Strokemaker Star Spangled Swim Paddles

I am a masters swimmer who started swimming at age 5. I like these paddles because they are just basic paddles. No fancy shape or curves, etc. They are familiar to me since my experiences with paddles were mainly small pieces of plexiglass with holes drilled in them with surgical tubing for the fingers. That is pretty much what you get here except they are not plexiglass, but plastic. They are durable and last a long time. Just don't let your coach walk on them or they may crack! For what you get I think they seem a little over priced, however, when compared with other offerings out there. I use a small size (#1) because I don't want to over-stress my shoulders.