In this tutorial on the basic equipment of scuba diving, Jonathan Bird explains the role of fins for the diver, the basic types of fins, and why he prefers Force Fins.
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None of those beat my tail!!! Sharky xxx
I think I prefer the first type for fast swimming but the force fin is actually pretty cool
aku dari indonesia, aku mau fin itu, tapi tidak tahu mau beli di mana,
Can u use ur boots with them?
Your biggest fan : you changed my mind of being a soldier to an diver
You are so cool and ejection
I have used many different fin configurations (Closed foot, open foot, boot strapped) including the Force Fin since 1973 (I started diving when I was 12). Granted for portability the Force Fin has some pluses in that is is small and easily donned and doffed as well as the ability for on land striding with a full equipment set. That said, they will not give you the full propulsion of most other fins when wearing full kit for open-circuit and closed circuit gear IMO. IMO, the best fin out there STILL is the Apollo Bio-Fin split design and incidentally Force FIn now makes an elongated "split-fin" design of their own, I wonder why? Scubapro also makes a really great split fin as well. As a side bar, the open foot solid strap "Voit" UDT "Duckfeet" give excellent propulsion and a re-make of this famous fin is available, though not necessarily dive boot friendly. Lastly, the Scubapro traditional non-split "Jet FIn" is still a great fin and is the most widely copied and knocked off fin on the planet.
You must also take different fin stroke techniques into consideration when choosing a fin for the configuration of equipment being used as well as the skill level of the diver. IMO the only way to truly choose the right fin for you is to get kitted up in the equipment set that you most commonly use and pool test various models and choose the one that you feel most comfortable with. Remember that just because a fin does well for you in just a swimming suit doesn't mean it will do well for you in full diving dress. Find a dive shop that has a pool available and ask them or other people that have the resources to allow you to test swim/snorkel and dive different types of fins.
I've been using Beuchat Powerjets for 10 years (the same pair!). I'm not considering any other fins. I use them for scuba diving (excellent frog kick) and for freediving (I'm kinda cheap and it works)
a lot of dive shops are telling me I have to buy fins to take their open water class, can you tell me what to consider when picking out fins? i wear a size 4 shoe and i don't know any fin brands!
What about a Monofin ? Would you recommend me to use a monofin for diving ?
Force Fins are the worst fins out there unless you want to dress up like an Elf for Christmas.
It's very interesting to compare these artificial fins with the fins and flukes of real animals! The force fin reminds me of the flukes of toothed whales, I think small dolphins in particular use a pretty similar snapping motion when they want a sudden spurt of acceleration.
Best not beat
I love your vids dude u made me wanna scuba dive 🙂 ur the beat
I saw a mandarin fish at petco
go to forcwfin.com they are around 200
How much does the force fin retail for?