My basketball shoes aren't sticky. They are brand new and have no traction. I keep the bottoms clean and?

I can't go get new ones. Any substance i can put on the bottom to keep them sticky? ANY advice would be great! thanks!

My basketball shoes aren't sticky. They are brand new and have no traction. I keep the bottoms clean and?
If you are in an indoor court you can spit on the floor and wipe your shoes against it. Trust me it helps.
Reply:Yeah, i bought a pair of Wade 1.3 a few months ago, and the second game i wore it, i started to feel really slippery on the court. I though i wasted my money on the shoes, but i cleaned the bottom of my shoe and now i get pretty good traction. The court was dusty so i couldn't get much grip at all.
Reply:its probably the court. its probably old and dusty. so the best thing would be to dab some water on the soles of your shoes to get some traction.
Reply:get a wet/damp towel and step on it with your shoes. repeat every so often as desired. lots of dirty floors. wet mop that floor
Reply:if it's new shoes then it's probably the floor (dirty and old).. if you just use them indoors you can just regularly wipe the bottom with with your hand..everybody does that...
Reply:there could be two problems, 1 the court you are playing on could be dirty, indoors a dusty court causes a lot of traction problems, and outdoors courts just tend to get dirty and slippery. 2 most of the time basketball shoes need this stickey paper stuff that you step on and it gives your shoes traction



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