........ I am sure that you can go backwards, do a frog kick etc in split fins....but as said before... it is very inefficient compared to a stiff fin. When you have the chance to use both, try it...Meng_Tze:
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And line is EVIL.....especially when it hugs you or just floats around looking for a place to rest....Bobby F:
H2Andy
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Meng_Tze:
yes it is... and it possesses your reel, making it break down within nanoseconds
of deployment, and all the line is streaming out everwhere, getting tangled on
stalagtites and/or stalagmites, your fins, your buddie's fins, and what not
not that i would...you know... have any first-hand experience with this or nothing
rockjock3:
Okay, but is everyone doing the same kick? And what kick is everyone doing? I've used both splits and full fins with various kicks. Yes, splits are more efficient when doing a flutter kick in no current water. Splits make finning easier and make you go faster. However, modify the kick and add current and the efficiency is lost. Borrow someone's full fins sometime, use them for a few dives with different kicks, then come back and post your thoughts on the differences. I'll bet you do feel a difference. :14:
H2Andy:
Don't forget the current that's pushing that line everywhere but where you want it to go...back on the reel...
Oh it wants to go back on your reel.........really it does! I likes to imitate a birds nest!!
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double80s
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Especially as you approach the exit at Devil's. The line almost reels it's self back on!
wb416
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double80s:
I've seen line attack in still water too... mostly on video... and unfortunately of the group I was in... I think we all ended up lassoed together....
Solitude Diver
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Have to agree with everyone.
You cant compare your swimming with buddies. Apples and oranges. You need to compare your own swimming to using splits vs. non.
I have both Scuba Pro splits, and jets. Although after JeffGs post, I may reconsider whether I ever use the splits again. eyebrow Splits are good for relaxed non-current diving, and they are more efficient (propulsion vs. effort). in that environment. They also reduce the likeliness to cramp for smaller people with smaller leg muscles.
Like other posts, I have also had the Devil Line
reach out and grab my splits inside a wreck, in low visibility. It was very tight in the area, and by the time I was untangled it was 0 visibility. I dont use them anymore.
I also, get tired a lot less now in high current swims, considering my twins and my size usually creating a lot of drag. The Jets are definitely better for propulsion in that environment.
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You cant compare your swimming with buddies. Apples and oranges. You need to compare your own swimming to using splits vs. non.
I have both Scuba Pro splits, and jets. Although after JeffGs post, I may reconsider whether I ever use the splits again. eyebrow Splits are good for relaxed non-current diving, and they are more efficient (propulsion vs. effort). in that environment. They also reduce the likeliness to cramp for smaller people with smaller leg muscles.
Like other posts, I have also had the Devil Line
reach out and grab my splits inside a wreck, in low visibility. It was very tight in the area, and by the time I was untangled it was 0 visibility. I dont use them anymore.I also, get tired a lot less now in high current swims, considering my twins and my size usually creating a lot of drag. The Jets are definitely better for propulsion in that environment.
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