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!