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Air Jordan 2009, Micheal Jordan called upon Jason Mayden, Jordan Brand’s Senior Footwear Designer, to work with him in order to create a stylish and eco-friendly basketball sneaker which incorporated the newest technological advancements of the time. Jason Mayden took much time and put much effort into designing the Air Jordan 2009 and decided to integrate Articulated Propulsion Technology, or APT, into the sneaker. Articulate Propulsion Technology is most famous for its appearance on prosthetic legs of several paralympic athletes. April Holmes, a Team Jordan track and field athlete, holds many world records in paralympian competitions and helped inspire Jordan Brand to create their newest signature sneaker.Overall, the
jordan discount shoes proves to be a stylish, complex, and clean sneaker which utilizes the newest sneaker technology available. Jordan Brand may have retired their famous numbered naming scheme, but the thought and effort put into designing a sneaker will live on via the Air Jordan 2009.The
Air Jordan 2009 is set to release on January 31, 2009 which will be limited to only 2009 pairs, 1005 going to the U.S and 1004 going overseas. After the original limited release, the Air Jordan 2009 will have its first nation-wide release on February 14, 2009 when it will be sold for $190.