Your skin essentially reflects what is going on inside of you, nothing on the surface would change the inside. But with these he is good. I rigged my own grab handles. Just slightly. Completely worth the price. my son is 11 . But, really, whats the alternative? I used a backpack for a while, which solves the weight distribution problem, but its way too hot and uncomfortable in the summer. Battery life is excellent and the pixel art options are endless and so much fun. I put a good quality milwaukee screwdriver on it which did not slip but neither would it budge. The balance is just wrong, all the sound goes to the right speaker, there is no way to change this with the USB external sound card and the garbage software Logitech sadles you with.