one of the most comfortable shoes once broken, the best shoe for a beginner. Size according to the box instructions it worked perfectly, and i have had mine for over two years and about to go for a second resole.....wash them in the machine or soakem in salt water though if your feet sweet alot as they will turn red.....also if you size them right they wont slip on heal hooks i have had them in the roughest of georgia humidity and feet sweat terrible and can still rock the roofs like, like, ......someone better than me!