I hunt with my wife often. She has a tough time with all of the camo layers making it step to step. It's also tough for her coming down the tree and hitting the steps - especially in the dark. We loved running these sticks last fall. She never had an issue with the step distance, and she never had to peek over here shoulder to see if she was going to step on a step. You can't miss when there's one on each side ;) We'll definitely be running these bad boys this fall. Thanks Novix.