Tennis Shoes vs Indoor Court Shoes – Why You Shouldn't Swap Them
Tennis shoes or indoor court shoes?
Many players buy one pair and use it for every sport, but every court is different, and the wrong shoe hurts your performance and raises the risk of injury.
Tennis shoes
Built for hard and clay courts. The outsole is tougher to withstand abrasion, with strong lateral support for sliding along the baseline. See our tennis shoes such as GEL-RESOLUTION 9 and GAME FF.
Indoor court shoes
Built for wooden and sports-hall floors in squash, badminton, volleyball and handball. The gum-rubber outsole grips smooth floors without marking them, and the shoe is lighter for movement and jumping. See our indoor shoes such as UPCOURT 6 and GEL-ROCKET 11.
Why not swap them?
- Tennis outsoles get slippery indoors and can mark the floor.
- Indoor outsoles wear out very quickly on hard courts.
- Support is placed differently: tennis for lateral slides, indoor for jumps and quick changes of direction.
And padel?
Padel needs its own outsole for artificial grass. Read our padel shoe guide.