I have a buddy that uses these fins. I cant fit them so I dont know what they're like. I want to hear some more from you folks. I am looking to switch from Picasso Black team to these. I find that my legs are much stronger and I can easily bend the hell out of these picassos.
-
Welcome to the DeeperBlue.com Forums, the largest online community dedicated to Freediving, Scuba Diving and Spearfishing. To gain full access to the DeeperBlue.com Forums you must register for a free account. As a registered member you will be able to:
- Join over 44,280+ fellow diving enthusiasts from around the world on this forum
- Participate in and browse from over 516,210+ posts.
- Communicate privately with other divers from around the world.
- Post your own photos or view from 7,441+ user submitted images.
- All this and much more...
You can gain access to all this absolutely free when you register for an account, so sign up today!
Cressi GaraHF Fins????
- Thread starterTMcKee
- Start date
Thread Status: Hello
, There was no answer in this thread for more than 60 days.
It can take a long time to get an up-to-date response or contact with relevant users.
It can take a long time to get an up-to-date response or contact with relevant users.
I tried a friends Gara HF's, and found them softer then my Picasso Black Team's.....
If you find the Black Team's too soft you may have to try a Carbon fin($$$$)
or Omer Ice's I have read good things about them on another thread, they are quite stiff.
When you first buy them plastic fins seem quite stiff, with a good snap to them. Over time they soften up.
My Black Team's are quite old, and I found they had much better snap then the Gara's HF's.
Cheers
If you find the Black Team's too soft you may have to try a Carbon fin($$$$)
or Omer Ice's I have read good things about them on another thread, they are quite stiff.
When you first buy them plastic fins seem quite stiff, with a good snap to them. Over time they soften up.
My Black Team's are quite old, and I found they had much better snap then the Gara's HF's.
Cheers
hmmm, a consideration. My buddy that uses them says that they are stiff, and in every description that i've read, it reads that they are "super stiff". I'm looking for stiffness without the carbon price or shatter factor.
I'm merely looking for some more opinions on this. I read the hard/soft fins thread but it didn't help much.
I'm merely looking for some more opinions on this. I read the hard/soft fins thread but it didn't help much.
I actually own both Picasso Black Teams and Cressi Gara HF's. What can I say, I like black fins.
I've had the Cressis for years (very durable), but my ankles get pretty tired from all the surface swimming I do, plus the footpockets are a little narrow so I have to wear 1mm booties and my feet go numb from the cold.
The Picassos are less stiff and allow me to wear a 3mm bootie. They are a little flimsy when I start an ascent with negative bouyancy, but I'll take the trade-off for more time in the water.
If you find the Picassos too flimsy, you'll probably be happy with the Cressis as long as they fit your feet. The blade on the Cressis also has a lot more 'snap', not that you can tell underwater.
The Omer Millenium Comps are supposed to be pretty stiff, too. However, Omer footpockets don't fit me at all so I haven't tried them.
I've had the Cressis for years (very durable), but my ankles get pretty tired from all the surface swimming I do, plus the footpockets are a little narrow so I have to wear 1mm booties and my feet go numb from the cold.
The Picassos are less stiff and allow me to wear a 3mm bootie. They are a little flimsy when I start an ascent with negative bouyancy, but I'll take the trade-off for more time in the water.
If you find the Picassos too flimsy, you'll probably be happy with the Cressis as long as they fit your feet. The blade on the Cressis also has a lot more 'snap', not that you can tell underwater.
The Omer Millenium Comps are supposed to be pretty stiff, too. However, Omer footpockets don't fit me at all so I haven't tried them.