However, the foot (side to side, front to back) portion is perfect. The biggest downside are the reserved buttons, but then again, a lot of games dont recognize buttons assigned past Mouse 5. ) Such is Amazon I guess. These are $20 shoes made for the water. And, the only reason they are now getting replaced is because I took them all over the country in crappy day bags, would pull them out from under all the things that live in my bag, and the only wear and tear? The foam. They were cheap, so there you go. The shoes are comfortable, provide arch support and are cute. Walking early in the morning I am constantly walking around sprinklers and puddles and getting them dirty. The locking mechanism appears to be solid and should be adequately resistant to being forced or picked. They were comfortable and did not hurt anywhere.