waterway glide vs. leaderfins hyper

[ADR]

there is a joke in here somewhere that goes ".....it's not the size that matters" but it does disturb me to see someone else cut an inch off a fin

nice work pal and the fin flex in the pics is awesome. Not a hint of V bend

[salibandy]

Originally Posted by ADR

it does disturb me to see someone else cut and inch off a fin

Now you know how we feel after viewing your pictures.

[Fondueset]

Personally I find ADR's pictures deeply disturbing - whereas this last merely makes me wince
Thanks for the info Salibandy - I've contacted them as I'm looking for a new fin.

[salibandy]

Tell them Mark from Singapore recommended you. You never know what might come of it.

[DivingDane]

Hi Salibandy

Quick question (You may have answered it already) but you say the model is a Hyperfin which i understand but who is the manufacturer? do you have any contact details for them? the fin looks brilliant.

How is the footpocket angle? similar sort of angle to the Leaderfins hyper or more like the glide? (More angle vs less angle)

sorry for all the questions.

Ah one last what was it worth?

Thanks
DD

[salibandy]

Maksym Moroz is the maker. The footpocket according to him is around 30, same as Kershkov or Andronov, nothing like Leaderfins or Waterway.

Maksym.Moroz@postnet.com.ua his email.

The price is 300 Euros. Shipping is seperate.

[DivingDane]

excellent... EMAIL AWAY!!!!

[ADR]

Mark,

I didn't believe BennyB when he raved about that fin but I should have as that flex/bend profile looks great IMHO. What stiffness did you order from them?

Thanks

[salibandy]

Andy, I told Max I wanted a soft. He gave me the same fin he made for 'our sportsman, girl, world champion tested it and liked very much. And order the same .... Polozhentseva Irina. She swims long distances, so she uses soft fins.' This are his words.

Ben has the same fin? I know he has a Hyperfin (brandname), I didn't know he has this fin.

For all the new/inexperienced monofin users wanting to order this fin, I want to say something. This is by no means a recreational fin. You will not be able to wear it for extended periods of time. Max makes this fins for national teams, so these are professional fins.

[DivingDane]

Andy and Mark

i have jut finished writing with MAX regarding his fins and he is brillient to deal with he has returned all my emails within half on hour un heard for me with other manufacturers, anyway.

BennyB's fin is a Hyperfin By Hyperfins where as mark's fin is a hyperfin style blade but not made by the company hyperfins they are custom made by Max. (from what i understand)

just for future reference for anybody that is interested i have placed an order for a "soft fin" with incompressible wings (ended up asking for a neutral bouyancy wing so i can use it for both dynamic and constant weight) and Max said it is no problem so it is possible to get a fin made that will be good for depth aswell.

now just have to wait till it gets here.

happy days

DD

[ADR]

Just prior to The Hyperfin BennyB had the Giper....smashed it on a pool edge. It was that fin not the Hyperfin(brand), his current mono I was referring to.

[ADR]

My mistake that previous fin for BB was a Kershkov.....happy days as this means I can continue to ignore advice from my pal Benny

[DivingDane]

CLASSIC!

Next time i'm down in Sydney i should have my fin, i'll come by one of the training sessions and you can have a play with mine and see what you think. Andy do you train with Nathan at all? because i'll have to hit him up when i'm down there next time. prob some time in July.

DD

[salibandy]

The Kershkov looked beautiful. Too bad Ben snapped it.

[trux]

Salibandy, as I just wrote in another thread, your fin, although bending at the foot-pockets, seems to bend just right, but looking at your photos, I wonder little bit about the last one:

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In the upper phase, your feet seem to be at the angle of practically 90 degrees to the axis of your legs. Most finswimmer try to have the feet rather in the axis of legs for the optimal angle of attack of the blade. Especially in the upper phase of the kick, in contrary in the bottom phase, they may indeed prolong the kick with a small feet bending downward, but seeing this in the upper phase looks surprising to me.

Perhaps the perspecive of the photo is not perfect, but I'd tell that at this point you actually strongly brake with the entire blade, instead of propulsing. Or did you try swimming backwards? Is it intentional, or rather accidental, and the photo just taken in an unlucky moment when you did not really swim normally (for example just changing the direction, or descending)?