[edit] Air Max 360

The air max shoes shoe uses a large air cushioning unit at the heel which is visible from the side of the midsole in most models. Different types of Air Max cushioning include "air max shoes " which does not have the "holes" in the cushioning unit and is of high pressure, "Tube Air" which is visible in several small circles on the midsole of the shoe, "Total Air" which is basically just another word for full Air Max cushioning, "Tuned Air," which is a system of individual pods

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supposedly "tuned" to different areas of the foot. Air in the early 1990s which was visible through the bottom of the shoe (although smaller portions of Air units are visible through the bottom of many air max shoes models) and another type of Air cushioning is the low profile and very responsive "Zoom Air."
On 21 January 2006 Nike launched the air max shoes 360, a new shoe design that utilized Max Air throughout the shoes midsole.

In September 2006 Nike introduced a special 'one time only pack' which fused the 360 model with three classics. The three shoes used were the air max shoes 90, air max shoes 95, and air max shoes 97. For this special release, the design of the 360 sole was used in place of the normal sole of the three classics. The shoes were released in the three original colors: red for the air max shoes 90, green/yellow for the Air Max 95, and grey/silver for the air max shoes 97. Like other Air Max releases, deluxe editions were also produced. These deluxe editions lasted for about 500 miles (800 km) before their shock absorbing properties deteriorated. The use of '360' of air cushioning is meant to ensure the shoes longevity