Michael K said:

I get tearing along this structure. But in the shoes defence I play anywhere up to 12-15 hours a week in them so I get value for money. I am not a big fan of the 101 as I find the heal slightly too high, I much prefer a thin sole. Found the shb 91 to be perfect but couldn’t get them locally anymore (worn out all the pairs I could find). I recently switched to Victor 9500 and find them great. As I always tell people the one area you should spent as much as possible is on shoes they are the most important part of sports gear. Haven’t gotten a chance to try the shb 200 yet but I am sure someone here has.

I just switched from playing with the Victor 9500 (I broke them ) to the shb 101 and have found the Yonex shoes to be a vast improvement, for the exact reason you don’t like them. The improved cushioning makes me come off the court feeling better less achey. I’m also less scared to lunge forward. The Victors were simply too thin and I was bruising my feet a lot, possibly due to poor lunge technique which I’m working on.

When I tried on the SHB 200 at the All England championships they felt a little too high, but for people looking for a lot of cushioning and a wide fit they would be ideal.

I agree with you on the get the best shoes possible, but would like to add, the best shoes for your feet, this may not necessarily be the most expensive.