Tech Fins vs Recreational (Mares Quattro, etc.)

[J-Vo]

Quattro's are actually fairly popular with tech divers. You find them a lot in the MX caves. I would expect all the "tech" kicks to be fine in them as long as your doing it correctly.

 

[bradlw]

as long as your doing it correctly.

ha ha...yeah...that's going to be my eventual next question!

 

[inquis]

In a current, I'd rather hug the bottom and frog kick than be 5 ft off the bottom flutter kicking. Even better would be a drift dive with zero fighting/effort.

 

[HamTrainChickenLaser]

I tend to not get involved in these threads because they tend to be unhelpful. I started with jets 54 years ago and if there were never any other options I could still be using them and never feel like I was lacking anything but…
I have a lot of fins because I like trying them out and see what actual improvement have been made, by switching fins I can usually determine what kicks they need pretty quickly and adjust to get what works for them and me and since I can adapt easily I really can’t say what will work for anyone else. I can tell you that almost any fin you get will work, there may be some out there that would work better or not, only your feet will know.

The best bet is to try several different fins if you can and choose that way.

For traveling fins that come apart have developed into some excellent options from Scuba Pro and TUSA.

For compact fins that travel well the SP Go and GoSport are really great, there are similar fins from several makers.

There are a lot of reviews here on SB, read them, find a shop of random fellow divers and if possible try them. If you can’t find loaners buy them from Amazon, see if they fit, try them in a pool and if you don’t like them send them back.

TUSA? Are these the ones?

TUSA SF-0112 Tri-Force Scuba Diving Fins​

It says they are basically modular?

TUSA HYFLEX SYSTEM: The TUSA HyFlex system offers a variety of interchangeable blades, foot pockets and fin straps to choose from. TUSA HyFlex fin blades can be disassembled from the foot pocket to become compact and easy to fit inside your luggage.

 

[lexvil]

TUSA? Are these the ones?

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TUSA SF-0112 Tri-Force Scuba Diving Fins​

It says they are basically modular?

TUSA HYFLEX SYSTEM: The TUSA HyFlex system offers a variety of interchangeable blades, foot pockets and fin straps to choose from. TUSA HyFlex fin blades can be disassembled from the foot pocket to become compact and easy to fit inside your luggage.

Yes sir

 

[Stanleyh]

Obviously, I have Quatro and I like them as they provide power in open water because of the design (combination of plastic and rubber channels) and length. But as I am venturing more into tech and cave diving, I started to look for something shorter (for travel) and stiff (for more efficiency in tighter spaces). I checked out the Diverite XT since almost all cave divers use them. I can see the design simplicity helps all kinds of kick in tight space, especially when back kicks.

With that theory, does anyone use old fins with a simple design? Does anyone still use Tusa Cetus? I can imagine the shape of the fins will help frog kicks and back kicks?

 

[evandroairton]

Quattros and Dive Rite for me.
From Tusa, i would only use the old imprex fins (they were excelent. Sorry that's out of production)