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Right about 0.5, not quite as bad as wearing lead boots. About the only fins I can think of that sux as much as "Retro"-Rockets are the Dacor non Turbos.
Comparison of Jet Fin vs Rocket blade stiffness held at the same % of length.
Jet:
Rocket:
Do you think one of those fins is stiff like a 2X4?
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Rocket & Jets are both make from rubber. They look somewhat alike. Rockets are one of the worst fins I've ever used. Jets are the best.
I would be returning them asking for my money, including shipping, back. If they were advertised as Jets and they are Rockets, you got ripped off.
I would be returning them asking for my money, including shipping, back. If they were advertised as Jets and they are Rockets, you got ripped off.
Mike Boswell
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I love my Aqualung Rocket II fins. They produce lots of power, and when I want to kick hard and go fast - which is most of the time - they are there for me. The large foot pocket fits my booties real well.
I bought a $200 pair of Atomic Splits and they were nice but too long and floppy and not enough thrust, so I sold them and bought Aqualung Rockets.
Many years back I used SP jets and they were great also.
I bought a $200 pair of Atomic Splits and they were nice but too long and floppy and not enough thrust, so I sold them and bought Aqualung Rockets.
Many years back I used SP jets and they were great also.
Somewhat below (worserer--Nemrod speak) than the Rocket Fins. I have two sets of Dacor Turbo II, and they get stiff as a board over time. My Rocket Fins seem to have weathered better, and are still usable after twenty + years. But my Scubapro Jet fins have lasted since the 1970s without change, and are the best of this type of fin.
I was surprised to see that the Rocket Fins are still sold by Aqualung, and that they have a Rocket II fin now. I have no experience with the Rocket II.
SeaRat
Wayward Son
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I wish I'd known they sucked so bad before I put a few hundred dives on them, LOL
I have Jets now, but somehow, when I was young & dumb I made maybe 300 dives using Rockets. No idea how that could be possible...
I have Jets now, but somehow, when I was young & dumb I made maybe 300 dives using Rockets. No idea how that could be possible...
I put plenty of dives on those very Rockets in my picture I posted but that does not mean they did not suck, I simply did not know any better, now I do.
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