Customer Reviews Hoka Mach 6

Beware, this is not an update to the Mach 5; it's a completely different shoe. The fit is longer and narrower, the sole is thick and sluggish, and feels much more like the Clifton or any other daily trainer. It is NOT a responsive, uptempo trainer. The heel is clunky and almost forces you to heel strike, or to pitch forward awkwardly if you're a natural midfoot striker. Out of the box the Mach 5 was a responsive, quick, soft trainer that could pick up the pace or cruise along. Picking up the pace in the Mach 6 is like trying to go fast in a diesel pickup (not what they do well), and trying to cruise isn't all that comfy or pleasant. The stack height is excessive and the shoe feels less stable than the 5. I loved the 5 for the fit and the responsiveness; both are completely gone on the 6, which doesn't seem to know what kind of shoe it wants to be. Hoka has a buncha of max stack shoes, so why they turned the Mach into one as wellas opposed to it remaining distinct from their other offerings is puzzling. Super disappointed and not interested in returning for something else.