and scarcity together decide how much hype a sneaker gives off, expressed in GSv. On the left the strongest hype signals, on the right the colorways just being picked up and rising fast.

Strongest hype signal

1Nike Court Vision Low Next Nature Black (DH2987-001)SEISMICNike Court · from €53 · 11 shops55GSv
2Nike Court Legacy Lift White (DM7590-100)SEISMICNike Court · from €55 · 6 shops55GSv
3Nike Court Vision Low Sail Black Gum (FQ8075-133)SEISMICNike Court Vision Low · from €52 · 4 shops53GSv
4Nike Court Vision Low Next Nature White 50% Sustainable Materials (DH3158-100)SEISMICNike Court · from €48 · 10 shops52GSv
5Nike Court Vision Low SE White Leopard Swoosh (IM7646-100)SEISMICNike Court Vision Low · from €107 · 4 shops49GSv

Just in, rising

1Nike Court Vision Alta White Glacier Blue (DZ5394-101)CHARGINGNike Court Vision · from €49 · 4 shops44GSv
2Nike Court Borough Mid 2 White Vintage Green (CD7782-119)CHARGINGNike Court Borough Mid · from €38 · 6 shops36GSv
3Nike Court Borough Mid 2 Pale Ivory Sail Hemp (CD7784-125)CHARGINGNike Court Borough Mid · from €45 · 3 shops35GSv
4Nike Court Vision Mid Winter Elemental Gold (DR7882-700)CHARGINGNike Court Vision Mid · from €62 · 4 shops48GSv
5Nike Court Vision Mid Black (CU6620-001)CHARGINGNike Court Vision Mid · from €52 · 3 shops39GSv

About Nike Court

Nike Court: the shape of the Air Force 1 without the technology

Place a Nike Court Vision next to an Air Force 1 and the difference is small but consistent. Both are low leather shoes with perforations on the toe and a swoosh as a separately stitched panel. But look at the rim of the sole: on the Air Force 1 it is high, thick and serrated, with an air chamber inside and AIR pressed into the rubber. On the Court the rim is thin, flat and finely ribbed. There is no air in it.

That is exactly what this line stands for. Nike Court is the affordable, simple branch of the court range: the same recognizable shape, built without the cushioning technology that makes the better-known models expensive. For those who want the look and don’t miss the cushioning, it’s a deliberate choice.

This page mixes several branches, and the title tells you which one you have. The Nike Court Vision is the most AF1-like, with a smooth leather upper. The Nike Court Borough has a sturdier construction and comes in low and mid versions, and also appear the Nike Court Royale, the Court Lite, the Court Vintage and the Court Shot, each with the same straightforward formula.

Important to know: this is explicitly NOT the tennis department. That is called NikeCourt, written as one word, and houses the competition shoes of Federer and Nadal, with soles per surface. If you actually want to play tennis, you should go there; the models on this page are made for the sidewalk, not for clay.

The leather in most versions has a coarse grain texture, which makes the difference with a smoother shoe visible up close but disappears at a meter’s distance. Other brands have the same branch: the Adidas Grand Court does for Adidas what the Court does for Nike, the shape of the classic without the construction underneath.

On this page you can see which versions of the Nike Court are currently hottest according to the Hypescore, from which price they can be found and in how many shops they are in stock.