About this episode
Today I chat with Zack Thomas, known as The Foot Doctor. I came across his YouTube channel in 2021 and I've been a big fan since. He uses his medical background to help give more information about each shoe and how it can affect your foot. I love the way he slices open the shoes to show you want is inside them. We chat about all of this, including what makes a cheap shoe cheap and an expensive shoe expensive. We touch on Federer, Nadal's foot injury, common tennis injuries and more. If you enjoy it please share it with your tennis community :) Main topics 2:15 About Zack 3:20 Tearing up shoes 5:05 What’s a good shoe for your foot? 7:23 The Difference between cheap and more expensive shoes? 10:04 Zack’s goto shoes 11:02 People wear the wrong shoes 16:00 Federer and Nadal wearing the same shoes for years 17:19 Federer's new ON shoes versus his Vapor’s 19:52 Common foot injuries for tennis players 22:05 Best shoe for heel pain, Achilles tendinitis and plantar fasciitis 23:55 Shoes for young tennis players 27:15 No new tech in tennis shoes 28:10 Correct shoe for each sport 29:27 Rafa’s foot injury Find us on Social Media: Instagram: Instagram.com/FunctionalTennisPodcast YouTube: Functional Tennis Podcast Twitter: twitter.com/functennis Website: www.FunctionalTennis.com Facebook: Facebook.com/FunctionalTennisOfficial Have you seen the Functional Tennis Saber? Check it out here and don't miss the video of Stan Wawrinka crushing the ball Find us on Social Media: Instagram: Instagram.com/FunctionalTennis YouTube: Functional Tennis Podcast Twitter: twitter.com/functennis Website: www.FunctionalTennis.com