| ich is Which? | | | | guide you in the selection of your scuba diving |
| There is a dizzying array of scuba diving flippers in | | | | flippers. |
| the market. Buying your first pair can be a confusing | | | | You will note that scuba diving flippers have fins. |
| exercise. For you, all scuba diving flippers are equal. | | | | These fins make it possible for you to swim faster. |
| This is not the case though. Experienced divers can | | | | Technology has designed better fins that remove the |
| tell you that there are different scuba diving flippers. | | | | drag when you kick your flippers to be able to propel |
| A type of flippers will be ideal for snorkeling, and | | | | yourself forward. The fins push against the water |
| another will be best for deep sea diving. | | | | upward or downward for the pull without the tow. |
| As you gaze at the shelf of scuba diving flippers, you | | | | Scuba divers choose the open heel fins. These are |
| will be amazed to see all the bright colors of the | | | | worn with boots, are stiffer and therefore strong |
| rainbow – green, orange, yellow, pink, and | | | | enough to fight the drag. The full foot fins are smaller |
| blue. The manly scuba diving flippers are usually in | | | | and cannot give the required push if you need |
| their staid black color. Choosing the color alone can be | | | | swifter forward motion. This type is recommended |
| a tough; but concentrating on what you really need | | | | for snorkeling. With this information, you need not be |
| for your diving jaunts can be harder. | | | | confused about the flippers you need. |
| If you are a novice in diving, you will be better off | | | | Battle for Speed |
| choosing slim finned scuba diving flippers. This type of | | | | The next problem would be in the choice of the |
| flippers, have open toe pockets designed to add | | | | scuba diving flippers. There are blade fins, slice fins, |
| force to your kick. Of course, you really have to kick | | | | rotating blade fins, and much more. If you started |
| that hard until you are ready for powerful fins. With | | | | with the basics with scuba diving flippers, you will |
| frequent practice, you become comfortably familiar | | | | have the experience of the kick and the speed. You |
| with the rhythm and nuances of your flippers. | | | | will go for the fins. You will now choose again, which |
| Snorkeling or Diving Flippers? | | | | among the fins would indeed give you the cutting |
| There is no hard and fast rule that dictates | | | | edge. |
| exclusivity of flippers for snorkeling and diving. The | | | | The paddle fins are recommended for scuba diving |
| different designs in the market respond to the | | | | because these can give provide the better propulsion, |
| different needs – smaller flippers for gliding | | | | and divers can move about underwater. The paddle |
| underwater and stiff flippers for speed. | | | | fins have been reinvented, this time with pivoting |
| First, ask yourself what you need from your scuba | | | | blades. This gives you the greater push, and the |
| diving flippers. Do you need speed? Do you need | | | | convenience of walking through the water. |
| better propulsion? Or do you need something for | | | | Now, have you decided what scuba diving flippers will |
| easy underwater navigation? Those questions will | | | | you get? |