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Looking back to around 2000 at Laddie Handleman's home with all the Force Fin Patents (yes Split Fin Patent). Considering each Patent costs around $30,000 to receive Susanne and I could have purchased a nice home in Hawaii. My Patents did protect us when the big rip-off took place. One day we will share our story. Till then we survived another hit at Force Fin in sales dropping to low levels never seen before. We keep hearing the economy is great, but I am not too sure about that. Discount for Scubabaord members is 15% at BETTERWET. Thank you and God Bless America. Proud to be one of our country's great designers
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I took a second look when EdiDiver sent us his Extra Force images. Hello Epidiver - Force Fins | Worlds Finest Fins for Swimming, Diving, Bellyboating When you see how the massive blade bends back. I thought of Burt Rutan and his rocket ship tails.. Flipping back like this allows a controlled drop. Professor Harry Wirth saw three American designersthumbnail_IMG_0539-angle.jpgRutan_Image_2-4131973225.jpghttps://forcefin.com/bob-evans-erik-buell-burt-rutan/ who visualize the same way. The snapback for Force Fin Extra is power-generating. Notice the Vortex bumps, a first for its
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I love my FF Pros I bought last year. A great investment. Thanks, Bob.
 
The Foil OPS could be changed to control performance by rotating each Foil Blade. It was the next step after the Foil Force Fin (the World's first Split Fin, coined the name!)Foil Force Fin - Force Fins | Worlds Finest Fins for Swimming, Diving, Bellyboating What was cool was the way I could move the Foils for Frog Kicking. Did not have to twist my legs. Just a push outwards and back again did the job. Have a set up for sale on Ebay.
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Edidiver just purchased a one-of-a-kind Force Fin from eBay. Yesterday I realized he will be the first customer for this pair. This Patented design with an Adjustable foot pocket just never made it into the marketplace
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, Have production molds, and if he likes then who knows? Maybe put some into production. The ribbing on the back side really gives the extra kick action. Modeled after the EXCELLERATING FORCE FIN - Force Fins | Worlds Finest Fins for Swimming, Diving, Bellyboating
 
I noticed the Beaver Force Fin today while looking for something else. What an exciting find! However, it was pulled from production years ago to narrow our actual sales, the Original Force Fin Designs. Now, with all our problems with manufacturing here in America, we will again scale back. So the Flying Force fin, Extra Force, Eccelerating, and Hockey will be produced in limited amounts—all great fins. We aim to focus on our main line and keep the door open during these difficult times. It's never over till the Fat Lady sings, and I am tone-deaf from years of diving; God Bless America.
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I was cleaning up files when I found this piece of paper with no date. But it had to be from a long time ago. A. shows with lines/arrows water flowing off to the sides. Discovered at point water travels 180 degrees from the direction of travel. B. looking at wing Vortex Generators C. Arrows showing water distribution off to the sides. This does not happen with the Original Force Fin design. But as I created longer blade designs, this fact of water running off to the sides was an
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