cbrunberg:
I was a jet fin guy years ago. You know young, strong, full of beans. But now, old, slow, methodical...well not that bad. I bought some Mares Planta Avanti thinking I'm still strong enough to kick a big blade BUT! When in the pool the truth came out. I tried a pair of Volos and muscles that were giving me problems felt better with the expensive Volos. Then I was told to try the Bio splits. None were available to try so I'm asking you guys.
Carl
I dive with BioFins. However when I went dry I purchased a pair of Avanti's as well. Unfortunately I changed boots, and they ended up being too big, but on the few dives I did with them, I really did not care for them all that much.
My buddy and I were both diving dry, but he also brought his Volo Power fins, and as his feet were bigger than mine, and I was saying that my feet were slipping around in my Avanit's, he let me use his Volo Powers on the last two dives we did.
I like them a LOT better than the Avainti's (however partially because the mares felt like clown feet with the too big size), but no where near as much as my bioFins.
The only downside of the BioFins is that they are expensive, and very hard to find used. However I did manage to find a pair of larges used on Ebay. So now I use Mediums for warm water, and Larges for dry.
I've tried a lot of different fins (mostly in pools), and I've not found anything I like as much as the Apollo's. There is a very good reason that for the past several years, they continue to rate as the #1 fin in Rondales ScubaDiving review. Some will poopooh those results, but read the testing procedures and decide for yourself.
They are also VERY comfortable with the soft rubber foot pocket. I have spring straps, and like those very much as well.
