Ok, now keep in mind I only paid $44 for my pair and they have been $60 or more everywhere else I've ever seen them. CS makes a pair just like them (pro style, exactly the same) for a few dollars less. It would be worth it to check them out for you probably.
And yeah, only wear them when you're sparring otherwise you might look dumb. Even sparring I sometimes don't wear them cuz I'm the only one who has shin guards. My sparring partners are happier when I wear them though.
