Hi, everyone. I am new to this board. I will take my 800 yards/meters snorkelling test in June. I am 30, 5"6 and 205 lbs (yes, not in good shape AT ALL). I bought a pair of Mares Quattro Excel and tried them out in a pool tonight. I had two problems and would be grateful for your advice:
1. The fins quite buoyant and I had a hard time keeping the fins under the surface, is it because I had boots on?
2. May be due to 1 above, I found myself using my feet (instead of thigh and calf muscles) to kick the fins.
As a result, my times are quite slow. I am wondering whether full foot fins may help.
I understand that non-split fins have better power but they require a strong kicker and someone who is reasonably fit. Since I am not very fit, do you think OVERALL, I would be better with a pair of split fins since (i) I don't have the use so much energy on EACH kick and (ii) therefore, I can LAST longer. With non-splits, although I may be faster initially but I may lose energy quickly, so I may be worse off afterall.
Really appreciate your advice. Many thanks.
Gilbert
1. The fins quite buoyant and I had a hard time keeping the fins under the surface, is it because I had boots on?
2. May be due to 1 above, I found myself using my feet (instead of thigh and calf muscles) to kick the fins.
As a result, my times are quite slow. I am wondering whether full foot fins may help.
I understand that non-split fins have better power but they require a strong kicker and someone who is reasonably fit. Since I am not very fit, do you think OVERALL, I would be better with a pair of split fins since (i) I don't have the use so much energy on EACH kick and (ii) therefore, I can LAST longer. With non-splits, although I may be faster initially but I may lose energy quickly, so I may be worse off afterall.
Really appreciate your advice. Many thanks.
Gilbert