Welcome to Vans PRO SKATE, home of the WAFFLECUP™—skateboarding’s first-ever vulcanized cupsole! For the ultimate in skateboarding performance, Vans PRO SKATE continuously gathers feedback from the Vans professional skateboarding team and combines it with over 45 years of quality craftsmanship and proven skate heritage to innovate team-tested and category-exclusive skate performance technologies. Consisting of distinct CONSTRUCTION methods, upgraded CUSHIONING options, and PRO SKATE-specific FUNCTIONAL design improvements, Vans’ PRO SKATE performance technologies are combined in every new shoe, custom tailoring each new style to fit the unique demands and diverse riding preferences of the Vans professional skateboarding team. The result: No matter what your own riding style demands, Vans PRO SKATE has got it covered.
PRO SKATE PERFORMANCE:
Boardfeel
PRO VULC Construction
Over 45 years of proven Vans vulcanized construction performance combined with modern CUSHIONING technology delivers the best boardfeel, flex, and traction ... only better. Vans PRO VULC delivers improved cushioning for today’s skateboarding.
Featured in the following styles:
  • Rowley Pro
  • AV Native
  • tnt5
  • lindero
  • Type II
  • chukka low
SUPPORT
PRO CUP Construction
To maximize durability and support without sacrificing boardfeel, Vans PRO SKATE engineered a one-piece, molded 400 NBS rubber cupsole (“cup”) that maintains its shape and supports the upper framework of the shoe longer. It still puts the foot as low to the board as possible for intuitive responsiveness, all the while suspending the footbed above a tapered EVA foam midsole to better protect against high impact.
Featured in the following styles:
  • AV 1.5
THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS!
Vans WAFFLECUP™ Construction
BOARDFEEL and SUPPORT. Leave it to Vans SKATE to introduce the world’s first-ever vulcanized cupsole! Vans exclusive WAFFLECUP™ construction is GRIPPY and RESPONSIVE in the forefoot (like a traditional vulcanized shoe), yet SUPPORTIVE and STABLE throughout the perimeter (like a cupsole shoe). Vans WAFFLECUP™—the best thing to happen to skateboarders’ feet since 1966!
Featured in the following styles:
  • EUCLID
  • Rowley Pro
PRO SKATE PERFORMANCE:
IMPACT
ULTRACUSH HD Sockliner
Vans’ proprietary polyurethane-based Ultracush HD footbed keeps the foot close to the board yet won’t pack out over time, providing our highest level of IMPACT cushioning.
Featured in the following styles:
  • Rowley Pro
  • TNT 5
  • lindero
  • stage 4
  • Chukka Low
RESPONSIVENESS
ULTRACUSH LITE Sockliner
Vans’ CMEVA-based Ultracush Lite low-profile foam footbed is ultralight and anatomically contoured to put the foot closer to the board for quick RESPONSIVENESS, providing our most natural fit and ride.
Featured in the following styles:
  • AV 1.5
  • euclid
  • type ii
COMFORT
ORTHOLITE® Sockliner
Light, predictable cushioning and foothold, OrthoLite® has antimicrobial, odor-eliminating properties for superior COMFORT.
Featured in the following styles:
  • AV Native
PRO SKATE PERFORMANCE:
GRIP
Vans ORIGINAL WAFFLE Outsole
Back in ’66, Paul van Doren made the first soles of his new shoes twice as thick so they would wear longer and, unlike other shoe manufacturers, he used pure crepe rubber with no filler. That decision ended up defining the company when the world’s first skateboarders discovered how Vans’ now-famous ORIGINAL WAFFLE outsole gum rubber compound let them feel their board while staying firmly connected to it.
Featured in the following styles:
  • Rowley Pro
  • AV Native
  • TNT 5
  • euclid
  • lindero
  • stage4
  • Type II
  • Chukka Low
DURABILITY
DURACAP Underlays
With added reinforcement rubber underlays in high-wear areas. Vans SKATE shoes featuring DURACAP™ rubber underlays are built to withstand the abuse of the Vans Pro skateboarding team, and save everyday skateboarders money and time.
Featured in the following styles:
  • Euclid
  • stage 4
COMFORT
FLEX & FIT Upper Patterning
By placing the contact point of the tongue’s edge past the sensitive part of
your foot, the shoe flexes better without interruption, making it way more
COMFORTABLE. Uninterrupted flex also eliminates hot spots, while the
secondary construction material reinforces the ollie area to improve DURABILITY.
Featured in the following styles:
  • av-native
  • type ii
STABILITY
MOLDED HEEL POCKET Inserts
Anatomically-molded heel cup inserts are shaped to lock heels in place without the need for bulky foam padding.
Featured in the following styles:
  • euclid
  • stage4