XL Jets for Little Feet??

kathydee · Dec 23, 2010

Have any of you with little feet worked out a way to dive XL Jets? I wear size 7 women's. Now I'm diving neoprene booties with XL's, but the pockets are a little sloppy and kicks are a bit annoying. I can go with tighter springs but my instructor thinks any tighter and I might loose a bit of ankle flexibility.

Rock boots work, but I'm not a fan. My new suit with turbo soles shows up soon & I really don't want to exchange the blade surface of XL's for the smaller L foot pockets.

Thanks!

kanonfodr · Dec 23, 2010

A third drysuit, Kathy?? Jeez!!

If the pockets are just a little sloppy with the booties, I would wait to see how they fit with the turbo soles. Also, a lot of new fins come with plastic shapers inside the foot pocket, and I have heard of people with smaller feet keeping those shapers in the fin so they can use fins with larger blades. My OMS Slipstreams came with them, but I threw them away several months ago so I can't ship them to you.

Perhaps a visit to a friendly LDS would be in order, to see if you can locate some of those to try?

Peace,
Greg

rjack321 · Dec 23, 2010

Buy a scooter and quit worrying about 5% differences in blade surface

For the record my wife has size W6 feet "M" jets and those are downright tiny. "L" are just a smidge smaller than XL.

ScubaSam · Dec 23, 2010

Hi, Kathy. :hugs:

I wear size 6.5 women's shoe and dive the large Jet fins for both my wet and my dry suit.

I have turbo soles on my DUI drysuit and the large Jet fins are snug. When I dive wet, the large Jet fins are not as snug in my Hendersen neoprene booties.

Can you borrow someone's large Jet fins to see if it's a better fit for you? Or move closer to me?

keithdiver · Dec 23, 2010

ScubaSam:
Hi, Kathy.

I wear size 6.5 women's shoe and dive the large Jet fins for both my wet and my dry suit.

I have turbo soles on my DUI drysuit and the large Jet fins are snug. When I dive wet, the large Jet fins are not as snug in my Hendersen neoprene booties.

Can you borrow someone's large Jet fins to see if it's a better fit for you? Or move closer to me?

You are funny :rofl3:

Why lWho would leave Cali for Ny :shakehead:

ScubaSam · Dec 23, 2010

keithdiver:
You are funnyWhy lWho would leave Cali for Ny

Hey, a girl can dream. :rofl3:

Just wishful thinking on my part to get Kathy out east....is it working???

kathydee · Dec 23, 2010

rjack321:
Buy a scooter and quit worrying about 5% differences in blade surface

For the record my wife has size W6 feet "M" jets and those are downright tiny. "L" are just a smidge smaller than XL.

Yeah, the M's are pretty wimpy!

ScubaSam:
Hi, Kathy.

I wear size 6.5 women's shoe and dive the large Jet fins for both my wet and my dry suit.

I have turbo soles on my DUI drysuit and the large Jet fins are snug. When I dive wet, the large Jet fins are not as snug in my Hendersen neoprene booties.

Can you borrow someone's large Jet fins to see if it's a better fit for you? Or move closer to me?

Thanks Sam! I do have size M, L & XL Jet fins. Have been trying to find the right size for me for some time. But the blades on the XL are much better in current (if you don't have a scooter). Dive both sets in a day and it's hard to let go of the XL's!

kathydee · Dec 23, 2010

rjack321:
Buy a scooter and quit worrying about 5% differences in blade surface .

Probably the best solution!

ScubaSam:
Hey, a girl can dream. Just wishful thinking on my part to get Kathy out east....is it working???

Does East include Fla? I could be tempted!

fisheater · Dec 24, 2010

Am I the only person who, every time he reads the title of this thread, thinks of a 70's rock and roll band?

DiverLaura · Dec 24, 2010

Kathy... I use Rockboots in XL jets. the turbosoles in your size were a bit sloppy, but i think if i had gone down a size in springer straps it would have been fine (or added thinsulate 400 booties)

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