How to Choose Tennis Shoes

Video Transcript

"As far as what to wear for the beginner to play tennis obviously you want to have tennis shoes on. That is pretty much a given. You do not want to go out here with hard sole shoes on. Barefeet, sandals, are all pretty much a no no. Most courts will have that in their rules as you walk up to the court. Most courts will have their rules listed on the court as far as playing time, as far as etiquette and as far as equipment. One of them is you cannot be on the court with hard sole shoes on. It's a safety factor and it's also going to mar up the courts possibly. It's going to mess them up. So what you want to do is pick out. Go to your, your going to go to any type of store that sells shoes. You want something possibly that is strictly made for tennis. You can also get away with something else. Like to today I have on basically basketball shoes. You can use basketball shoes but I would tend to want to stay away from that because they are not going to wear as well as a shoe does that is made for tennis. Most tennis shoes are of a low cut shoe. I tend to have weaker ankles so I tend to go with something that is going to be a mid-cut to a high-cut shoe. But that is my own personal preference. But basically you want something that is a good solid shoe. You can get a cheaper shoe but they are not going to last you this long. They are going to wear out. There is one thing I learned about tennis shoes. That is the cheaper the shoe the quicker they are going to wear out. They really will, if you play tennis a lot of tennis they will really take some abuse on the toes. In high school I remember there was a guy who used to wear through the tips of his shoes. He would play in a regular match with shoes on he had basically his toes sticking through the bottom of his shoe. We used to kid him that he was trying to get more grip with his toenails. So basically what you want a do is like I said, you want something that is a good solid shoe. Somewhere in the mid range as far as prices go. Like I said I would stay away from the cheaper shoes because they are not going to last. Get something that is comfortable that has a good grip on the bottom of them there are basic kinds of shoes."