Any quick entry binding is going to be a major advance over traditional bindings on a short hill. I moved to quick entry because my local was a short hill (100-200 ft vertical) and it made a huge difference.

Well I have a cheaper pair of Nidecker bindings at the moment and not entirely happy with them (ride great but frequently very hard to unbuckle)

The Clew’s were roughly the same price so when they arrive I’ll see how the stack up, will keep the Nidecker’s in reserve either way, no reason I can’t switch back to them when the runs are longer (aiming for Xinjiang over Christmas)

Don’t fancy the Burton’s as I’m super happy with my current boots (I have short but fat hobbit feet so even with wide boots finding ones that fit well is a mission)

In summary kind of hoping that for USD$200 they’ll do what I want!

I've only held them, but not ridden in them; but talking to other people, and looking at them and how they're supposed to work, I think they're overengineered and clunky. Step in bindings are a good idea for short slopes, and well, can't fault you for wanting to save money. Hell, you might even like them.

Personally, I'd rather stick to regular bindings, or if I'm going step in, I'd go with Burton or Nidecker. Flow, too, if you like the feel of those. I just think the Clews are an unnecessary implementation of the concept.

Edit: Also, they're doing the Dope approach of getting Instagram "influencers" to use them, and I just dislike that for snowboarding gear. I was talking to Malcolm Moore a couple of months ago, and he said they approached him to partner with him, but it was kinda all about the branding, and not about the riding.