Swimming Flippers / Fins
January 2, 2010 at 1:08 pm | Posted in Swimming Equipment | 11 CommentsTags: decathlon, fins, flippers, free, maru, olivia, online, speedo, swimming, swimshop, underwater, water, zoggs
Flippers
Flippers, bigger the better I think. I have Decathlon black and blue flippers they are the best! Here is a tip, when you buy shoes you normal buy one size up so they last longer and really good quality. With flippers that is not the case, well buying good quality is but you if the flippers are to small they will crush your feet and will be painful to swim in, on the other hand if they are to big when you kick they will just fall off, so be careful when pick a pair of flippers. By Olivia.
Comments by DRW
January 3, 2010 at 6:03 pm
Finding fins that fit can be something of an odyssey. Fins manufactured in the Far East often “run small”. Some pairs marked, say, “UK size 10-12″ may only, in practice, fit somebody with feet two sizes smaller. Be sure to try fins on for size before you buy them and check whether the foot pocket is spacious enough to accommodate your foot length and width as well as the height of your arches. I love my Mexican Escualo Clasica fins because they match my foot dimensions exactly.
The open toes at the end of the foot pockets are designed to increase comfort, but toes protruding too far through the openings will eventually tear the sides of the toe openings. Check at the time of purchase that each foot pocket accommodates your entire foot, including toes.
Fins that are slightly too big can be secured with three-way straps called fin grips, fin retainers, fin keeps or sometimes “fixe-palmes”, as they are known in France, where they were invented in the early 1960s. They fit over the heel, instep and arch of full-foot fins and come in at least three sizes. Fin grips are popular with players of underwater hockey, a fast and furious contact sport which can lead to the dislodgement of loosely fitting fins.
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Finding fins that fit can be something of an odyssey. Fins manufactured in the Far East often “run small”. Some pairs marked, say, “UK size 10-12″ may only, in practice, fit somebody with feet two sizes smaller. Be sure to try fins on for size before you buy them and check whether the foot pocket is spacious enough to accommodate your foot length and width as well as the height of your arches. I love my Mexican Escualo Clasica fins because they match my foot dimensions exactly.
The open toes at the end of the foot pockets are designed to increase comfort, but toes protruding too far through the openings will eventually tear the sides of the toe openings. Check at the time of purchase that each foot pocket accommodates your entire foot, including toes.
Fins that are slightly too big can be secured with three-way straps called fin grips, fin retainers, fin keeps or sometimes “fixe-palmes”, as they are known in France, where they were invented in the early 1960s. They fit over the heel, instep and arch of full-foot fins and come in at least three sizes. Fin grips are popular with players of underwater hockey, a fast and furious contact sport which can lead to the dislodgement of loosely fitting fins.
Comment by DRW— January 3, 2010 #
Thanks for your reply DRW.
That is really interesting, I never new that fins manufactured in the far-east runs up small.
Sinky
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(Holly)
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i wear size 42-43 or size 8-9, if i am to wear swimming flippers what size would you recommend. Hoping to get a suitable response.
Comment by vincent— December 30, 2010 #
If you are size 42-43, select a pair marked as being 41-43 or 42-45 and try them on for size. The markings on fins will only tell you what foot length the fin’s foot pocket is designed to accommodate. They will not tell you whether the foot pocket has a broad or narrow fitting or a high or low arch height, so you must try the fins on before purchase. A snug, not a tight, fit is what you should be looking for. Good luck!
Comment by DRW— January 2, 2011 #