Pure Tennis Blog

By: Chase Pearson Why do I need to buy a separate pair of shoes for tennis? While it’s very tempting to play tennis in running shoes or inexpensive gym shoes, this is actually rather dangerous. Tennis shoes, or specifically court shoes, are designed for the abrupt, explosive start-and-stop lateral, medial, and diagonal movements that tennis requires. Running shoes aren’t designed to stop on a dime and instead will add to your momentum and propel you further in whatever directi …

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