Ratcheting them onto the barbell or dumbbells is a pain, its hard to get them flush to the bar, you end up with a wider diameter bar to hold, and, bonus: for those of us with small wrists, any extra fabric or padding in the straps means they never get tight enough. =) But I got it so while my broken leg is healing I can do something new and boy was this a good move! Easy to use Update: I increased the star rating from 3 STAR to 4 STAR. Estoy muy descontenta con estos zapatos. Because I have danced so much, I have developed bunions and hammer toes with shoes. The DVD includes several extra features, among them a short making of featurette, a gag reel and a feature length commentary. Having said all that, it functions well. I can now use analog sticks in game! Typically when wearing shoes other than my shoes with the inserts from the Dr.