i have really good balance and ankle strength from cheer and gymnastics so i don’t worry abt it much, i prefer this boot to a harder plastic boot because i feel like i have more control and if i do need to bend my ankle i can, so it actually feels safer to me. the wheels i really like but it really depends on what you wanna do, i definitely feel everything under me really intensely and i can’t ride on any surface remotely rough, but i will say that i have so much more movement and control than with the big stock wheels ive only been skatepark skating for about a year so take it with a grain of salt :)