galvanni
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I've posted elsewhere about getting new fins because I want hard sole boots (that was the topic) for shore diving and my current (and first and only) pair of Aeris first generation Velocity fins "just" fit with my normal thin sole tropical booties - although the fit is dang near perfect. So I would definitely need a new set of fins to go to a hard sole.
So I'm looking for a new fin and never went down the road of split fins as far as investigating it. That's not the topic of this question. I would like to find some suggestions on non-split rigid fins that (and here's the kicker - no pun intended) are not as hard (relatively) on my knees and ankles.
I'm in excellent shape but two bad accidents caused a lot of damage to the knee and ankle on my left leg. One dive, two dives - and even three and I'm Ok but with some decent pain. I especially noticed this when I did the tired diver tow. I'm 5'8" 147 he was probably 6'4" in the 220-230 range. It bit me good then - I just cringed and towed him all the way back to the dock from the helicopter at Dutch. In all fairness this was after a very minor strain a few days before - one of those "ouch - that was weird" type of things that gives you some pain for a day or too but nothing horrible. But it's a recurring theme. My knee is very loose so one awkward motion while doing something like running or dodging and not paying attention and it's loose enough to move the knee to an extreme very easily and stretch what ligaments are still intact.
I'm not sure I can do 3 per day for a week straight without running into problems. The main problem is in my knee and not so much the ankle - the area around the ligaments start to hurt quite bad - not intolerable, but I have a very high tolerance for pain (have had several compound fractures). The ankle not as bad and any pain that happens there doesn't seem to carry over to the next dive unless I'm really forcing something.
So - looking for a suggestion on rigid fins that are relatively easier on you than others in that category. I'm using this to make a decision - I already know that splits would probably benefit me well here - but I'm looking at both options fairly.
So I'm looking for a new fin and never went down the road of split fins as far as investigating it. That's not the topic of this question. I would like to find some suggestions on non-split rigid fins that (and here's the kicker - no pun intended) are not as hard (relatively) on my knees and ankles.
I'm in excellent shape but two bad accidents caused a lot of damage to the knee and ankle on my left leg. One dive, two dives - and even three and I'm Ok but with some decent pain. I especially noticed this when I did the tired diver tow. I'm 5'8" 147 he was probably 6'4" in the 220-230 range. It bit me good then - I just cringed and towed him all the way back to the dock from the helicopter at Dutch. In all fairness this was after a very minor strain a few days before - one of those "ouch - that was weird" type of things that gives you some pain for a day or too but nothing horrible. But it's a recurring theme. My knee is very loose so one awkward motion while doing something like running or dodging and not paying attention and it's loose enough to move the knee to an extreme very easily and stretch what ligaments are still intact.
I'm not sure I can do 3 per day for a week straight without running into problems. The main problem is in my knee and not so much the ankle - the area around the ligaments start to hurt quite bad - not intolerable, but I have a very high tolerance for pain (have had several compound fractures). The ankle not as bad and any pain that happens there doesn't seem to carry over to the next dive unless I'm really forcing something.
So - looking for a suggestion on rigid fins that are relatively easier on you than others in that category. I'm using this to make a decision - I already know that splits would probably benefit me well here - but I'm looking at both options fairly.
