text: Sketchers shoes, like many brands made abroad, are hit or miss with their sizing.  I wear 8.5 and even in stores find same shoe and size fit differently. In general, I have found Sketcher's can run a quarter to half size small, thus take lots of breaking in. I have tried going half size larger, but foot seems to swim in the show.  I have used several models of Sketcher street shoes with gripping soles as my golf shoe of choice for 15 years. Discovering these specialty golf shoes at almost half the price in local golf stores, I took the chance and violated my long standing rule of never buying shoes online and unfitted. They remain tight, especially in the vamp and uppers. Toe space is adequate and length is good, but like other Sketchers, they run smaller than actual sizing, requiring extra toil and discomfort to break in. The quality of shoe seems solid, with minimal exposed stitching. If the soles wear out, as others have complained, will use for yard work. Wish they had a heal strap or bit higher heal collar, but they are good looking shoe. Advise ordering half size large than you may be used to.