The Bolton Review: Pappa Got a New Pair of Shoes

So I've been playing tennis for over 25 years like I have mentioned previously. (Of course this make me want to kill myself but enough said on this for now) When I was younger shoes made no difference for me. I could play for hours and and hours if freaking flip flops and no ill effects. Well that shit is straight out the fucking window. I have had 5 knee surgeries. All sports related. Shoes are the corner stone of my game at this point. The older I get the more important they become. Racquets are fun to test drive and you can feel the difference between a good racquet and a great racquet but between the two is really hard to tell. Racquets hardly ever effect how you get out of bed for the next week though. Pamper your feet and they will take you far is what my grand-dad used to say (he was very pithy and loved those stupid kinds of puns; just annoying as hell when your 15; I'd shoot a nun to have just one more day with him and his silly jokes).

So here is the reviews for 5 different shoes.

1. I am a huge Adiddas fan. They just fit very well. And they wear lit no bodies business. The poster buy for these are the B49. If you can find these shoes buy them. As many in your size as you can find. You will wear out the padding before you can wear out the soles. I wore a pair for just over year. That's a minimum of 3 days of tennis per week. Ask anyone who is a hard court player a year of play like that is a ton. The problem is though fucking Adiddas stopped making these little gems. So my search began for a new replacement.

2. The K-Swiss Ultra Ascender is a pretty darn good shoe. It is fast ie: light. And they really hug you feet great. Problem- they wear out fast. I really look for at least 6 months out of a pair shoes. These guys are really good for only about 4. They started to have some serious sole separation after 2 1/2 months and were really gone at 4 months flat. I liked them a bunch though for comfort and speed. Just beware of longevity.

3. Adiddas barricade II- Too fucking narrow. I could not even get these laced with the tongue inside the shoe. They are really light. I mean just crazy light but, if you don't have at least C width feet don't even bother. I love Adiddas but not these Adiddas.

4. Didoras Rebound Ace- Please just shoot me in the foot next time and get it over with. I played exactly 1 game; not a set not a freaking match one game and, I was over it. I used to play in Didoras all of the time. NOT ANY MORE. These shoes were stiff and the arches were wrong and they fucked up my feet so bad I was still hurting more than a week later. Whoever designed these should be drug out into the street and beaten to death with a pair of these heave bastards. On a bright note they look pretty cool.

5. Prince T10-Yea baby!!! These are the poo. I mean it. They fit like a glove nice and snug.They are really fast. They have great outside of the foot support. They are reasonably light (only 1.5 ounces heaver than the K-Swiss). They look cool. The wear really good. My wife has been playing these for about 9 months and is just now looking for another pair. Go and buy them as soon as you can. They come in 3 different colors for men. And that many for the ladies too.