Nubby,
I can tell you about big foots cause I got a couple dozen of them, as for the judges I can’t speak for them. I know as for the big foots, a guy spends a lot of time pissing around with the feet cause they are in a couple peices. I just bought some of the greenhead gear full’s last weekend. They look twice as good (plus flocked heads) and have a better foot system in my opinion. I’ll give a full report on the way they hold up after a good few weeks of use, but I’ve had them out once so far and they’ve done the job. And you’re right, buy what you think will work the best, because all of them are going to cost you….might as well get ones that will last which sometimes means spending a little extra money upfront.