01 — Every angle
The colourways
Men's last.
CONTRA 01
Goes back before it goes forward.
A contrapared is the padel shot played into your own back wall to wrong-foot the other side: it goes back before it goes forward. CONTRA 01 is FEINT's flagship court shoe, built on a proven padel last and finished in the FEINT identity: an oversized monogram stitched tonally into the quarter, the wordmark across the heel, and a herringbone outsole. First Serve and Glass Court for the day, Floodlight and Night Set for the night session, and Golden Point for the show court: white leather, gum sole, and CONTRA 01 in gold foil along the F (in padel, the golden point decides the game at deuce), and Lights Out, all black.
02 — Underfoot
The CONTRA sole
Built for the way padel moves: short, sharp and in every direction. A drag-guard toe for the low volley, a pivot circle under the ball of the foot to turn on the spot, herringbone grip for sand-filled turf, an arch bridge against twisting, and a heel brake zone for the landing. One sole across the range, in the rubber of each colourway.
Colourway
Rubber: off-white · hover or tap a number
- 1Drag-guard toeA reinforced abrasion zone in a harder-wearing compound, with tighter, deeper lugs at the tip: for the toe drag of a low volley and the slide into the glass.
- 2360° pivot circleConcentric rings and grooves, Ø28 mm, under the ball of the foot, so you turn and spin on the spot without the tread biting.
- 3Herringbone traction45° herringbone lugs over the forefoot and heel pod for grip in every direction on sand-filled turf, clay and indoor courts.
- 4Lateral support lugsMulti-directional lugs down the outside edge that brake the slide on lateral movement and keep the foot planted when you push off.
- 5Arch bridgeA moulded torsional bar across the open arch that keeps the forefoot and heel from twisting apart when you turn.
- 6CloudCell midsoleEVA cushioning for impact on landings, left open in the arch to save weight.
- 7Heel stabiliser lugsThe brake zone: multi-directional lugs for stable landings and the stop before a bandeja.
- 8Edge rimA raised rim, about 3 mm, round the forefoot and the heel pod. It guards the outsole's edges when you drag and slide, and is tonal to each colourway.
Material specification
- Construction
- Single-piece moulded rubber outsole on an EVA midsole
- Compound
- Rubber 70A ±2 Shore A · off-white
- Zones
- Forefoot (herringbone, pivot circle), arch (bridge, open midsole), heel pod (stabiliser lugs)
- Pivot circle
- Ø28 mm
- Lugs
- 45° herringbone; multi-directional at the edge and heel
- Weight
- About 210 g per outsole (men's UK 9)
- Courts
- Artificial turf (sand-filled), clay, indoor
- Drawing
- FT-SOLE-01 Rev 01 · dimensions in mm · tolerance ±1.0 mm
Performance
- Traction
- Herringbone set for loose, sand-filled turf and clay as well as indoor courts.
- Rotation
- The pivot circle lets the forefoot turn without the lugs catching, for spins and changes of direction.
- Stability
- Lateral and heel lugs stop the foot slipping sideways; the arch bridge keeps the sole from twisting.
- Cushioning
- CloudCell EVA under the whole foot, open in the arch to keep the weight down.
- Durability
- A harder-wearing zone at the toe, where padel players drag, and a rim that protects the edges.
Where the marks go
- LateralOversized monogram, a tonal overlay stitched into the quarter
- HeelFEINT wordmark across the heel counter
- Heel tabMonogram on the pull tab
- TongueFEINT wordmark
- ToeSmall tonal monogram on the toe cap
Build
- CloudCell EVA midsole
- Herringbone padel grip with a 360° pivot circle
- Drag-guard toe
- Arch bridge and heel stabiliser lugs
- Breathable micro-mesh upper
The range
Four at launch. Eight behind them.
Launch
Core White
F1 · Optic White upper · Optic White tonal
Core Black
F2 · Ink upper · Ink tonal
Black / Lime
F4 · Ink upper · Electric Lime detail
White / Sand
F9 · Optic White upper · Court Sand detail
Round 2
White / Lime
F3 · Optic White upper · Electric Lime detail
White / Black
F5 · Optic White upper · Ink detail
Black / Sand
F10 · Ink upper · Court Sand detail
White / Coral
F11 · Optic White upper · Coral Red detail
Black / Coral
F12 · Ink upper · Coral Red detail
Round 3
Navy / White
F6 · Court Navy upper · Optic White detail
Espresso / Bone
F7 · Espresso upper · Bone detail
Bone / Sand
F8 · Bone upper · Court Sand detail