Ponyfeathers
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Hey everyone,
i wanted to know if anyone had the same problem i had with my paddle fins. When i told my LDS about it, the guy said he had never heard anyone say this before, but he got me to upgrade to Split fins.
I purchased Scubapro Kinetix Fins for my first set (http://www.oceansafari.com/products/KinetixFin_BLU.jpg) . They were the 'middle' quality you could say. There were cheaper ones and there were more expensive ones, and the LDS said these were the best buy and they had just gone on closeout.
Anyways, i noticed this in the pool and especially on my first dive. If i wanted to move forward in the water i would try to move my legs forward to kick, but (its kind of hard to describe) i couldn't. There was too much resistance i guess or something. It took a lot of effort to move anywhere because i had to use much shorter kicks and ended up with my legs behind me, whereas everyone else could still be on the surface with their BCs inflated and swim from point A to point B in a mostly upright position.
If i was swimming horizontally in the water no matter how i tried to kick it was near impossible to get my legs to go under my body line. If i was at the surface this made it very hard to not kick my legs out of the water.
LDS let me trade the fins in for Scubapros Twin Jet High Tech Split fins ( https://www.scuba.com/images/fins/Scubapro-Twin-Jet-Adjustable-Fins.jpg) I will be trying them out on Sunday for our second set of dives. I notice right off the bat that they are not as long, they are more flexible, and there are more holes in the design that would let water pass through and i guess lower the resistance.
Has anyone else had that problem? At first i thought maybe it was a user error, but ive been riding horses for almost 10 years so i use my legs all the time and have decent muscles there. Anyways, thanks in advance to any replies
i wanted to know if anyone had the same problem i had with my paddle fins. When i told my LDS about it, the guy said he had never heard anyone say this before, but he got me to upgrade to Split fins.
I purchased Scubapro Kinetix Fins for my first set (http://www.oceansafari.com/products/KinetixFin_BLU.jpg) . They were the 'middle' quality you could say. There were cheaper ones and there were more expensive ones, and the LDS said these were the best buy and they had just gone on closeout.
Anyways, i noticed this in the pool and especially on my first dive. If i wanted to move forward in the water i would try to move my legs forward to kick, but (its kind of hard to describe) i couldn't. There was too much resistance i guess or something. It took a lot of effort to move anywhere because i had to use much shorter kicks and ended up with my legs behind me, whereas everyone else could still be on the surface with their BCs inflated and swim from point A to point B in a mostly upright position.
If i was swimming horizontally in the water no matter how i tried to kick it was near impossible to get my legs to go under my body line. If i was at the surface this made it very hard to not kick my legs out of the water.
LDS let me trade the fins in for Scubapros Twin Jet High Tech Split fins ( https://www.scuba.com/images/fins/Scubapro-Twin-Jet-Adjustable-Fins.jpg) I will be trying them out on Sunday for our second set of dives. I notice right off the bat that they are not as long, they are more flexible, and there are more holes in the design that would let water pass through and i guess lower the resistance.
Has anyone else had that problem? At first i thought maybe it was a user error, but ive been riding horses for almost 10 years so i use my legs all the time and have decent muscles there. Anyways, thanks in advance to any replies