| Every year during this time, when the weather starts | | | | but I will leave it up to personal preference. The shoe |
| getting perfect for tennis, I do what I usually do every | | | | has a medium to medium wide fit with a form fitting |
| new year, and make a list of things related to tennis | | | | feel and good room in the toe box. |
| that I want to do. Usually, this involves getting in better | | | | In the two months that I have been wearing these |
| shape, playing more, getting well enough to play | | | | shoes, I have used them for a variety of tasks. First |
| tournaments again etc., etc. etc. This year almost all of | | | | and foremost, they have been used for my |
| my new year's resolutions have been broken but I | | | | Wednesday night plyometric and core-training class. |
| actually have started to do something that I hope will | | | | Since this class is performed on a tennis court, these |
| help my tennis game. I have started taking a once a | | | | shoes are well suited to the surface and I actually |
| week plyometric and core training class in order to try | | | | prefer wearing them to my regular tennis shoes |
| and become more explosive on the court. Since I do | | | | (Adidas CC Genius II) because they are lighter and |
| work at All About Tennis, it is only natural that I would | | | | more breathable. I have also used these shoes for light |
| have to go and get some new shoes in order to help | | | | hitting after my workouts where we play |
| me attain this goal, the Adidas CYD Reflex Trainer! | | | | predominantly rally games. |
| The CYD Reflex Trainer is a new shoe from Adidas | | | | While the shoes seemed to hold up just fine, I prefer |
| created in conjunction with Andre Agassi, and Agassi's | | | | something with a little more support up top to keep me |
| former trainer, Gil Reyes. The concept and purpose | | | | from moving around. These shoes also are well suited |
| behind the shoe, is that Andre wanted a shoe that | | | | from going to the tennis court to the pavement as I |
| could comfortably transition from the court to the gym | | | | have gone out jogging in them several times. One thing |
| and back. To fulfill his request, Adidas designed him a | | | | you might want to consider doing (if you do wind up |
| shoe that is basically a training shoe with a hard rubber | | | | using them to jog) is putting in some after market |
| sole created for the tennis court. | | | | insoles. While I use the stock ones that came with the |
| When you first pick up the Adidas CYD Reflex, most | | | | shoes, I typically prefer a firmer feeling shoe without a |
| people will find that the shoe is extremely light weight. | | | | ton of cushion. The CYD Reflex definitely falls into this |
| This is due in large part to the upper part of the shoe | | | | category. |
| which is made almost entirely of mesh. The mesh | | | | One attribute of this shoe that I feel has possibly been |
| make up of this shoe is one that will work well with our | | | | overlooked is its use as a clay court tennis shoe. While |
| Arizona heat as it will help the shoe to breathe well in | | | | I prefer something a little more rigid on hard courts, I |
| those tough summer months. The upper portion of the | | | | believe that the CYD Reflex would be well suited for |
| shoe also features Adidas's Speedcut which is | | | | clay courts. The bottom of the shoe has a wide |
| essentially strategically placed plastic pieces to help | | | | herringbone pattern which is typically easy to knock |
| stabilize and support your foot during side to side | | | | clay out of, and the limited durability of the sole |
| movement. There is also a strap across the front | | | | shouldn't be a problem for clay courters. |
| portion of the shoe that helps you cinch up the CYD | | | | After wearing and working out in the Adidas CYD |
| Reflex and get a comfortable supportive fit. | | | | Reflex trainer for a good two months, I believe that |
| As I stated earlier, the CYD Reflex has a bottom that | | | | Adidas has introduced a solid workout shoe that will |
| was designed for the tennis court. This consists of a | | | | help tennis players attain their fitness goals. While it is |
| large portion of herringbone pattern tread coupled with | | | | predominantly a work out shoe, its many attributes find |
| flat tough areas of Adidas's Adiwear rubber for | | | | it well suited for play on the tennis court. In fact, players |
| durability. Running throughout the middle of the shoe is | | | | who are not to hard on their shoes may find it a |
| the Adidas Torsion bar which adds stability and rigidity | | | | lightweight alternative to traditional tennis shoes. I plan |
| to the shoe. As far as the fit of the shoe goes, I find it | | | | on continuing to use it as my main workout and light |
| to be very true to size. I have read some reviews | | | | hitting shoe and am interested in exploring its |
| where testers felt that perhaps it was a half size large, | | | | performance on clay courts. |