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I hope you have access to a pool or a swimming hole, do laps, laps,laps and more laps with these fins before the rescue corse, you will find muscles in your legs that you never knew you had.You hit on a very good point- settling in with them. I know what I hate about my current fins, and that is their lack of stiffness. Now if these Deep 6 fins end up being too stiff then I will have new options to explore. I'm so new to scuba that I am learning what I like as I go. You can read forum posts until the cows come home, but individual preferences and individual body mechanics are a huge part of why people like or hate certain products.
When I was freediving a quarter century ago, I loved stiff fins even though they took some getting used to. I expect that these Eddys will require an adjustment. But I truly hate how my current fins flop and fold when I kick hard- because what I want is speed at those times. I have a rescue diver course coming up soon and I'm going to have to tow an "incapacitated" diver I guess- and I want fins that cooperate. As I've told "the boss"- this isn't about what I want- this is about saving lives!!!!!
This pair of Eddys will also be my very first fin that is not full-foot. This is what I just used for my open water and advanced open water in Cancun:
Seac F100 Pro Diving Fins
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With or without thin athletic socks, these wore skin off my feet!! Fortunately I had packed plenty of waterproof bandages and could just cover up the hot spots. That's no way to live though!
The beauty of buying fins from Amazon and trying them is easy return since you can just drop them off.
You’ll find the Eddy FIN excels at frog kick and falls short in a flutter type kick for towing someone in the course, make sure you’re ready by doing laps, laps, laps
