Had and older pair of Lottos smooth outer surface and I struck the ball well with them, with these shoes, shoots are all over the place and lifting the ball is inconsistent. I am going back to my old shoes till I can get a pair of Diadora LT LX in to the country at a reasonable price. Also they offer little heel padding no arch support and I experience heel strike problems. Dissapointed as I spent top $ and expected more.