Ah yes the Power Vest. Well I love that thing!. 3 seasons ago got it as I was dealing with chronic low back pain and it was great and yes at first it was hard to deal with the clincher type gloves and also the deep water starts were hard to get use to. So after 3 years I can say its the best 500 bucks I have spent on skiing!. and another thing nobody talks about is in that time I have yet to get a blister and I ski in AZ where the summer water temp are in the 90s so not kind to the hands, I am 44 years old and in the past year I have spent a lot of time working out, crossfit and weight training so my core strength is the best its ever been I really could go without the power vest but I love it and wont ski without it again.