The L-Tek pads are probably the best bang for you buck right now, but can be expensive due to the shipping coming from Poland (I assume you're in the US). I just ordered mine and it came out to about $375 and that included shipping. If you're not planning on taking it too seriously for the time being and just want to have some fun any soft pad should probably be fine. I used This pad for a while and it worked just fine when I was just getting back into it. after you used that for a while, and if you're a little bit handy, you could always mod that soft pad onto a piece of wood for something more sturdy. This mod seems like it would be worth it to do.