Strengths: I`m a first time snowboarder and decided to take the time to invest in boots first. I tried on Burton rentals at the resort and they were like cement bricks on my feet, making it difficult to do toe-side turns. I also tried a few other brands like Burton, Ride, Morrow, and other ThirtyTwos. Not only is this STW boa so easy to put on, but it holds my heel down perfectly, without additional padding in the shoe. It was heat moldable so that probably helped. It`s also not a very heavy boot and that made walking around easy. Overall - it`s a great, comfy boot and after the third day of snowboarding lesson (2 days with this shoe) I have nothing bad to say about it.