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Scuba Forum / General / March 2004Split Fins: A Fad?
What's the deal with split fins? They look kinda faddish to me. Larry Anta schrieb: > What's the deal with split fins? They look kinda faddish to me. Whozzup? They arr for fattish people! Matthias >What's the deal with split fins? They look kinda faddish to me. They are.  SignatureCharlie Hammond -- Hewlett-Packard Company -- Ft Lauderdale FL USA (hammond@not@peek.ssr.hp.com -- remove "@not" when replying) All opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily my employer's. > What's the deal with split fins? They look kinda faddish to me. I like them very much. Excellent in all circumstances that I dive in. Other people will tell you exactly the opposite. Best thing to do is try a pair, or even better, try one on one foot, a regular fin on the other foot. Make your own conclusion. Then switch feet, actually, I mean switch fins left to right. > > What's the deal with split fins? They look kinda faddish to me. > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Make your own conclusion. Then switch feet, actually, I mean switch fins > left to right. Jeez, if I'm going to go to all that trouble, I might as well try one on my dick! > > > What's the deal with split fins? They look kinda faddish to me. > > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Jeez, if I'm going to go to all that trouble, I might as well try one on my > dick! I would have done that but I could not get one in that size....... > > > > What's the deal with split fins? They look kinda faddish to me. > > > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > > I would have done that but I could not get one in that size....... Just as well. Can ruin your trim, depending on your state of arousal. > > > > What's the deal with split fins? They look kinda faddish to me. > > > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > > I would have done that but I could not get one in that size....... You know that some here can't tolerate dick jokes. Try that and you will spend the day going around in circles!!! They have NO acceleration. They may be OK for someone who always cruises slow underwater but I do like the ability to go fast for short distances. ALso, I like a fin I can skin dive and scuba with... they are HORRIBLE on the surface and they do not allow for fast diving (like going after a fish or lobster) >>What's the deal with split fins? They look kinda faddish to me. > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Make your own conclusion. Then switch feet, actually, I mean switch fins > left to right. Ed <ed@nospam.com> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: : ALso, I like a fin I can skin dive and scuba with... they :are HORRIBLE on the surface and they do not allow for fast diving (like :going after a fish or lobster) Hey Ed. Tell us about the last time you went after a fish, and caught it, on either scuba or snorkel. Dan Bracuk If at first you don't succeed, you run the risk of failure. The Best of rec.scuba http://www.pathcom.com/~bracuk/RecScuba/ > Ed <ed@nospam.com> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: > : ALso, I like a fin I can skin dive and scuba with... they [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Hey Ed. Tell us about the last time you went after a fish, and caught > it, on either scuba or snorkel. 24" Dog Snapper at 25' depth in 200' of water near a large oil rig 15 miles southeast of Port Aransas, TX. I saw four or five large barracuda hovering downcurrent from the leeward rig leg, cut the "big boy" out of the school he'd been hanging with and then got him good and confused by pushing him towards the barracuda. While he was trying to decide which way to go to get out of there, I put a spear through his noggin. I have never finned so hard so fast in all my life as I did to trap that fish up against those barracuda. I don't know if my Mares Quattros allowed me to make better feints and false starts or to go faster than split fins would have; but I chased that fish down and caught him with some of the most strenuous effort I have ever put forth while wearing scuba gear. He turned out to be a very tasty meal for eight. Regards, Ross -- Ross Bagley http://rossbagley.com/rba "Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature... Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." -- Helen Keller > ... I don't know if my Mares >Quattros allowed me to make better feints and false starts or to go >faster than split fins would have .... They did. Asumptions: (1) You are reasonably fit. (2) You have used the Quattros long enough to be accustomed to them. SignatureCharlie Hammond -- Hewlett-Packard Company -- Ft Lauderdale FL USA (hammond@not@peek.ssr.hp.com -- remove "@not" when replying) All opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily my employer's. Larry Anta wonders: >>What's the deal with split fins? They look kinda faddish to me.<< I have a pair; used em once. Kinda like pedaling a bicycle in first gear. > What's the deal with split fins? They look kinda faddish to me. In order to answer your question, maybe you could arrange to borrow a pair from someone... or rent a pair from your LDS to test and see. I've never tried them but I know ppl who swear by them. |
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