I bought these shoes when I was just a mere noob to the climbing world. I had a great deal with the place I worked and bought the Barracuda (loved em') and the Venom at the same time to replace my recently blown out Katanas. The Katana was my first real shoe, aside from some too-big kicked down 5.10's. I must say that I loved having the barracuda, but at my young climbing age I could fully understand the potential of the venom. This is an incredibly sensitive shoe, it really shines in all aspects of overhung climbing due to this, but is not a good choice for a beginning shoe. If you find them for a deal, buy them, however you should take my advice and stash them away so you don't blow them out before realizing what an amazing shoe they really are.
If you are looking for a performance slipper, that is both sensitive and accurate you will love these kicks. The shoe is built very narrow, I have a narrow foot with a high arch, and I've found people with a wider foot can't wear them comfortably... ever. The narrow toe really chews up small overhung pockets and the toe rubber is amazingly sensitive (but not as durable as I'd like, a worthy exchange as long as you're not hooking razor-crimps). I love this shoe now that I'm climbing more high-grade boulder problems and sport lines (these are amazing inside too), but don't be like me (noob, getting pwned by V3) and re-sole them twice before seeing their true potential.