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i just ordered and received a pair of these from karatedepot.com; firstly, karatedepot.com is great; they processed my order quickly and shipped it the same day, and i received it within 3 days using the free shipping method.

these chucks, however, are not what i expected. basically what it is is a hollow plastic tube surrounded in foam connected by nylon. however, the plastic tube on one of the chucks came slightly bent from being shipped in what is essentially a padded envelope. furthermore, the tube is not cut very well, and the end of the tube is jagged, which i didnt notice before swinging them around for a little while. after perhaps 5 minutes of very light swinging, the nylon is already starting to fray. i expect this level of quality from the cheaper 5 dollar chucks, but i figured at 15 bucks a pair, they would be something a little more respectable.

these might be good if your kid wants to swing something around without hurting himself, but this would not be something i would train with. i might give these to my nephew as a toy if he wants them. (i would file down the ends first so he doesnt cut himself)

tl;dr version: karatedepot.com was good, but these chucks are not. i do not recommend these chucks.