throwing shoes
Skip itSoft demand (-67.3% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Review moat
Great183.5avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Great39%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Avg price
Great$96.20avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Good$14.38–$133.72cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Returns
Okay5.6%return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
Market size
Bad$87K$87K/yr · 378K searches
Brand share
Bad94%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Conversion
Bad0.2%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Bad-67.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (39% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
8 rising
Sellers
80
Top-5 brand share
94%
Open market
3%
- VELAASA57%
- Nike21%
- ASICS10%
- Ifrich3%
- Under Armour3%
- Saucony3%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)
Product shelf
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 40 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
VELAASA Stones | Throwing Shoe | Men and Womens Discus Throw Shoes | Shotput and Javelin Shoes | for Running | Track and Field Equipment | Training Gear | Red Camo | 15.0 M / 16.5 W
VELAASA$131.434.7★248 rev
Nike Zoom Rival SD 2 Track & Field Throwing Shoes (685134-400 Racer Blue/Safety Orange/Black/White) Size 5.5
Nike$65.304.7★342 rev
ASICS Mens Hyper Throw 3 Track & Field Shoes 8.5 Black/Gunmetal
ASICS$77.614.6★183 rev
VELAASA Revolution | Throwing Shoe | Tungsten Line | Men and Womens Discus Throw Shoes | Shotput and Javelin Shoes | for Running | Track and Field Equipment | Training Gear | Black | 8.0 M / 9.5W
VELAASA$105.224.3★137 rev
VELAASA Revolution | Throwing Shoe | Tungsten Line | Men and Womens Discus Throw Shoes | Shotput and Javelin Shoes | for Running | Track and Field Equipment | Training Gear | Black | 9.0 M / 10.5 W
VELAASA$104.084.3★137 rev
Newest
by launch date
Nike Zoom Rival SD 2 Track and Field Shoes Citron Pulse/Indigo Burst 11 Mens US/13.5 WMNS US
Nike$69.970 rev
ZOOM SD 4 - D - OBSIDIAN/ORANGE PULSE
Nike$75.432 rev
Nike Zoom Rival SD 4 Track and Field Shoes Obsidian/Orange Pulse 10 Mens US/12.5 WMNS US
Nike$72.762 rev
Nike Zoom Rival SD 4 Track and Field Shoes Obsidian/Orange Pulse 9.5 Mens US/12 WMNS US
Nike$74.550 rev
Nike Zoom Rival SD 4 Track and Field Shoes Citron Pulse/Indigo Burst 9.5 Mens US/12 WMNS US
Nike$73.590 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumVELAASA Stones | Throwing Shoe | Men and Womens Discus Throw Shoes | Shotput and Javelin Shoes | for Running | Track and Field Equipment | Training Gear | Red Camo | 12.0 M / 13.5 W
VELAASA$131.104.7★
New Track and Field Shoes for Men Women Kids Boys Girls 8 Spikes 100-400 Meter Running Racing Shoes Professional Sprint Sport Sneakers White Black
Ifrich$34.594.4★
VELAASA Stones | Throwing Shoe | Men and Womens Discus Throw Shoes | Shotput and Javelin Shoes | for Running | Track and Field Equipment | Training Gear | Blue Camo | 10.0 M / 11.5 W
VELAASA$131.864.7★
ZOOM SD 4 - D - OBSIDIAN/ORANGE PULSE
Nike$75.435.0★
New Track and Field Shoes for Men Women Kids Boys Girls 8 Spikes 100-400 Meter Running Racing Shoes Professional Sprint Sport Sneakers White Black
Ifrich$40.754.4★
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -67.3% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Feb, Mar, Apr · busiest ÷ quietest = 20.5×
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Fit well and well made”
“Gift for my Throwers”
“Quality was great”
What buyers complain about
“They have also been so hard to deal with”
“the strap broke”
“Poor quality, not worth the money at all”