US OPEN TENNIS

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You really want to protect your ankles from rolling and spraining when playing or practicing. These sports require a lot of lateral movement, sprinting, stop and go, lunging, and a lot of back and forth movement. Whether it is a mid shoe or low shoe, I really don’t believe it matters. Many people think you need a mid to high top shoe for more support. I don’t believe that. Even Basketball Superstar Kobe Bryant is wearing low-top shoes to play Pro Basketball. Support rather than height is paramount. For support reasons in racquetball, squash, tennis, pickleball, and badminton, a low-cut shoe can be just as good as a “mid” as “high-top” as these three features are the most important part of that shoe: Here are three things you can look for when you are choosing a good supportive shoe that will help prevent your ankle from rolling and causing bad injury: 1. How hard is the heel? If you can squeeze with one hand fairly easily and the top of the rear touches each other you may not have a s …