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The Salming Hawk is a non-marking indoor court shoe from Salming that is appropriate for squash and other indoor court sports. The Salming Hawk was first released in 2018, with updated models being released in 2019.

Updates: the Salming Hawk 2 is dropping in 2020. The Salming Hawk Court is a lower-cost model introduced in 2019.

The construction of the Salming Hawk is different from other squash shoe brands and from other Salming models in that the outsole wraps all the way around the upper part of the shoe. This allows Salming to apply their “RollBar” material around the outside of the entire sole. You can see this in the photos, it’s the clear material that wraps around the soles of the shoes. This is meant to improve the shoe’s stability as you are lunging and pushing off around the court.

I will be watching like a hawk for more info on these shoes.

2019 > Men | Women
2018 > Men | Women

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Salming Hawk Reviews

Here’s an overview of the shoe construction by Brian from Salming, which was posted in 2018 when the original models were released:

Here’s a review from Paul at PDH Sports featuring the original 2018 models:

Salming Hawk 2019 Models

Salming is coming out with a new version of the Hawk for 2019. There are two models, the Salming Hawk, which is their top-tier shoe, and the Salming Hawk Court, which is less expensive.

Per Salming:

A multi sport senior model made for all types of indoor sports. Made with a durable PU upper, an EVA midsole and a Hexagrip patterned outsole that features Salmings TGS62/75 plus an arch unit for enhanced torque characteristics.

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Men’s Styles

Salming Hawk

Safety Yellow / Black:

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Gun Metal / Lava Red:

Spotted

Omar Mosaad was spotted with these in 2020 at the Qatar Classic:

Ramit Tandon had these at the 2021 Black Ball Open:

Photo via Steve Cubbins →

Racket: Tecnifibre Carboflex Airshaft 125
Location: 2021 Black Ball Open Men

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Salming Hawk Court

White / Black / Flame Red:

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Women’s Styles

Salming Hawk

The women only have the top-tier Salming Hawk shoe, and no Salming Hawk Court.

This one’s called Gun Metal / Pink. Looks great:

Salming Hawk 2018 Models

Here’s a trailer Salming put together for the 2018 Hawk:

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2018 Men’s Versions

Black / Lava Red

Dang that’s a good-looking shoe.

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White / Black

Product Notes

Here’s the bottom of the shoe, by the way. Caw!

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Fluorescent Green / Limoges Blue

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2018 Women’s Versions

Deco Mint / Limoges Blue

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White / Navy

The women’s version of the Salming Hawk has a slightly different color from the men’s — navy instead of black.

Spotted

Nour El Tayeb is using these:

Photo via US Open →

Racket: Dunlop Hyperfibre XT Revelation 125

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Thanks

Thanks to Isak for the tip!

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