Apollo Splits vs Force Fin for photography

[Nemrod]

Neither.

 

[happy-diver]

Manoeuvrability without excessive movement and the abilty to wedge yourself firmly somewhere with your fins!

Neither.

 

[Bob Evans]

I used the Jet fin for 20 years of photography.Bob Evans Photography Cheap and last forever,

and nice cramps. Might be a good choice.

 

[DanBMW]

It's simply technique that determines if you are close to the bottom and kick up silt. When I'm close to the bottom I do a raised frog kick and can reverse with any fin. I do think it's easier with a short stiff fin and like my jet fins style. I can do the same with my Force fins too.

 

[scubadada]

...Thus I'm doing some googling and Force Fins came up and then I saw the Excellerating Force Fin which seemed to be a thing I'm looking for...

I was curious too. Did not really have a chance to try them for all kicks. I'm still diving Dive Rite XTs. I own a pair of Pro Force Fins and gave them a good try back in the day. I have not dived them in a long time, perhaps I'll break them out one of these days.

Thread 'Excellerating Force Fins vs. Dive Rite XTs'

Aug 19, 2016

I have been trying to arrange to compare Excellerating Force Fins and Dive Rite XTs for quite a while. It turns out that a pair of Force Fins were available for loan in Boynton Beach from a fellow diver, Dan Volker. Unfortunately, I lost touch with Dan when he was banned from ScubaBoard. Fortunately, @TN Traveler helped me contact Dan to arrange the loan.

I have been diving Dive Rite XTs for somewhere around 5 years and am very familiar with their performance. I generally spend the majority of my time frog kicking but do some flutter kicking and use helicopter and back kicks when...

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