| Finding the right tennis shoe to wear is | | | | shoes with a thick, heavy pair of socks-the kind you |
| important-nothing is worse than injuring yourself or just | | | | will normally wear when playing tennis. Take the time |
| have aches and pains because of poorly constructed | | | | to walk back and forth with the shoes on, wiggle your |
| and bad fitting ones. Like anything else, you have to | | | | toes, flex your ankles, jump up and down a few times, |
| shop around and through trial and error find out what | | | | and even run back and forth trying to pivot-people will |
| works best for you. There are shoes especially | | | | look at you strangely, but who cares. You need to get |
| designed to be worn when playing tennis-whether the | | | | the best pair available and you will probably never see |
| court is made from clay or grass, each different | | | | these people again. Now, take the shoes off and bend |
| surface may require a different pair of shoes. So, how | | | | them back and forth. Are they flexible enough to |
| many do you have to buy? That will depend on you | | | | move with you when run? If not, try another pair. |
| and where you play and if you wear these shoes | | | | There are hundreds of shoes on display in this store |
| outside of the court. What is the most important thing | | | | and if you do not find what you want, try another |
| to look for? Comfort tops the list! Many companies | | | | store. You will frustrate the salesperson to no end, but |
| make specific soles for the different court surfaces, | | | | you are the customer and it is your choice as to |
| but you can buy a cross-trainer that will allow you to | | | | whether or not you will buy your tennis shoes from |
| wear the shoes on all of the courts. Many are white | | | | them. You finally have your tennis shoes. They are |
| with stripes and others are now showing up in exotic | | | | comfortable and look great as you bound around the |
| styles and colors. You can even purchase them with | | | | tennis court playing against your best friend. You are |
| special insoles, dual pressure systems, medial and | | | | happy, content, and your feet feel great-hard to |
| lateral supports, extra toe cushioning, and a list of other | | | | imagine that you just gave them a 45 minutes |
| terms that are probably unfamiliar to you. You do not | | | | workout. Remember, comfort is the most important |
| need to know everything about the construction, | | | | thing when it comes to your tennis shoes. If you are |
| where it is made, what sports stars are wearing, or | | | | limping around because they are pinching, you will not |
| the dozens of other pieces of information that the | | | | play a good game. |
| manufacturers want to confuse you with. All you need | | | | For more information on tennis try visiting a website |
| to know is that the shoe fits your foot well, is easy to | | | | that specializes in providing tennis related tips, advice |
| walk in, does not rub any vital places, that it has a | | | | and resources to include information on the best tennis |
| white sole and that you like it. What else is there? Try | | | | shoes. |
| on several different makes and models of tennis | | | | |