Scubapro go,sport fins?

[dflaher]

What are the skegs for? Are they optional?

 

[Pearlman]

I believe

What are the skegs for? Are they optional?

I believe to prevent sidewise shuddering… I have experienced that on some rental fins…

 

[dflaher]

What's the best way to purchase/try the GoSports? Should I look for an LDS that is a SP dealer, or roll the dice and buy online?

 

[brsnow]

What's the best way to purchase/try the GoSports? Should I look for an LDS that is a SP dealer, or roll the dice and buy online?

I bought online, very few online have them in stock and two local dealers didn’t either here in Denver.

 

[wetb4igetinthewater]

Ok thanks. I guess travel and warm water are synonymous. Guess folks wouldn't travel to dive in cold water.

Not so fast!

 

[dflaher]

Haha! I knew my comment would get some responses!

 

[drrich2]

I, too, traveled one trip for cold water diving, because it offered me things I couldn't get anywhere else. Garibaldi, kelp forest, bat rays, harbor seals, California sea lions...quite a range of animals on a Channel Islands trip out of California.

My Notes For Researching My California Dive Trip - My Notes for Researching My California Dive Trip
Truth Aquatics Vision Trip Aug. 2016 - https://www.scubaboard.com/community/threads/truth-aquatics-aug-2016-trip-report-california.532435 (Note: since the Conception disaster, a great deal has changed).

Despite all that, yes, warm water tends to have a stronger draw, unless there's something special you want to see in colder water.

 

[Hethen57]

I bought these fins for warm water travel diving with low top booties, but they are now my go-to fins for local cold water diving, as described by drrich2. If your feet tend to sink, you will like them.

 

[dflaher]

I, too, traveled one trip for cold water diving, because it offered me things I couldn't get anywhere else. Garibaldi, kelp forest, bat rays, harbor seals, California sea lions...quite a range of animals on a Channel Islands trip out of California

Just read your CI trip report - really nice. One of these days I'll man up and try cold water. I know I'm missing a lot...

 

[brsnow]

These are going to be used in cold water travel at some point.