Pre Assembled Lawn Aerator Shoes with 4 Adjustable Straps | Ready to Use Premium Grass Aeration Sandals with Heavy Duty Metal Buckles & Secure Steel Spikes | 4th Strap, Extra Hardware & Instructions

With a lot of adjusting of straps, and cutting off excess that I kept stepping on, I got the shoes to work. I wore work boots that are a woman's size 6.5. The toe of my shoe was 2" short of the front of the aerator, unlike the photo which shows the shoe being a couple of inches in front of the aerators. This meant I had to move the front strap back a position, and of course my full weight wasn't on the front spikes. I'm 5'4" and weigh 120 lbs. As another reviewer noted, these shoes are designed for men. When I used them on my 1100 sf patch of lawn, it had rained the night before so the ground was relatively soft. Still, I had to rock my feet back and forth to get the spikes to go in fully. The sod is fairly thick so I'm not sure how much of the spikes actually penetrated the ground, and it was not exactly a "stroll" across the yard. The front of the aerators have to be lifted up a bit before moving forward to the next step or they won't budge and I almost fell over several times. Lifting up the front is more difficult when your foot is too small and can't provide the leverage to lift properly. This meant I had to move slowly (lift up then forward each step), a rather tedious process. I wouldn't recommend "stomping" as one reviewer said, as that could break a spike if it hit a rock.

Takes some getting used to, but quite effective at aerating my half acre lawn. I used hiking shoes with them. They are bigger than my feet, but work fine with larger shoes. The straps are snug, but if there is any problem pulling your foot out of the ground, sometimes smaller feet can pop out of or loosen the straps on the shoes. The spikes are durable and hose off easily. Just make sure they are dried well. My yard has lumps and bumps in it as well as many different varieties of grass that grows at different lengths in cool and warm weather. I also have many rocks underground in some areas from old landscaping. Be careful of these factors when walking in these. Uneven ground or surprises may pull a bad knee.What I found works best is to start slowly with feet shoulder width apart. I pull one knee straight up and down again as if I am walking in deep snow. Once I got the hang of it, it was safe and quicker. Frankly, it was pretty good exercise on my glutes and thigh muscles. So, serious gardening and exercise simultaneously for under 30 dollars. Not bad. I would suggest that your lawn be mowed prior and if you know of any rocks in areas, either clear them or avoid that area.

The shoes work just fine. They certainly require are quite a bit of work if you want to be thorough. I have about a half acre of grass to aerate, but it is spread out over and acre of space. I expected to be able to use these while doing something else, but since I use a riding mower, I have found myself mostly stomping around (good exercise!). The shoes do fit my 11-1/2 size shoes, and the straps hold well (besides the very first few steps for some reason), but you need to find a place to tuck the ends of the straps. I will be using an aerator that removes plugs soon, because I believe that my soil is compact enough that poking holes is not very effective at this point. Also, if the soil is loose, or the grass roots aren't deep, you will likely be taking up sections of the grass with your feet. Overall, they are what I expected for the product/technology/method.Update 9/9 - added a star after further use and realizing I didn't put much as much thought into the star rating as I had the review. JB Team also did a good job of following up and offering some tips for using the shoes.

Our lawn has been packed down and turning brown in spots, so I thought I'd try these. Well made aerator shoes, extra spikes and nuts. Good so far. I put them on and tried to walk across the lawn. My feet are too small. When I took a step on the lawn after a rain, the spikes went in fine. But I couldn't lift my foot out of the ground. I was stuck. Then I fell over. -- Even though I had a walking stick to keep me balanced. Not to worry, even though I'm 60+, I have good bones and, at 5'1", I didn't have far to fall. These must be a men's size 10 or 12, so the straps didn't hold them on my 6 1/2 sized feet.But all is not lost. I found if I take the shoes off, and get down on the ground on my knees, I could push the shoes/spikes into the ground with my two hands. I called out hubby to help and we got the front lawn pierced in a short time. So I'll keep these, but probably not use them on my feet."Why not get hubby to do it, you ask." Hubby's balance is not good because of health issues.

The quality of the green platform sole & spikes is EXCELLENT, but they could have installed better quality nylon straps. The straps come quite long, so I cut them to size before walking my lawn. By the time I was done walking the lawn, I hadn’t noticed that one of the straps had become so badly unraveled that it became unusable.On a positive note, the seller was very willing to help with my concerns. Email responses were rapid fire, & a new unit was sent to me in 2 days’ time. . . even though I only asked for a new strap. This unit and/or purchase would have warranted 5 instead of 4 stars if it were not for the strap quality issue.MY advice to the seller: Use a better quality strap for the shoes.MY advice to the buyer: IF you cut the straps to size, immediately cauterize the ends with a lighter before use.

I wear a woman's 6.5 shoe. I used these with my size 7 running shoes and had to carefully position my feet (heel all the way back) and tighten as tight as I could get the straps or I would walk out of them on the first step. My husband is a size 13 and although his toes hung over, he didn't have any trouble using them, but he did bend 2 spikes. They worked well in softer soil. I'm not sure how they would hold up in NC red clay. We came from an acre of grass and a pull-behind aerator, so walking our new 0.2 acre yard was a novel concept for us. It was by no means a time saver, but better than dealing with all of the equipment. The jury is still out on whether grass will sprout out of the nail-sized holes. Any day now!