forthegame
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Hi folks,
Wee question:
Are clay court shoes grippier on a hardcourt?
By a quirk of vendor mixup, I got the K Swiss Hypercourt Supreme Clay shoes (instead of the hardcourt version I ordered). I play exclusively on hard courts.
Since day 1, noticed they were the squeakiest shoes I have ever owned. I mean, really loud on the courts I play.
Cannot slide and the knee gets jammed when trying to stop hard, no hint of a slide at all.
I fell today and wondered if the shoes were (partly) to blame.
Is it a thing? Are clay court shoes too grippy on a hardcourt?
Or is it this shoe in particular? All in my head (and sore body)?
Thanks.
FTG (Brought out of hibernation by a fall on a tennis court).
Wee question:
Are clay court shoes grippier on a hardcourt?
By a quirk of vendor mixup, I got the K Swiss Hypercourt Supreme Clay shoes (instead of the hardcourt version I ordered). I play exclusively on hard courts.
Since day 1, noticed they were the squeakiest shoes I have ever owned. I mean, really loud on the courts I play.
Cannot slide and the knee gets jammed when trying to stop hard, no hint of a slide at all.
I fell today and wondered if the shoes were (partly) to blame.
Is it a thing? Are clay court shoes too grippy on a hardcourt?
Or is it this shoe in particular? All in my head (and sore body)?
Thanks.
FTG (Brought out of hibernation by a fall on a tennis court).