Gone but not forgotten

[DTA Dropshots]

Classic strokes
Conners Converse tennis shoes
Tennis shorts with a 5" inseam
The mail order ads for tennis shops in the tennis mags
Chrissy vs Martina
Gene Mayer's two handed shots off BOTH sides
Edburg's kick 2nd serve
5 set no tie-break matches
Conners' night matches @ the US Open
Bud Collins telling the Ashe/Noah story
Billie Jean kicking Riggs' butt in the Battle of the sexes match
When grunting during play for every shot was non-existent
Wearing a vest over your polo when it was 40-65 degrees

 

[teachingprotx]

I miss vests

 

[NicoMK]

I miss vests

Me too. Borg / Mac / Vitas style...

 

[Bisquick]

Romika tennis shoes

 

[teachingprotx]

Really to me the coolest time for vests was when Boris wore that green cable knit fila vest at wimby 89???
Him and edberg both . They both had that longer grown out hair thing they both rocked the absolute hell out of the ball in vests and made it look so so super../ complete badassery all the way …

 

[Bisquick]

Golf is still hanging onto the vest - why it disappeared from tennis?

 

[kevin qmto]

Golf is still hanging onto the vest - why it disappeared from tennis?

Too hot. Makes one look a bit too posh perhaps.

 

[teachingprotx]

Posh is great. We need more posh and less inclusive . Some folks just don’t have any business on a tennis court. That’s what pickleball is for

 

[PistolPete23]

Posh is great. We need more posh and less inclusive . Some folks just don’t have any business on a tennis court. That’s what pickleball is for

Disagree. Tennis needs to be more accessible in the US; big reason why pickle is winning.

 

[gfwp]

Disagree. Tennis needs to be more accessible in the US; big reason why pickle is winning.

In Europe there is a paddle mania ATM. Pickle is not even known by the mass.

 

[DTA Dropshots]

Golf is still hanging onto the vest - why it disappeared from tennis?

That is an easy question, the adoption of technical fabrics from mountaineering and backpacking. Why would you wear a vest that becomes heavy with moisture when you can have a warm garment that regulates heat and moisture that is lightweight to boot?

 

[DTA Dropshots]

Pickleball is good for people with mobility issues with the smaller court.

 

[PistolPete23]

In Europe there is a paddle mania ATM. Pickle is not even known by the mass.

I put Padel in the same category

 

[silentkman]

Classic strokes
Conners Converse tennis shoes
Tennis shorts with a 5" inseam
The mail order ads for tennis shops in the tennis mags
Chrissy vs Martina
Gene Mayer's two handed shots off BOTH sides
Edburg's kick 2nd serve
5 set no tie-break matches
Conners' night matches @ the US Open
Bud Collins telling the Ashe/Noah story
Billie Jean kicking Riggs' butt in the Battle of the sexes match
When grunting during play for every shot was non-existent
Wearing a vest over your polo when it was 40-65 degrees

I draw the line with the 5" shorts. No way

 

[kevin qmto]

I draw the line with the 5" shorts. No way

As a kid of the 90’s and early 00’s, I can’t stand short shorts. Modern shorts are too short and I can’t wait for them to hopefully trend longer a bit. I like a happy medium of a short that ends just above the knees. Not below, and not halfway up my thigh.

 

[teachingprotx]

Shorter the better I say .

 

[vsbabolat]

Modern shorts are still too long.

 

[niketennispro]

Did we talk about this? Sounds like Four Seasons

are you based in NoVa?

 

[Grafil Injection]

We are in danger of forgetting Nadal's game-changing Capri shorts, so I hope he wears them at his final final RG outing next year.

 

[Rosstour]

are you based in NoVa?

Yep!

 

[niketennispro]

Yep!

Awesome! I used to train at Four Seasons as a junior player when they had the Four Star Academy

 

[Grafil Injection]

Lovely leather grips:

 

[kevin qmto]

Lovely leather grips:

I think you can still get decent quality leather grips. But black leather seems to be a thing of the past for sure.

 

[Grafil Injection]

I think you can still get decent quality leather grips. But black leather seems to be a thing of the past for sure.

True, Fairways and Kimoni are quite good still. I wish Balmforth would hook-up with the big manufacturers and offer some new gold-embossed versions. I'm sure they would sell.

 

[teachingprotx]

Modern shorts are still too long.

Dude totally .. tennis just looks more balanced as a total aesthetic when the shorts are at least an inch, preferably more above the knee , at the very least . I’m short so for me it’s different, but it’s hard to find shorts that even don’t hang past my knees .
It sucks being short y’all the struggles real …

 

[Rosstour]

Dude totally .. tennis just looks more balanced as a total aesthetic when the shorts are at least an inch, preferably more above the knee , at the very least . I’m short so for me it’s different, but it’s hard to find shorts that even don’t hang past my knees .
It sucks being short y’all the struggles real …

Gotta go s/xs and look for Nike running shorts that will allow hips to flex

 

[JW10S]

I miss vests

I had a bunch of vests back in the day--I thought they were so classy. I miss them too.

 

[dje31]

I just looked back at post #94, with the 1982 shoes, on my laptop, since I couldn't read the details on my phone. Adidas Grand Prix, $45 US!

 

[Bisquick]

That is an easy question, the adoption of technical fabrics from mountaineering and backpacking. Why would you wear a vest that becomes heavy with moisture when you can have a warm garment that regulates heat and moisture that is lightweight to boot?

Agree - yes. I just wear my golf vests to play tennis when needed.

 

[Casey 1988]

Posh is great. We need more posh and less inclusive . Some folks just don’t have any business on a tennis court. That’s what pickleball is for

Or what Table tennis is for those who want the game played as fast as a Speed Punk song.

 

[Casey 1988]

Gotta go s/xs and look for Nike running shorts that will allow hips to flex

Not too short though or people in some circles in USA, GB, or France will call you the most derogatory gay names in their world. They already do it to some runners who wear smaller shorts, or the really tight compression ones mainly worn for either weather being colder in the 45--50 F/7--9 C or specific runs like track/speed work or some long run chafing.