Dive fin Long, Medium or Short Blades

beedee wrote:I'm not sure if my old Hot Spot fins qualified as "dive fins" but they certainly were long enough to land in that category in my opinion. They were fairly stiff and I did find that my knees started to ache a tad if I was really putting some oomph into my kicks when crossing a channel, especially against the tide.

I ended up cutting off about 3" or so off the ends and this felt like it helped to reduce the strain on the knees. Maybe that moved me into the "medium length" category? Mind you, my knees are in fine shape, I regularly play ice hockey and used to mt. bike without any knee issues.

Should I get another float tube, I may give my old Viper Surfing Fins a shot from the ol' bodyboarding days. They are much smaller than my old Hot Spots, so it may take more effort.


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SP Dan wrote:I only Force fin.
They make all types of fins, long diving fins as well as their shorter and really incredible float tube fins.
I prefer their shorter fins.
I did own a pair of their longer dive fins. They were just OK.

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jeffcpr wrote:

SP Dan wrote:I only use Force fin.
They make all types of fins, long diving fins as well as their shorter and really incredible float tube fins.
I prefer their shorter fins.
I did own a pair of their longer dive fins. They were just OK.

I hope that this helps in answering your survey question!?

SP Dan <“))><

Thanks Dan just wondering what everyone thinks on the subject.

kin wrote:I've run both short and medium fins. Short fins turn on a dime, but it takes a lot more energy to cover distance compared to the longer fins. I tried some long ones before and they do help with covering distance, however, it's a huge draw back trying to quick turns with them and it's annoyingly long when landing/launching. I've settled with medium length ones.