I bought these strictly for drumming as they're extremely thin and flexible and give me good feel on my pedals. Next best thing to playing in socks or barefoot. They do run a tad small but they stretch, and in my opinion these particular shoes are meant to be worn snuggly, but if you don't like that order them a half size bigger than you normally wear. I initially bought these in a size 10 because other reviews said to buy a size bigger than you normally wear, but they were too big. I'm a 9 and I have two pair, 9 and 9 1/2, and both pair are comfortable. Also be advised that these have no arch support plus they're very thin soled, so I wouldn't wear them on a day where there is a lot of walking involved on hard surfaces. And they are most definitely a summer time shoe and extremely well ventilated. I wore them on fairly cool night once and my feet froze, but you can't beat em on a hot summer day!