Fins For A Narrow Men's Foot

[Gooch4130]

Hi,

I wear a size 11.5 men's sneaker but have a very, very narrow foot. I have been trying to find a pair of open heel fins that would fit. I've seen mention of Cressi fins as being narrow, but really wanted a split fin (something like the Oceanic V16). Does anyone have a suggestion as to how to fit a fin with a narrow foot? I think boots would help, but the issue with boots is that they are also wide on my foot. My initial thought is to by a scubsock and then possibly place an insole into a boot. I tried a variety of boots at my local dive shop and they were all much wider than my foot. Has anyone had a similar issue? If so, are there any recommendations on how to solve my issue? I also debated trying to customize a fin by gluing additional rubber inside the fin to make them more narrow; just not sure if that's the best route. Thanks in advance for your help!

[Teller]

Get a pair of the old converse sneakers. They will fill the pocket of most fins. I know they work well with ScubaPro Jet Fins. You mabey able to try the twin jets if you want split fins. I have used mares raptor fin, they are split and have a small pocket in my opinion.

[dumpsterDiver]

If your foot is so unusual, how do you find street shoes that work? Anyway, if you want to wear a dive boot, it would not be too much trouble to find some old thick wetsuit material and use wetsuit glue to glue some material to the sides of the boot, I suppose. It will compress at depth, but not completely.

You can also wear thick wool socks under a neoprene dive boot or even a 3mm neoprene sock under a boot.

[Gooch4130]

Finding street shoes that work is no easy task. I typically get New Balance in a narrow size. The laces also help to customize the tightness. Thanks for the suggestions...I will look into converse shoes and a neoprene sock.

[scubasam1212]

There are fin inserts available that are rubber. The scubapro twin jet has a soft foot pocket that forms pretty well to someone foot. As for a boot it might be hard. I have sold open heel fins to people that refuse to wear boots. Its comfortable with the twin jets being soft. They would wear just a neoprene sock and go down a size in the fins or maybe two depending on the foot. You can message me if you need help finding the inserts to try I have a pair available that is not listed on my website were you can find twin jets and socks.