Scuba Pro S tek fins

[lexvil]

S fins arrived today and I gave them a quick pool test even though my pool is getting cold fast 68°f so I used some thick sole booties 6.5mm with a lug type sole. I wore a 1 mm with a 3/2 shorty over it.

i won’t be back in the ocean for at least 10 days so I can’t say how well they will perform there but doing laps, switching with the super novas and even switched to one of each type. All I can really say is they do feel differently from one another with the super nova more comparable to the old Seawing gorilla but more stable and the S feeling more like my Zeagle recons.

the blade has fewer winglets etc. so will have to see how well the maneuver while actually diving.

 

[BoltSnap]

Congratulations!!

Can't wait for the openwater test report

 

[happy-diver]

Did you model your toes on Mel in Payback

 

[lexvil]

Did you model your toes on Mel in Payback

Shhhh

 

[staggsSevin]

Where did you get those orange straps at? All I can find are the normal black ones.

 

[lexvil]

I replaced the original bungee with orange bungee, I posted some basic howto a while back, at the beginning of the year. I’ll look for a link and post it here when/if I find it.

post 66 in the Seawing Super Nova thread

Question - User reviews on Scubapro Super Nova Seawing fins?

Love mine. Wife and I both use them. I find kicking into the current easier than other past fins…rotation, stability both excellent. I’d say over 100 dives on them and looking new.

scubaboard.com

 

[lexvil]

Some additional pictures, next to a GO fin (not GoSport) it not much longer but they pack better since they come apart.

next to a supernova, the S is a little shorter

weight of the supernove

weight of the S

the S is negative in the pool, barely so I wonder how negative it will be in the salty stuff (should be there next Sunday) with both plates still on the fin they sunk but rested with the tip on the bottom standing vertical.

 

[BoltSnap]

Some additional pictures, next to a GO fin (not GoSport) it not much longer but they pack better since they come apart.
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next to a supernova, the S is a little shorterView attachment 804219

weight of the supernove
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weight of the S
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the S is negative in the pool, barely so I wonder how negative it will be in the salty stuff (should be there next Sunday) with both plates still on the fin they sunk but rested with the tip on the bottom standing vertical.

They would have looked much better if they were orange

 

[lexvil]

They would have looked much better if they were orange

Sadly they will be orange one day, as soon as I can get the blades they “say” they will offer, thanks a lot for pointing out the option AFTER I bought these!

 

[lexvil]

Some info on the weights
One weight

two weight

both

taking those pics is a break from what I’m doing this time if year