i have read great things about these shoes but experienced none of them. they are so uncomfortable that even if they are great for edging and condense power to the toe, i am unable to accomplish these things because my feet are in so much pain. it doesn't even have to do with the size. maybe mine are defective but the peice over the big toe curves actually inward so that everytime i take them off i have an indent on my toe knuckle almost half a centimeter deep, ok maybe that's exaggerated but still a really deep purple colored indentation. i keep wearing the shoes hoping that they'll break in or something, but nope. they are designed well for performance, but i can't utilize that cause they hurt sooo damn much.