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Summary: Basketball shoes need a high top to protect and support the ankle. Get expert tips and advice on basketball rules, shoes, and history in this free video.
Travis Corpening has been playing basketball since the age of six. He played as a guard for Francis Marion University, and he moved on to play semiprofessional basketball for the...read more
"You also, when you're starting to play, you want to have the right gear. And, part of having the right gear is having the right shoes. Now, you know, you have people that have their own opinion about which shoes are the best, I'm going to leave that up to you. But, one thing you want to look for, when you're looking for a basketball shoe in particular is, you definitely want, you have a choice, you have, you have three quarter and you have high top or you have the low top. I'm, I'm rocking the high tops today. One thing you want to look for is, you want to look for optimum support on the inside of the shoe, I mean in, depending on you know, how your, how your foot is shaped or whatever. You want to get a shoe that best fits you. Usually when you're picking out a shoe, you want to get a shoe with great tread, you know, whether you're playing indoor, or outdoors like we are; you want a shoe with great tread, so you don't have to worry about slipping and sliding all over the court. Now, when, if you come out there with brand new shoes, which is usually the case when you?re first trying to play ball. If you come out on an indoor court with brand new shoes, just be careful because brand new shoes tend to be very slippery, when you're starting out. So, I suggest you walk around in them first, might want to do some drills which we're going to talk about later. But, that's having the right shoe is pretty important. You don't want to hurt yourself, it can get dangerous!"