For traction performance, especially recovering from a slide, or accelerating and changing directions, clay outsoles are essential. A freshly barrel rolled Har Tru bounces a bit lower and is faster than red clay.
Are clay outsoles the same as hard court outsoles with a full herringbone pattern? One I can think of is the Adidas Solecourt/Solematch
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I’m not sure why actually. I’ve seen some people back in high school wear them or at least the Fury. They’re not the most popular shoes but people still wear them.Why is there no discussion about the Propulse Rage?
The propulse line used to be quite popular during Roddick times. What happened? :eek: It has an outsole warranty too!
Have you had the chance to use the Rage yet? Curious about what your opinions are regarding toebox width compared to other heavyweight shoes you have used these years.
Not yet, I will soon though. Starting training for the summer this coming week. I did walk around in the shoes for a bit though and it does seem a bit more narrow than something like Adidas SCB but I’ll have to be on court to confirm.
Personally I don't like the SS FF2. The only shoe I've worn where I get a bit of patella soreness after singles. I thought I was just me. However, I never had problems with other shoes, but every time I use the SS, there's soreness. It's probably a me thing, but I gave the SSFF2 away. I do like the Ubersonic 4.0 Clay version. The sock fit is high enough yet doesn't rub, so that helps keep the dirt out.
I believe Zverev wears the barricade and rolled his foot because he made a mistake by landing on his toes first, which dug into the clay, while his 6'6" frame kept moving. No shoe would've prevented that inversion injury, and it happened even though I'm sure he's taped up the ankle as a preventative measure. Ankle rolls on clay especially is more an issue with errant footwork, more than shoe design.
I think those are still the UB4 chassis.
So how was it in the end? Forgot about this until now. Did you end up deploying them? Grateful for any feedback specifically regarding toebox width and also heel slippage without runner's knot.
I second this.
Yes! Totally forgot about this. Practiced and played on clay courts for most of the summer (with the exception of college tournaments) and it was great. I could easily control sliding on the har-tru and it definitely took some time to get used to.
Can you compare it with anything other than the SCB? Widthwise again, in the toebox. Thanks again for the feedback. Not much can be found regarding this model
My local court is Har-Tru and I use the Solematch Control. They actually do hold grip and I've had few incidents of slipping. So far they have lasted me for a year although this summer I did have to replace the worn insole.
