Squash versus tennis shoes

The decision to wear either Squash or tennis shoes when playing squash, is a decision that many Squash players struggle to make. If you want a pair of shoes for all of your indoor sports activities, then, I can see that  tennis shoes are definitely a tempting choice. However, squash etiquette indicates the use of proper squash footwear.
The rules of squash dictate that all players must wear a pair of clean, non-scuffing squash shoes on the court. This suggests that the shoes that you want to wear when you play, are not the same shoes that you wore on your way to play, I.e. In the car, or if you walked. Outside shoes will obviously track dirt onto the playing area. When the squash court is dirty, it can make the surface very slippery, which will lead to the players injuring themselves.
Tennis shoes are not recommended for playing squash. Cross-trainers are not suitable for playing squash either, nor are basketball shoes. Running shoes are also a poor choice for the serious squash player. This is because they all leave marks, black-soled shoes are not appropriate to wear when playing squash for this reason too.
The outer soles of most indoor court shoes and squash shoes are made out of gum rubber. Gum rubber is generally sandy or light beige in colour. This is the first thing you should be looking for when selecting quality squash shoes. If the shoes you are considering have gum rubber on the outer part of the soles, they are designed for indoor sport courts and should suit the squash player perfectly.
That said, the best sort of she for Squash players to use are actual Squash shoes!,