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EDIT (7/24/2024) – After speaking with the vendor, I’m adding a star b/c they were extremely responsive and helpful and more than willing to do whatever they could to make it a ‘excellent product’. I was able to adjust things a little and add some more padding and it fits quite well now.The main thing a pad needs to do is buffer strikes. To do that, it needs to have adequate padding, has to be able to be held our mounted with stability. If it accomplishes those two things, it still needs to be durable b/c the main use of Pads is repetitive striking.Padding wise, they’re good – 8 out of 10. That’s arguably the most important thing. But the bag and pads don’t fit well. The bag is probably 5 or 6 inches longer than the pads that fill it. I’ve tried playing with it every way I can but it’s just a lot longer. That said, having left over material on the top isn’t the end of the world, it looks off but doesn’t really impact functionality in any real way.The handles are ok, sufficient for light strikes. If you’re trying to hold this with someone that can put power behind their strikes, it’s very awkward. The material and stitching is decent but not great and if you’ve ever held pads for someone, you know you want to be able to get a very solid grip and be comfortable the handles will hold. The side handles are a little small but work but are not easy to get your hands into and don’t feel that sturdy. The ones on the back are very sturdy but the placement feels off, I think it’s related to the overall length issue. You can’t really adjust it and it feels like the issue of the length may be part of the problem. All that said though you can work around it. So on this item I’d give it a 6 out of 10 stars.I’ve used this for practice totally about 6 hours so far and wear wise, it seems to be doing quite good. I have no doubt it’ll last a while so in terms of durability, it’s at least an 8 out of 10.This could easily be a real 5 star product, and you get your money’s worth out of it. There are a lot of little smaller issues like the size (See picture) that really detract from an otherwise great product. As I say that, note I still use it and plan on using it. They’re annoyances but definitely not deal breakers.