Ok so I bought a pair of these Attax DA 2 and received them today. I've worn them around my house for a couple of hours but haven't played with them yet. I've decided to keep them, they seem to fit my wider foot well.
First impressions of them (non-athletic). They look pretty sweet. Kind of techy but not too flashy... pretty standard Diadora fashion. I like that they look a bit different. Classic but standout.
They are comfortable, but not overly padded. They don't feel like pillows on your feet or anything, but we'll see when I'm court. They have a funky neoprene tongue thing kind of like the BFII's, so there is no tongue and it's like a sock. Usually I hate them in the BFII's, and it makes it so I can't fit them b/c there isn't enough room for the height of my foot. These have more room, and are comfortable. I thought it felt weird at first but got used to it pretty fast. It's well-ventilated (the neoprene tongue).
Length is a bit long. I ordered an 8.5. I normally wear a 9 in any wider Nike, and 9 in all K-Swiss. I wore an 8.5 in the Yonex 8.5 SHT 304, which I really liked, but I think these are more comofortable than those. They seem to be a little more generous in the forefoot. I've also worn a 2E in the NB 1002. So that gives you an idea of the fit of these. The insole has a plastic arch in it which you can definitely feel. I have a high arch and I could feel this insole, especially on my left foot. I think these shoes are great for those with high arches, but the proof will be in the pudding (i.e. on-court). Throughout the midfoot though, these definitely have a glove-like fit. I know that's cliche now, but it's true... no extra space here, but they're not uncomfortable. They definitely are snug but are feeling better the longer i wear them around casually. Seems like these need a few hours/days of break in before some action. Heel fit is somewhere between average and a little generous, just right b/c the heels in Asics & Adidas are too narrow for me. Forefoot is nice and wide, which is my biggest problem in finding shoes.
I just wore out a pair of K-Swiss Defier RS, size 9. These 8.5's are just a touch less wide than the K-Swiss, but they are a 1/2 size smaller. They feel pretty light, but not super-light like the Yonex SHT-304's or Nike Air Court Motion Intl's (if you remember those). Maybe a tad lighter than the Defier's. They certainly fit a little more snug, but feel like a higher performance shoe (We'll see...). The problem I had w/ the K-Swiss is they really loosened up and I had to tighten them down so tight I couldn't pull the laces anymore. I do not like shoes that feel too high, b/c I supinate and anything high feels like I'm gong to roll my ankle. So far these feel good (doing stupid looking side lunges in my dining room...) ;-) I wouldn't say the are real low to the ground, but they're certainly not high like some Lotto & Asics shoes I've tried.
Will report back when I hit in them tomorrow. I have 3 straight days of tennis scheduled, so by the end of the week I should get a pretty good idea of their performance on-court.
Time to go cut the grass... in my beat up SHT-304's. Not in these babies... heh
