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This is a question about which tennis shoes to buy. I have a £110 budget and I'd really like to buy a pair of top range tennis shoes. I play normally on hard courts or on astro and do sometimes play on clay. I need really light shoes that give my feet room to breathe and they must be flexible. What kind of shoes are good.

I've personally checked out the Adidas CC Feather III and it looks very nice but so does the CC Ultimate Edge. There's also the Nike Air Cage Breathes that Nadal has and Babolat also make nice shoes.

So anyone with a good knowledge, please help me pick a pair.
Also, if anyone knows ( its not a neccesary to answer this question) could theyb also say what kind of feet the tennis shoes fit. I mean, whether a certain kind of tennis shoe is better for fitting flat feet or arched feet. I'm only get one chance to buy these shoes ( VERY restricted budget)so i need to get it right.

N.B I am sixteen and i think my feet have stopped growing and I am a size 9

My shoe of choice are the Adidas Barricade II, which are light and fit like a glove. My only problem with them is their durability. I burn a hole in them within 6 months (playing about 5 times a week on hard courts). I've tried Babolat (version before the Propulse) shoes and the Barricade IV but the Barricade II are my favorite. I've gone through 4 pairs of them and plan on getting another one once my current ones are worn through. I also hear the Kswiss Glaciator and Ascendor are good, light shoes too. The Adidas Feather and the Nike Breathe look like good choices. Any of these shoes would work. You should go to tennis-warehouse and read some of the reviews to learn some more about any shoes you're considering. Good luck!

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Tennis Skills - How Understanding How You Learn Will Help You Improve Quicker

Tennis Skills - We all want to better them don't we?

Yes, even if your name is Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams or Rafa Nadal and you are used to playing at Wimbledon or the US Open, getting more tennis skills under your belt or just improving what you already have is high on every tennis players agenda.

But, how do you go about it?

Well sometimes it's not about your forehand or backhand and what practise methods you choose that counts.

Sometimes it's just about understanding the process of learning and improving that will prove most successful.

Not sure what I mean?

Well here is a story that should I am sure will help you.

I was talking to a group of tennis players a couple of weeks ago when I mentioned something I thought would help them all through the individual troughs they were experiencing at the time.

All I did was to explain the 4 stages of learning tennis skills - so here they are.

The four stages of motor skill acquisition are as follows:

Stage 1. Unskilled & Unconscious

Stage 2. Unskilled & Conscious

Stage 3. Skilled &, Conscious

Stage 4. Skilled & Unconscious

How does this all work then?

Well, as a beginner you find you struggle with skill execution as well as with understanding why your mistakes exist - This is Stage 1.

After a while, you understand/learn the proper execution, but cannot consistently repeat it - This is Stage 2.

Eventually, you can execute the skill with correct technique and with reasonable consistency, however it is consciously controlled which means a sacrifice in flow & fluidity - This is Stage 3.

Stage 4 is when you forget & don't think i.e. you master the skill and forget/don't use any technical instructions - you Just Do It (thanks to NIKE!)

I think it's really important to identify just where you are in the scheme of things, so you will have real expectations about how you should be expecting to play on a day by day basis.

The problem I find is that generally most players don't understand the 4 stage progression I just outlined and therefore have unrealistic expectations about their level of play and that only leads to FRUSTRATION & in many cases.....real ANGER!

The reason I was quick to talk to the group about it was purely down to the fact that someone sat me down to tell me about it many years ago.

The story is a very interesting and somewhat strange one, so I think I will save it for another day - if you are lucky.

But for now, sit down and try to work out where your tennis skills level is and see if your newly found understanding helps you in the way you approach your tennis game.

P.S. One last thing, don't forget, you will have different parts of your game at different stages so you will need to adjust for each of them accordingly.

Good Luck

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