Split fins

[super7]

The definitive "split fins" response...

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/fins-masks-snorkels/225222-split-fins-let-bashing-begin-2.html#post3443054

And, like someone pointed out a while ago (on another thread)
DON'T miss #47 on this thread!
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/fins-masks-snorkels/225222-split-fins-let-bashing-begin-5.html

 

[Louma]

That's easy,this is basicscuba.
NO FLAMING
NO TROLLING
A VERY NICE AND SAFE PLACE.

Just see the rules for this forum.


And I love my V12's (no that's not an engine,but a pair of splitfins)

So far, so good! No "flames" yet. Very much a personal choice (and the type of diving that you do --- cave = no split fins, can stur up silt more easily) . I have a bunch of different types that I use. Depends on what I am doing. I like my TUSA Turbo II's the best, but others have said that they are too heavy and slow.

 

[RJP]

And, like someone pointed out a while ago (on another thread)
DON'T miss #47 on this thread!
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/fins-masks-snorkels/225222-split-fins-let-bashing-begin-5.html

One and the same...

 

[Dr Neil]

I switched to primarily using split fins (Apollo's) when I turned 50 and had to keep up with my 22 year old son. Vanity is so self-serving.

 

[scjoe]

To the extent fins have been studied at all (and Rodale is not the only one who has done so), some brands (e.g., the original Scuba Pro ones) do not work well in currents and other brands (e.g. the current Scuba Pro one) do. Jet fins are a good product, but outside of the US the Mares Quattros are often considered the gold standard for paddle fins. There are brands of split fins that perform as well or better than Quattros. Generally all brands of split fins are easier on your legs than paddle fins. Frog kicks are harder to learn to do in split fins and may not be the best kick to use with a split fin.

 

[tridacna]

To the extent fins have been studied at all (and Rodale is not the only one who has done so), some brands (e.g., the original Scuba Pro ones) do not work well in currents and other brands (e.g. the current Scuba Pro one) do. Jet fins are a good product, but outside of the US the Mares Quattros are often considered the gold standard for paddle fins. There are brands of split fins that perform as well or better than Quattros. Generally all brands of split fins are easier on your legs than paddle fins. Frog kicks are harder to learn to do in split fins and may not be the best kick to use with a split fin.

Amazes me that anyone still makes these claims. And with such authority. Wowee...

 

[hypertech]

I have a set of pretty nice solid fins. I really like them at depth as they have great power. I have to kick very little to keep myself moving along.

On the other hand, they give me terrible leg cramps at the surface. So much so that any decent surface swim to the dive location leaves my calves knotting up the whole dive and into the next day.

I borrowed a demo set of decent split fins (Oceanic V16's) just to see if I liked them. They were almost as powerful underwater and didn't give me any cramps swimming at the surface. Once I save up enough spare cash I think I'll be buying a good set of split fins and relegating the others to boat dives where I don't have to swim on the surface much.

 

[pmlee]

Hello Everyone. I have both split fins and jet fins. The majority of the time I use the split fins. I have never had any issues in current, swimming "fast", or other types of kicks with the split fins.

I have the jet fins to use in cave and wrecks to reduce any stirring up I could do. I have to say though I still use the splits in the majority in the wrecks and have not run into any issues yet. Hopefully I never will.

 

[Anti-Hero]

I can frog kick in my Twinjet Max splits. But they are FAR more rigid than a biofin, or V12.

 

[amascuba]

Here are my personal experiences using both Scuba Pro Twin Jet fins and Scuba Pro Jet fins:

Twin Jets:

• Noticeably easier to kick with, but you do not get the same distance per kick as you do with Jets
• In a single tank rig you CAN back kick, but not nearly as efficient as Jets
• Doubles rig with a stage/deco bottle? Forget twin jets. Not nearly as efficient as Jets. It's like trying to fin while pulling a parachute.
• swimming against the current in Cozumel? It's can be done, but you're not going to get the length per kick that you get with Jets.

Jets:

• Take more effort to kick than Twin Jets. In fact the first time I wore them I could have sworn that somebody duct taped 2x4's to my feet, but the distance covered in a single kick is drastically further than twin jets.
• Doubles with a stage/deco bottle are much easier to push through the water with Jets.
• Frog, Back, and modified flutter are much more efficient with Jets.

If you're getting cramps then you need better hydration and more potassium (eat a banana before your dive).