It was actually very simple - the Nike Shox TL would absorbs energy from impact (kinetic energy) of the wearer's heel and then returns the stored energy (potential energy) as he moves forward. and Imran Halim, along with Krish Kumar. Some of Nike’s best selling shoes include Shox, like the Shox NZ and Shox Turbo, which still release in different colors.This first Nike Shox TL prototype was used to find the optimal spring rate, but it’s clumsy and heavy metal frame did nothing to improve performance.A few years later, and still a decade from launching the Shox TL shoe line, Nike test the first shoes that is a recognizable ancestor of the modern Shox shoes.There are many different formations that Shox come in, but they usually come with four circular columns in a square formation for maximum cushioning.