Never used them before, but could probably use a pair for snorkelling. They seem to come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, open heel, full foot, .... What's the go for a skinny young fella like me to get started? I have dive boots.
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Never used them before, but could probably use a pair for snorkelling. They seem to come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, open heel, full foot, .... What's the go for a skinny young fella like me to get started? I have dive boots.
If its for snokelling only get a pair of freedive fins, big long ones. They are awesome, go full foot not adjustable strap.Quote:
Originally Posted by gadgetman
Also fins are like boots some fit better than others
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What are long fins like for effort compared to short? Got one very gammy leg.
Long find take a bit of use to get used to, comfortable with. Don’t get to stiff a blades straight up.
Others may have different opinions.
Thats the beauty of fins....the non-gammy leg can do more work to compensate....And I agree with the full foot. What size hoof do you have, I have a pair spare here you could try if that helps. I will be needing them back but they are not in use currently...Quote:
Originally Posted by gadgetman
UK9/US10/EU43/280mm (I refuse to use dressmakers measurements)Quote:
Originally Posted by timattalon
I won't need too much thrust. There isn't much of a profile to push through the wet stuff. :XD:
I like the adjustable ones as I have to walk over sharp rocks a lot of the time, I use heavy soled booties with them. My mate has the long full foot fins he said they are good In deeper water, but a pain in shallow water. Definitely don't get stiff ones as said above
For snorkelling and freediving, full foot fins are good. If it's just snorkelling and duck diving, you don't need long fins. If you want to do a bit more freediving, or swim against strong currents, long fins are the way to go. Either way, you need neoprene socks to stop your feet rubbing. Obviously, the fins need to fit over the neoprene sock. If I'm shore diving, I wear Crocs down to the water, attach them to my float once in the water and put my fins on.
I wear open foot fins and booties for SCUBA and they are great, but it's a different finning style.
Fins like a lot of things are personal. Unfortunately, you won't really know what you like until you get started.
Having said all that, any fin will be better than no fin, so don't stress it too much if it's just for a bit of casual snorkelling.
The whole point of them is to reduce effort for the same propulsion. Go for a soft blade to look after your gammy legQuote:
Originally Posted by gadgetman
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The long freedive blades can be put into numerous different makes of foot pockets, and come in different stiffness.
The general rule of thumb is the stiffer the blade, the more effort it takes to make it operate correctly. If you are built like a racing sardine, then a softer blade will work, and this will also mean the gammy leg won't suffer.
I'd spend some time sorting your neoprene dive socks, and getting a pair of foot pockets that are comfortable. Use the differing dive sock thicknesses to fine tune the fit of the foot pocket. Too tight a fit, and your feet will cramp. Too loose, and the fins will fall off in the water.
I'm 5'10, over 90kg, and with a pair of soft blades can happily dive to 30M, and swim against the current for longer than all of the people I dive with, who are using much stiffer blades. Don't listen to those that say you need harder blades to dive efficiently.
PM me if you decide to go that way. I have some blades I can send down your way for cheap.
If for any reason you're not using dive boots most fins I found rubbed the top of my feet a lot so a pair of basic sport socks fixed that
Crocs, have you no shame? I'd prefer to walk down in booties, but the crocs are probably a bit more practical and disposable. I'll just wear a name badge with someone else's name on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by MB
They probably wont get a great deal of use, maybe a couple of times a year, but you never know. I'm at home in the water and at the moment water is more doable than terra firma.
I'm 1.81m (5'11") and under 70kg and hoping a dive belt will squash some of the air out the abdominal area of the wetsuit. I used to swim about 95m underwater at the pool, just short of 2 lengths of the olympic sized pool, with bare feet and little swim goggles on one breath. Probably lucky to get 20m at the moment.Quote:
Originally Posted by quentin
Thanks for the info guys, I'm forming a picture.
What you think @mimms2? Mono?Quote:
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Make up your bloody mind man.Quote:
Originally Posted by gadgetman
They're not for my head Rushy, they go on the feet. Sheesh!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rushy
These any good for a punt? Might need to get someone to pick them up. Bro lives in Mot.
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Ohh ohh I cant resist @Pengy may be able to give good reccomendations on flipper size. I know when they are too big they make motobike riding some what difficult :D :D
Doesn't seem like too bad a deal.Quote:
Originally Posted by gadgetman
Does he poke them into the spokes to make an engine sound when he coasts down the hill?Quote:
Originally Posted by mikee
Rumor has it you are quite correct however on at least on occaision he poked them in a little too far and the wheels suddenly stopped turning. The flightless Mr Pengy got to experience actual flight for a short time and unfortunately messed up the landing :DQuote:
Originally Posted by gadgetman
Thankfully for our fine feathered friend there is no one who would spread such rumours.Quote:
Originally Posted by mikee
Don’t Penguins land on their bellies Mikee?Quote:
Originally Posted by mikee
If you have the time.I'll spin you a rhyme about the time of @Pengy great fail ..now was it a dare or that single beer that made pengy want to travel? So with a single great stride off on his dirtbike he did ride. Now out on his travel pengy encounted some gravel and with a squark and flutter ended up in the gutter feeling terribly sore. Now his wing is in a sling and he's suffering..and the bike is up for sale and that folks is the end of my tale
ohh i am resisting so much temptation to reply on that comment right now :PQuote:
Originally Posted by gadgetman
Give in to the dark side, .... A laugh is always good.Quote:
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