Wave Sky 8
WAVE SKY 8 is a max cushion shoe for neutrals. It features a 2-layer midsole that combines MIZUNO ENERZY NXT and MIZUNO ENERZY, Foam Wave, and a Smooth Stretch Woven upper.
- Intended uses:
- Long run
Specs
Among 865 listed shoes, this is a high-stack Max Cushion
- Weight
- 275g
- Of 811 known values: 414 lower, 23 equal, 374 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard52.5th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +8g
- Drop
- 8mm
- Of 815 known values: 409 lower, 237 equal, 169 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard64.7th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +1.2mm
- Stack height (heel/forefoot)
- 41 / 33mm
- Of 694 known values: 613 lower, 21 equal, 60 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- higherUpper 11.7%, including ties / average +6.3mm
- Carbon plate
- No
- 83% of 786 known models have no carbon plates
- Midsole
- MIZUNO ENERZY NXT / MIZUNO ENERZY
- Outsole
- X10
- Reference price
- $170
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- Men's weight from Mizuno Australia official product page.
- Plate note
- No carbon plate stated or known for this model.
Changes from the previous model
A comparison with the registered values for Mizuno Wave Sky 7.
In the registered data, weight is 45g lighter at 275g.
These are differences between registered values, not a controlled comparison at the same size and measurement conditions. See the notes below the specs for weight conditions.
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Comparison: All data (865 shoes)
Position map
Weight x stack height
registered average: 265g / 34.7mm (686 shoes)
The scatter plot includes only shoes with both weight and stack height registered.
Spec distributions
Weight
This shoe 275g·registered average 267g (811 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 8mm·registered average 6.8mm (815 shoes)
Stack height
This shoe 41mm·registered average 34.7mm (694 shoes)
Items with missing numeric values are excluded. Sample sizes and measurement conditions vary between models; this distribution is not a performance ranking.