SCRAP IRON
Professional
I do recall that they weren't the best looking shoe!
Name your all time favorite tennis shoe
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SCRAP IRON
Professional
Those WERE great. Agassi head some pink ones!
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
Nike Air Oscillate?
BLX_Andy
Professional
What iteration of the Vapor is one the right? Surprising that it uses the DRAGON technology that's usually associated with the Ballistecs and Cages.
Stevo Karlovic
Rookie
Barricade VII - London Olympics worn by Murray. ** Must swap in white laces, though!!
FoldingChair
Semi-Pro
for me, Nike CB 2.3 and Breathe Cage 2.
Gonzalito17
Banned
TLL sorry to hear that. I had a pair of white adidas Barricade 4s stolen from my car so familiar with the feeling.
Gonzalito17
Banned
Used to love those Oscillates back in the day but they almost seem like Stan Smiths now, very outdated and obsolete.
) sorry for the big picture, only one I had. They really look so much better without the black laces. 
Gonzalito17
Banned
Orange laces - what a showboat )
Gonzalito17
Banned
Love those lime yellow whatever color it is Nike 2.3s also.
Bdarb
Hall of Fame
Rhino
Legend
SCRAP IRON
Professional
Air Oscillate
I just remembered the name of the Sampras shoe! I am telling you, this was the best tennis shoe I ever wore. I've purchased hundreds over the years.
I just remembered the name of the Sampras shoe! I am telling you, this was the best tennis shoe I ever wore. I've purchased hundreds over the years.
Bdarb
Hall of Fame
Hundreds??
Rhino
Legend
It is extremely hard to top this shoe:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kickpix/8759726616/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kickpix/8759726616/
Shaolin
G.O.A.T.
wish I got 10 of these (and 5 of all the other colorways) when they were still out...
long live the courtballistec 2.3!!!!
This exact colorway of the Oscillate
These are both awesome.
WhiteStripes
Semi-Pro
If you're talking about the Roddick Match Day Pumps, while those shoes were probably the most cushioned feeling shoe I've ever worn, they really did feel like bricks on your feet w/ a weight over 20 oz. Plus, they had no ventilation. Shame because the shoe was otherwise so darn soft and plush.
Rattler
Hall of Fame
In any color!
The barricades 2 were real nice too.
Lol, was cleaning out a closet and found a brand new pair of the black and red ones...gonna try them out on the court tomorrow,
Anyway my vote goes to the Nike LWP from 1995, and Sampras' Air Oscillate.
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
Yes, it is the Match Day Pumps and the cushioning I remember.
Bdarb
Hall of Fame
Funny all I remember was that they were really heavy! Haha roddick had them so I got them. Didn't care for them a ton tbh.
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
They were a ton.
aimr75
Hall of Fame
i still have 2 pairs of these. They do look great.. break in time though :shock:
Bdarb
Hall of Fame
what is the material like? rubber?
late 80s Nike crosstrainer worn by Wilander etc. Wish they still made these best shoe ever.
current: air max court ballistics.
I believe Nike recently released retros of this
SCRAP IRON
Professional
I will add an additional shoe that changed comfort and stability in Tennis play for good. In the early to mid 90s, Nike created the "Cage" sneaker that was unlike any before.
Gonzalito17
Banned
I know a Sampras nut who bought about 40 pairs of Oscillates. Pete sure seemed to love them, he wore the oscillates for about eight straight years, Nike never changed the base shoe just the colorways.
Gonzalito17
Banned
On the flipside, for worst shoe, anyone remember those Nike clown shoes from about ten years ago, I remember they were different colors, solid white, solid yellow, black but no players wore them, the looked ridiculous. One of Nike's worst creations. I never saw one player wear them, just a fitness coach of Kafelnikov. The yellow ones looked like clown shoes.
Rattler
Hall of Fame
Blake wore them
Gonzalito17
Banned
Yes I think they were the Courtposites Ronaldo (thanks). Blake wearing the black ones does ring a bell. Yes those Implosions were great shoes, loved the white ones with blue/ gray. Anyone have pics of the Courtposites? (which were a rare Nike failure)
hcb0804
Hall of Fame
I don't believe Blake ever did. Ginepri did at US Open when he was a rookie; I think he got blown out by Agassi in a night match.
Yes, this shoes have been worn by Ginepri at Us Open and Cincinnati, not by Blake nor by Agassi (for which she considered too hard in the upper)
Rhino
Legend
New favourite pair:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kickpix/10784276335/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kickpix/10784276335/
ChicagoJack
Hall of Fame
Barricade 2's. I'm really bummed they finally went out of production last year. I've been wearing them for the past 10 years or so.
Please you can post also TW Archivie Nike Winter 2002?
Thanks
