Sliding on hard courts...

[Bjorn99]

Its just becoming more commonplace. I suspect certain pros, intelligently, are working with their shoe companies and customizing the outside edges of their shoes, like a ski,or a skate and polishing the rubber, so that the slide is easier and less likely to result in an injury.

Where can i get me a pair?

 

[Commando Tennis Shorts]

We amateurs should never slide on hardcourts. I'm not even sure the pros should do it.

 

[darthpwner]

A lot of them grow up on clay, think Monfils, and rely on quickness to win. If you are out of reach, then sliding really helps to speed you up.

 

[Bud]

Its just becoming more commonplace. I suspect certain pros, intelligently, are working with their shoe companies and customizing the outside edges of their shoes, like a ski,or a skate and polishing the rubber, so that the slide is easier and less likely to result in an injury.

Where can i get me a pair?

We amateurs should never slide on hardcourts. I'm not even sure the pros should do it.

I cringe when I see pros sliding on HC as if it was clay :-? HC is already hard enough on the body playing normally.

I've not heard of special HC sliding shoes, although it's probably not a bad idea since sliding on HC has become fairly common. You'd sacrifice a bit of traction but would probably save joints, knees and ankles in the long run.

Perhaps, they could even create shoes where the outer 1/2" or so it conducive to HC sliding. Everytime they show replays with some killer slides, the pro is on the outer edge of the shoe (probably to avoid rolling their ankle).

 

[Bjorn99]

I cringe when I see pros sliding on HC as if it was clay :-? HC is already hard enough on the body playing normally.

I've not heard of special HC sliding shoes, although it's probably not a bad idea since sliding on HC has become fairly common. You'd sacrifice a bit of traction but would probably save joints, knees and ankles in the long run.

Perhaps, they could even create shoes where the outer 1/2" or so it conducive to HC sliding. Everytime they show replays with some killer slides, the pro is on the outer edge of the shoe (probably to avoid rolling their ankle).[/QUOTE


That is what I was saying. The outer edge is polished, allowing all this sliding. Hard courts are great for a perfect bounce, but ******** in what it does to the body. Its time someone figured that out, or the shoes were altered. Cause hard courts = torched body.