Puma’s Future is perfect for those looking to stay agile and deft. The boots provide an identity distinct from the speedy Ultra or the traditional King Platinum. Read on to know more about how the Future can help you stay in nimble on your feet.
Future Page Contents:
- Puma Future 7 Ultimate Review
- Future 7 Pro
- Budget Puma Future Match
- Entry-level Future Play
- Evolution of the Future
Recent football trends have pushed knit to the backseat, years after the successful integration of the material into the mainstream courtesy of the likes of Nike Magista and Superfly IV. The Future remains one of the few remaining options for a pair of sock-like football boots. How well they do it and how the Future perform in general is something we’ll talk about in the following sections.
Puma Future 7 Ultimate Review
| Model | Quality | Pitches | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Puma Future Ultimate |  FUZIONFIT360 upper with PWRPRINT and PWRTAPE |  |  >> Get Future 7 Ultimate from Puma |
 Puma Future Ultimate Low | Low-cut finish, but no changes to the features and fit |  |  >> Get Future 7 Ultimate from Puma |
 Puma Future Ultimate Women’s | Same Future technologies with a women-specific fit | |  >> Get Future 7 Ultimate Women's from Puma |
Answering the Puma Future FAQs:
- Which Stars are Associated with the Puma Future?
Ever since its reinvention in December 2020, the Future has Neymar as the face of the silo. But he is not alone, having the likes of Jack Grealish, James Maddison and Thiago Silva joining him in promoting the Puma boot on the pitch. Women football stars Laia Aleixandri López and Julia Grosso are also all-in with the Puma silo.
- Can you wear Puma future without laces?
As far as Puma’s marketing goes, the Future can be worn without the laces. Whether it is viable or not as a laceless pair is another question. Most players would like more lockdown, but if you have wide feet it can feel ok to wear without laces.
Seven Things to Know About the Future 7 Ultimate:
- At £210, one of the most affordable top-end football boot; get the low-cut for more value-for-money experience
- Mesh-based upper plus knitted collar and compression tongue
- Added 3D PWRPRINT textures for ball grip and control
- Dynamic Motion System FG/AG by default
- Has a women-specific variant
- Introduces PWRTAPE structure to aid lockdown
- Sold alongside the Puma Ultra and Puma King Ultimates
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✔️ Pros
- PWRTAPE now has a functional role, preventing the knit from stretching that much and aiding lockdown
- Has cleaner wrap and mould around the foot compared to previous Futures
- PWRPRINT adds friction points to prevent the ball from slicking away
- Comfort a highlight of the boot; foam padding feels plush and soft on ball touch
- Competitively priced
❌ Cons
- Still a bit too aggressive to be effectively FG/AG
- New PWRTAPE placement not enough to make the Future laceless
- High-arched foot types might find a pressure point with PWRTAPE
- Heel feels a bit loose, which might affect overall fit, lockdown and sizing
With everyone going crazy with synthetic speed boots or being traditional by sticking to leather ones, the Puma Future is a reminder why knit became part of mainstream football boots. Its advantage in comfort and socklike-sensation is sure to command a following among boot enthusiasts.
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How The Football Boots UK Puma Future 7 Boot Testing Was Conducted
A description on what goes to our boot testing can be found here. Essentially, I would be checking on the boot experience and what the Future 7 has to offer on its own. It is inevitable though that comparisons will be made, and being that we have been following the Puma Future for a long time now and have covered earlier generations, I also sought to bring some perspective to the evolution of the silo. Puma runs a three-silo lineup, though arguably it’s the Future and the Ultra that are way more popular as far as the brand is concerned. Therefore, I added a brief section putting the Future and the Ultra side-by-side.
Future vs Ultra: Which Puma boot to get?
The good thing about the Future and the Ultra is that regardless of which boot you get, both are way more affordable than other popular boots. It is also nice that the boots are completely different in construction and fit and feel. As mentioned a while a go, the leading football boots today are based on speed and has synthetic finishes, and the Ultra presents itself as a competitive option in this category. The Future, on the other hand, is all about comfort, freedom of movements, and agility. In terms of fit, narrow feet players usually go with the Ultra and those with more width opt for the Future.
Future 7 Pro
The Future Pro are less premium than Neymar’s boots, but the two still have that quality feel nonetheless and made even more attractive by its significantly cheaper valuation. It retains to a certain extent the Fuzionfit upper, Dynamic Motion System tooling, and PWRTAPE support. What we can say is the the Future 7 Pro, given that it gives you around 90% of the Ultimate experience, might actually be the better. Besides the fact that it is cheaper, I think that the less tensioned PWRTAPE here gives the Pro an edge over the Ultimate when it comes to comfort.
| Model | Quality | Pitches | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Puma Future Pro |  FUZIONFIT+ upper with PWRPRINT and PWRTAPE |  |  >> Get Future 7 Pro from Puma |
 Puma Future Pro+ | Same dynamic with the Elite; Pro makeup in a low-cut finish | |  >> Get Future 7 Pro+ from Puma |
The only other thing you’re going to miss out here is the toning down of the PWRPRINT texture. I do feel that it’s not big of a factor for most people in marking down the Pro relative to the Future Ultimate. So if you like the overall experience of the Future Ultimate, the changes in Pro are really not that significant to change that experience, making it the better buy if you are given a choice.
Budget Puma Future Match
| Model | Quality | Pitches | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Puma Future Match |  FUZIONFIT upper with PWRTAPE |  |  >> Get Future 7 Match from Puma |
 Puma Future Match+ | Laceless FUZIONFIT upper with PWRTAPE | |  >> Get Future 7 Match+ from Puma |
The budget Future is where the price decrease is noticeable because of the cheap synthetic mesh and stetchy knit, as opposed to the high-performing materials found on the top Future tiers. Match also has a cheap nylon liner and a more solid and weighted feel to the TPU soleplate. TAPE is limited to cosmetic function. It’s in the Match where you’ll also find a dedicated laceless option on top of the usual laced model.
Entry-level Future Play
| Model | Quality | Pitches | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Puma Future Play |  Textured Synthetic upper |  |  >> Get Future 7 Play from Puma |
Evolution of the Future
The Future silo started in 2017 and became popular for its Netfit system, allowing you to customise your lacing with its multiple lace hole options. Over time, the Future became less and less about Netfit, and in 2021, overhauled that closing system with the launch of the Future Z and its Fuzionfit, which currently informs the make of the Puma agility boot.
Future Ultimate
By the end of 2022, Puma gave us the Future Ultimate. In this Future, the forefoot dual mesh is extended towards the sides and the quarter, providing a more consistent feel throughout your foot. That revamping of the Fuzionfit360 coverage left the integrated tongue and collar to be comprised of a stretchy knit material. One thing distinct to the Future Ultimate is the introduction of the PWRTAPEs positioned on the lateral and medial sides.
Future Z 1.3 and Future Z 1.4
If you had the Future Z 1.3, you were not missing much in the 1.4. The 1.4 simply changed the pattern of the meshed medial and the textured lateral sides of the Advance Creator Zones. Apart from that, you were still going to get the expanded Fuzionfit+ midfoot compression band, the Grip Control forefoot coating, and the uber-comfortable sensation its sock-like build delivered.
Future Z 1.1 and 1.2
Right out of its introduction, the Future Z was already performing above-average in terms of comfort in football boots. The first construction of the Fuzionfit system, however, was focused heavily on the midfoot, resulting in a less streamlined feel where the midfoot had all the tightness and the forefoot less restricted. In-character with Puma, the Dynamic Motion System remained the same throughout the several generations of the Future Z.
