Tennis guys

[acn8029]

My son has been playing tennis for 3 years now and will also be playing in high school. The problem we have are SHOES! He tends to wear out the toes of his shoes quite quickly while playing and it's driving me nuts. Last year alone, we spent over $700 in shoes for him thinking if we went more expensive, they'd last longer. Not so much. What are your all time favorite court shoes?

[rawhide]

The good news is if he is wearing the toe area out, that may mean he has proper balance and technique hitting a slice backhand.

Tennis shoes do wear out relatively quickly, depending on how "hard" the players moves on the court.

Is your son a Federer type of mover, fluid and light on his feet , or is he more like Nadal who runs every ball down and grinds the point out?

A grinder is going to wear out the shoes more quickly. If you get 4 to 6 months out of the shoe playing 3 to 5 times a week, you got your money's worth, IMO.

Tennis shoes and tennis racquets are the most important pieces of equipment.

My son is playing high school tennis. We settled on the Addidas brand ( barricade) as his foot is long and narrow. Prince is ideal for feet that are a wee bit shorter and wider. Nike makes good tennis shoes and so does Asics and Babolat. The Big Shot by K Swiss is a good one. Gotta go with one of these brands based on how well it fits his foot. Buy some Thor-lo socks (level 3 tennis) and have him wear these socks with the shoes around in the house to break them in before he hits the court.

We usually order his shoes and my shoes online from tenniswarehouse.com.
tennisexpress.com is another good one and so is holabirdsports.com. You can read customer comments on products on these sites.

I would not buy tennis specific shoes from Dicks or Academy, JMO.

When he has a growth spurt, we head over to the Addidas outlet in Allen and I buy his next pair there, trying on various sizes to make sure we get the correct size. Then, we order online. Sometimes, if you hit the outlet store right, you can score one heck of a deal.

Quality shoes are going to cost $$. You can scour the internet and try to find a good deal on the size and style.

Hope this helps. Good luck to your son on the courts!