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I don't know the reason for the diff. Salibandy's wave lamination is really cool looking and I was hoping for a similar blade. Interestingly I looked on the Leaderfins site and their 'Free Flyer' has the same wave style of lamination as Salibandy's - whereas their hyper and other blades are more like mine.

We took the fin out to Lake Michigan today - beautiful out there. Mediocre visibility but lots of wide open spaces with barely a human in sight.

My dive buddy observed that this fin does have definite V-bend - though I think it is not extreme and am not sure its a bad thing. We'll get some video at some point. However the performance difference between this and my waterway is simply stunning. My technique improves immediately with the hyperfin. It is very fast, with excellent glide and low speed performance as well. I did two sessions with the Hyper and my feet hurt both times - but less than the first time.

The footpockets distribute force on the foot differently - The toes really don't seem to get any of the load - instead it is concentrated along the arch. After removing the fin I found I could get my feet to recover very quickly by flexing my toes upward and breathing into the arch. To some extent I was even able to do this while wearing the fin.

My technique of inserting the foot pockets first worked well. I'd like to add that it is dependent on having smooth neoprene on the inside of the socks - and a little lube.

I can't overstate what a difference this fin makes - I'm moving through the water so quickly, with much less energy expended. Surface swimming is way easier too.