Rocket X 3
Rocket X 3 is the third generation road racing shoe from the Rocket X series. It combines dual-layer PEBA foam with a carbon-fiber plate, and features an Active Foot Frame and winglet construction for lateral stability.
- Intended uses:
- Race
Specs
Among 869 listed shoes, this is a lighter / high-stack Racing
- Weight
- 226g
- Of 814 known values: 137 lower, 2 equal, 675 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- lighterLower 17.1%, including ties / average -41g
- Drop
- 7mm
- Of 818 known values: 386 lower, 23 equal, 409 higher. The marker uses the midpoint of equal values.
- Standard48.6th percentile (tie midpoint) / average +0.2mm
- Stack height (heel/forefoot)
- 41 / 34mm
- 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
- Yes
- 17% of 787 known models have carbon plates
- Midsole
- dual-density PEBA
- Outsole
- high-grip rubber
- Reference price
- $250
- US price
Weight measurement and plate details
- Weight note
- 226g / 28.0cm from Deckers Japan official PR Times press release.
- Plate note
- Carbon plate stated in official/product coverage
Related video
Official video from HOKA TV.
Changes from the previous model
A comparison with the registered values for HOKA Rocket X 2.
In the registered data, weight is 10g lighter at 226g, drop is 2mm higher at 7mm, heel stack is 5mm higher at 41mm, and forefoot stack is 3mm higher at 34mm.
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 (869 shoes)
Position map
Weight x stack height
registered average: 266g / 34.7mm (686 shoes)
The scatter plot includes only shoes with both weight and stack height registered.
Spec distributions
Weight
This shoe 226g·registered average 267g (814 shoes)
Drop
This shoe 7mm·registered average 6.8mm (818 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.