Shop NowWHAT IS IMPACTWAFFLE?
Zion Wright holding the zahba shoe with the Zion colorway.

Debuting Vans' latest skateboarding performance innovation, the ImpactWaffle™, the Zahba delivers an impact you can see and feel. Maximum boardfeel with next-level impact protection.

Zion Wright's arm holding the zahba shoe with the Zion colorway overlaid with a yellow repeating x pattern.
Repeating pattern of Vans Skateboarding logo.

Comprised of three parts, the ImpactWaffle™ encases two layers of VR3Cush™ foam cushioning in a SickStick™ rubber outsole, providing the right amount of impact protection in the right places.

Top part of the zahba shoe.
Insole part of the zahba shoe.

ECO-CONSCIOUS CUSHIONING

VR3Cush™ midsoles made from 50% biobased EVA foam partially derived from plants.

Midsole part of the zahba shoe.
Heel insert of the zahba shoe.

NEXT-LEVEL IMPACT PROTECTION

ImpactWaffle™, a dual-density VR3Cush™ impact-cushioning outsole.

Outsole part of the zahba shoe.

ENHANCED GRIP & DURABILITY

Low-profile SickStick™ rubber cupsole with a zonal tread design.

Zion Wrights arm holding the zahba shoe showing the outsole waffle texture overlaid with a yellow repeating x pattern.
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Also, debuting, Zion Wright's first signature collection for Vans, inspired by his hometown of Jupiter, Florida.

Repeating pattern of Vans Skateboarding logo.
We're From Here a Zion Wright portrait.