CT-Rich
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2 pair, Plana Avanti Quattro for diving wet and a SP knock-off of rockets for diving dry. I have a lime green pair of Quattro knock offs as emergency spares that were $5 at a tag sale.
how many pairs of fins do you own?
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Mares Quattro
I stopped wearing these when I started using Force Fins. The comfort of the foot pocket and effortless power were a game changer.
Force Fin Hockey Fin ( flickable,powerful, maneuverable, best FF for frog kicking)
Force Fin Pro (great fin for open water, very comfortable, non-tiring in distance, efficient)
Force Fin Excellerator (the best fin I have ever owned for diving off the beach, diving against strong current, maneuverability, and covering a lot of ground)
My wife and I have been on dives in very strong current in our Excellerators and been the only people not ticked off at the divemaster. It’s almost like a three stage fin. You have an adjustable whisker ( to direct water flow and change the performance). The blade has a flexible end, so you can putt along with no effort. If you kick it hard, you use the thicker spine, which has a lot of snap to it. I mainly flutter kick with them, occasionally frog kicking with them. You can easily dive out to spots quite far from the shore without using all your air or beating up your feet. I can’t overemphasize how much the foot pocket lets you lay down the power without abusing your feet. If you are mainly a frog kicker, the hockey fins are the best FF for it.
Mares Quattro
I stopped wearing these when I started using Force Fins. The comfort of the foot pocket and effortless power were a game changer.
Force Fin Hockey Fin ( flickable,powerful, maneuverable, best FF for frog kicking)
Force Fin Pro (great fin for open water, very comfortable, non-tiring in distance, efficient)
Force Fin Excellerator (the best fin I have ever owned for diving off the beach, diving against strong current, maneuverability, and covering a lot of ground)
My wife and I have been on dives in very strong current in our Excellerators and been the only people not ticked off at the divemaster. It’s almost like a three stage fin. You have an adjustable whisker ( to direct water flow and change the performance). The blade has a flexible end, so you can putt along with no effort. If you kick it hard, you use the thicker spine, which has a lot of snap to it. I mainly flutter kick with them, occasionally frog kicking with them. You can easily dive out to spots quite far from the shore without using all your air or beating up your feet. I can’t overemphasize how much the foot pocket lets you lay down the power without abusing your feet. If you are mainly a frog kicker, the hockey fins are the best FF for it.
I love the power plana's, the foot pocket is one of the best for my neanderthaler feet, but I detest the way the spring straps and bungee straps attach. I've had them come loose on me three times on about 100 dives with them when taking them off after a dive. Luckily I've not had them rip off yet.
That sounds tricky. It’s not fun worrying about losing your favorite gear in the surf. That happened to me once. My wife and I are huge fans of Force Fins. Some of them have a wraparound buckle fin pocket that I would imagine accommodates any foot size/ boot set up. I can’t speak to them personally, as all of our FFins have molded pockets, but we are extremely happy with them.
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Just got my first Force Fins thanks Bob Evans, that I will learn to love and thrash over summer, working out pixie shoe sizes and bungee straps and then I'll go buy some more and have Force Fins as my go to for the rest of my diving life
Because your foot must be free to work and not be squeezed into a fin like a Bratwurst.
Yum!
Just got my first Force Fins thanks Bob Evans, that I will learn to love and thrash over summer, working out pixie shoe sizes and bungee straps and then I'll go buy some more and have Force Fins as my go to for the rest of my diving life
Because your foot must be free to work and not be squeezed into a fin like a Bratwurst.
Yum!
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- # of dives
- 2500 - 4999
Couldn't help messing with them
Bungee for streamlining ha ha ha ha ha yeah right
and the pixie shoe grind for easier insertion and perfect fit
Nice!
Bungee for streamlining ha ha ha ha ha yeah right
and the pixie shoe grind for easier insertion and perfect fit
Nice!
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