Suggestions for first fins

[halocline]

Mares makes some nice, neutral, simple full foot fins that I like quite a bit for warm water diving off boats. They might be called ‘superchannel’ For shore diving it’s better to have open heel and boots. Keep in mind that fins are fairly personal; they do affect your trim and almost every experienced diver has tried several different fins at some point. So maybe start with simple, not too big, nothing fancy, just a decent blade fin that is neutral or just slightly negative.

 

[Zef]

I am fan of Cressi Reaction fins. They provide good propulsion with either a flutter kick or frog kick without causing undue fatigue, and are stiff enough to back fin/kick with too. They are also not too heavy so they are light enough to travel with. I believe the Pro Light fins to be very similar if not an iteration of the Reaction. If shops are not carrying them, check Amazon and/or Ebay.

-Z