Review on Exceptional Performance: Mad Rock Drone High Volume Climbing Shoe by Andrew Britton

First, I'm Brooks, 16 year old son. I wear a size 10 Vans shoe which fits perfectly so I went for a 9.5 after getting a size 10 Shark. The sharks were too big so I figured half size would be perfect. They were very tight at first, but after 5 weeks of climbing 3 days a week I could have gone for a size 9 (a whole size smaller than my road shoes). I climb v8/v9 indoors and v7/v8 outdoors so I need to use some technique when climbing and I think these shoes work just fine. The heel is amazing because it takes the shape of your heel. The rubber is very sticky and the shoe itself is quite stiff. The plaster on the finger sucks (I won't lie that it's bad). They put a pretty thin pretty hard rubber on the heel to toe and it slides off a lot but if you have strong fingers you might not be able to resist that much. I don't recommend climbing the slab in these shoes just because they are very sensitive and the tiny leg extensions dig into your toes. All in all a really good shoe (especially the price ;).