Quote Originally Posted by Celeste1013 View Post
Shimano - one side of the pedal contains the clip and the other side is flat.
Have you tried to adjust the tension of then? Right out of the box, the tension will likely be set pretty hight, but they can be adjusted so as to make it easier to get out of them. Did you get them at a bike shop? If so, run the bike into the shop and have them adjust them.

Now, getting better at clipping in might just take some more practice.