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I am thinking about purchasing a pair of oversize Oceanic Caribe or Aeris Velocity full foot fins, but wear them with neoprene boots (3 mil). Both of these fins seem to review well, and are lighter, faster, and more manouverable than their adjustable counterparts.....in addition to the fact that they are a lot more affordable.
The only info I could find on the subject was a scubadiving mag review...
"We tried an experiment. Two testers wore booties inside two models of full-foots and made several speed runs. They had to use slightly larger sizes to accommodate the booties, but the fins seemed to be otherwise identical to the smaller sizes they had worn without booties earlier. In particular, the blade sizes looked the same.
The result? The speeds were virtually the same with booties and without, for both testers and both pairs of fins. Wearing booties inside the fins seemed to make no difference.
This suggests that eliminating the mushy booties is not the real reason for the full-foot advantage. Their light weight and the fact that they cup the heel are probably more important."
Any thoughts?
The only info I could find on the subject was a scubadiving mag review...
"We tried an experiment. Two testers wore booties inside two models of full-foots and made several speed runs. They had to use slightly larger sizes to accommodate the booties, but the fins seemed to be otherwise identical to the smaller sizes they had worn without booties earlier. In particular, the blade sizes looked the same.
The result? The speeds were virtually the same with booties and without, for both testers and both pairs of fins. Wearing booties inside the fins seemed to make no difference.
This suggests that eliminating the mushy booties is not the real reason for the full-foot advantage. Their light weight and the fact that they cup the heel are probably more important."
Any thoughts?