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February 9th, 2007
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Hello to all,
I am in the process of buying a Dolphin Carbon from Special Fins and would like an opinion on toughness. I have the options of soft, medium, hard, or extra hard. Now I am 6'1" and very athletic but not so muscular on my legs. I plan to take it as deep as I possibly can, but also use the same mono for my pool training. I am erring towards the hard. Any thoughts?
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#2
February 9th, 2007
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It matters how your dolphin technique is. To monofin properly it is basically all core muscles not your legs. Your legs should be straight no knee bend when you monofin. I would go softer over harder.
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#3
February 9th, 2007
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No idea about the Specialfins carbons, but you want a bit of stiffness for deeper dives as you need a bit of thrust on your turn at the bottom. Too stiff and you'll crucify your legs. I started out with a hybrid between a soft and a medium stiffness blade and this was a great fin for both pool and ocean.
Cheers, Ben
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February 10th, 2007
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Well I emailed the company about toughness, and they said due to my height, weight, fitness, and shoe size, I should go for a more stiffer fin that usual. Something between a medium and a hard.
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