The goal at Thinees is to provide a near barefoot skating experience, without the drawbacks of actually skating in your bare feet. Our socks are engineered to be ultra thin, provide a comfortable four-way stretch, and wick away moisture. This helps provide a comfortable, dry skating experience while preventing bacteria build up in your skates, which causes skate odor and skate rot. You’ll see many skaters choose to go barefoot in their skates since they believe they have more feel and more control over their stride. The downside to this approach is you’re feet get wet and uncomfortable, which can hinder your performance. With Thinees, our goal is to give you the best of both worlds: the near-barefoot experience for enhanced feel and control in your skates; and and a dry, comfortable foot 4 way stretch, kills odor, moisture wicking, seamless toe and heel After many years of development put into our socks, Thinees has become the ultimate skating sock and the champion of moisture control. Try for yourself today! "Once you go Thinee, you never go back!" MF.