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Value for money: Excellent
- Cushioning34 mm
- +35.0 pts
- Lightness271 g
- +18.7 pts
- Foam
- 8.0 pts
ASICS Gel-Pulse 17
Shoe profile
Measurements
- Weight
- 271 g
- Reference size not stated by the source
- AverageHeavier than 53% of them
- Heel stack
- 38 mm
- Very highHigher than 79% of them
- Forefoot stack
- 30 mm
- HighHigher than 72% of them
Construction
- Midsole foam
- FF BLAST,GEL
- Plate
- None
- Support
- Neutral
- Upper
- engineered mesh
- Outsole
- AHARPLUS heel plug
Who and what for
- Category
- Daily trainers
- Versions
- Men's
What’s new since the ASICS Gel-Pulse 16
Same line, new version: here’s what moved, from the published values. Weights are only compared in the same size.
Weight
- Gel-Pulse 17 (2026) · This version
- 271 g
- Gel-Pulse 16 (2025)
- 240 g
- Change
- Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given
Drop
- Gel-Pulse 17 (2026) · This version
- 8 mm
- Gel-Pulse 16 (2025)
- 8 mm
- Change
- Unchanged
Midsole foam
- Gel-Pulse 17 (2026) · This version
- FF BLAST / GEL
- Gel-Pulse 16 (2025)
- FLYTEFOAM / GEL
- Change
- New
| Criterion | Gel-Pulse 17 (2026)This version | Gel-Pulse 16 (2025) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 271 g | 240 g | Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given |
| Drop | 8 mm | 8 mm | Unchanged |
| Midsole foam | FF BLAST / GEL | FLYTEFOAM / GEL | New |
Model history
2026 This version
ASICS
Gel-Pulse 17
- Weight 271 g
- Drop 8 mm
2025
ASICS
Gel-Pulse 16
- Weight 240 g
- Drop 8 mm
ASICS
Gel-Pulse 17 GTX
- Weight 312 g
- Drop 8 mm
ASICS
Gel-Pulse 15 GTX
- Weight 285 g
- Drop 8 mm
ASICS
Gel Pulse 13
- Weight 300 g
- Drop 10 mm
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