I bought these as a stocking stuffer at Christmas for my husband who seems to be pretty picky with socks.  One of his main complaints about socks is the increased amount of elastic around the ankle area with a lot of types of socks.  These Adidas socks were well received and my husband actually asked for some more.  He said they feel great. Enough padding but they don't make his feet hot and the ankles elastic is fine because they hit low on the ankle.  I would recommend these socks highly.