The name comes from the Swedish hockey player Börje Salming, and the brand has grown in Nordic indoor sports, with its Black Friday shoes being mostly low-profile indoor shoes, providing solid support, which are well-suited for volleyball.
The Viper Pro leads the selection, followed by the Eagle, the Recoil Ultra, and the Fusion Pro, for both men and women.
With the Viper, Salming offers its most extensive range. The Viper Pro is lightweight and agile, designed for players who prioritise speed: a cradle of stability and a lightweight Runlite midsole support the foot, and the Hexagrip outsole provides traction on indoor surfaces. The Viper 1.0 and Viper SL, in the women's version, broaden the choice.
The Eagle focuses on stability, durability, and comfort. Its soft Recoil foam midsole cushions landings, and a KPU cage at the front of the foot protects the area that wears out the most. The Recoil Ultra, available in white, white and navy, or blue and black, completes this aspect of the range.
The Fusion Pro is available for both men and women, in white and silver or white and yellow. The Strike, Hawk, Adder, and Rival complete the selection in smaller numbers. These are indoor shoes designed for quick footwork and sudden stops in the gym.
A Salming is built primarily for handball: lateral movements, feints, sudden stops. In volleyball, these qualities serve the libero and setter, who move a lot over short distances. A middle player who jumps at every rally will look for more generous cushioning at the front of the foot, like that of a volleyball shoe. For leisure, a Salming works very well for all positions.
The libero and setter will appreciate the lightweight nature of the Viper Pro. A player looking for stability and cushioning upon landing will turn to the Eagle. The middle player will compare it with a volleyball shoe with more generous cushioning.
The full selection is visible on the Black Friday shoes page.
The Black Friday kicks off the end-of-year promotions for just a few days. The Christmas special offers follow, then the winter shoe sales. Outside of this operation, take a look at the special shoe offers and, if you're in a hurry, the shoes shipped in 24h.
This page gathers all the Salming offers for the event, sorted by gender and size. To compare with other indoor shoes, open the Black Friday shoes page.
The Viper Pro prioritises lightweight and speed; the Eagle focuses on stability and cushioning. A fast and light player will lean towards the former, while a heavier player or one prone to pain will prefer the latter.
The brand caters to several indoor sports, including volleyball, but the selection on this page mainly consists of low indoor shoes, designed for Nordic indoor sports. They are suitable for volleyball, with cushioning geared more towards support than jumping.
Yes: lightweight and grippy, the Viper Pro supports short footwork and lateral movements of the libero and setter. For a middle player who jumps at every play, a more generous cushioning, like that of a volleyball shoe, is still preferable.
Only wear it indoors and wipe a damp cloth under the outsole at the end of each session. Gym dust reduces grip well before the rubber is worn out.