Yeah. The proof of the trail shoe is in the wearing of it on your own feet. Other hikers can give you reasonable info about how durable a shoe might be (although some durability problems are designed in and others are quality control problems), but FIT is much more important than durability. The only test for fit is by putting the shoe on and walking around. A great shoe for someone else could be a bad fit for your foot, and a bad fit is torture.