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I just finished 5 days of diving in Boynton Beach, FL. I wore the Truefins on 6 of the 10 dives (6 hours dive time) and my Dive Rite XTs on the other 4. The dives were a good distribution. One dive was a deeper wreck on the Castor with moderate current. Two dives were on the outside reef one with moderate current and crossover to the inside and one entirely on the outside with light current. Three dives were on the inside reef with light to moderate current.
The large fins with the medium spring strap fit me very well. I wear size 10 and use pretty sturdy Pinnacle 3 mm booties. The fins were comfortable, I had no problems giant striding off the boat, they were stable. I did all of these dives with the blue spine. I wear size large XTs.
The fins feel different than my Dive Rite XTs, it did not take long to become comfortable with them and no longer pay attention to how I was finning. Overall, the Truefins performed very well. It is difficult making comparisons as I believe the XTs are also very good fins.
In general, I frog kick more than I flutter. When I flutter kick, it is usually with a larger magnitude, slower stroke rather than a faster, shallower kick. The Truefins had good power while frog kicking, perhaps the equal of the XTs. I give a slight nod to the XTs. The Truefins did very well flutter kicking. I would probably not describe them as more powerful than the XTs, but they may have required less effort to generate that power. This is a hard call and rather subtle. I'm better helicopter turning with the XTs, but that is largely a fin feel thing. I would probably improve with time. I did no significant back finning.
So, overall, the Truefins perform on a par with the XTs, I think a very good outcome for them. The XTs may have a slight advantage in frog kicking, the Truefins may have a slight advantage in flutter kicking.
I'm not sure where I will go next with this. I'm tempted to gain more experience with the blue spines before switching to the green spines to try out with frog kicking. It's hard enough just trying to compare the Truefins with the XTs, that I have been diving at least 11 or 12 years.
See my previous posts regarding size and weight of the fins and negative buoyancy.
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The Truefins go for $245, large XTs go for $195.
I would be glad to hear your comments and will try to answer your questions.
The large fins with the medium spring strap fit me very well. I wear size 10 and use pretty sturdy Pinnacle 3 mm booties. The fins were comfortable, I had no problems giant striding off the boat, they were stable. I did all of these dives with the blue spine. I wear size large XTs.
The fins feel different than my Dive Rite XTs, it did not take long to become comfortable with them and no longer pay attention to how I was finning. Overall, the Truefins performed very well. It is difficult making comparisons as I believe the XTs are also very good fins.
In general, I frog kick more than I flutter. When I flutter kick, it is usually with a larger magnitude, slower stroke rather than a faster, shallower kick. The Truefins had good power while frog kicking, perhaps the equal of the XTs. I give a slight nod to the XTs. The Truefins did very well flutter kicking. I would probably not describe them as more powerful than the XTs, but they may have required less effort to generate that power. This is a hard call and rather subtle. I'm better helicopter turning with the XTs, but that is largely a fin feel thing. I would probably improve with time. I did no significant back finning.
So, overall, the Truefins perform on a par with the XTs, I think a very good outcome for them. The XTs may have a slight advantage in frog kicking, the Truefins may have a slight advantage in flutter kicking.
I'm not sure where I will go next with this. I'm tempted to gain more experience with the blue spines before switching to the green spines to try out with frog kicking. It's hard enough just trying to compare the Truefins with the XTs, that I have been diving at least 11 or 12 years.
See my previous posts regarding size and weight of the fins and negative buoyancy.
Question - Truefins
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Question - Truefins
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I would be glad to hear your comments and will try to answer your questions.
