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Extreme Dolfinism G2

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The last I can see is that it departed from Copenhagen DE 15/10 10:47pm, it,s probably in customs Malmoe!
 
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Got my new toy today. Very very beautiful device Ron !!
Easy to put together.
I have a really good feeling about it.
I will try it tomorrow or on sunday
 

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Comparison hyper style fin vs Orca Mk2, check how the technique changed due to the Orcas bigger angle (+5 degrees) and the blade trim offcourse

Orca

Hyper style
 
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I wrote some notes after doing my first 5 sessions with the Orca. The notes grew to a long review which I, because of it's extent, put on this site because it may not be appropriate to post a monstertext on this forum...

http://www.creathlete.se/420708180

This is a totally independent review and I share it only because my history of frustration in finding a fin that suit me. Guess I'm ridicilously picky with toys ;-)
 
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Thinking about buying a "family Dol fin pilot" where we can have our own shoes. My sons are growing but the frame lasts ;-)
 
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Thanks for the reporting! it sounds like we're in for a part two, with deep diving comparisons.
 
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Thanks derelectp, very interesting review. For me, the video of arms down was particularly useful.
 
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cdavis said:
Thanks derelectp, very interesting review. For me, the video of arms down was particularly useful.
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cdavis; I suppose you noticed that my shoulders tend to lock my torso when swimming with arms up. Arms down I'm fluid from the psoas insertion in tne back which makes the body act like a whip which is very effective despite bigger resistance
 
I'm roughly as stiff as you and do a lot of diving with things(spear, camera) in my hands. You are a lot better at hands down than me, I intend to take lessons from that video.
 
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Fondue:

Like you,I found the negative buoyancy in my fin (very similar to the Pilot) to be an problem for open water vertical diving. Adopting a neck weight and putting some buoyancy on the fin completely solved that issue. Even a lot of buoyancy did not seems to affect its surface performance(something I worried about)
 

Surface performance seems really good - and I think this is partly because of negative buoyancy - keeps the fin in the water. I actually think the surface performance is better than the Orca - because of buoyancy and because the Pilot blade is closer to the feet.
 

+1 about surface performance:
I did not test this during my review but this sunday I swam several laps with frontsnorkel. The surface performance is maybe the most surprising about this fin for me. it's awesome in my opinion. I can swim like I do with soft fins but still have very good thrust.

Also in crawlswimming the hydrofoil lifts the legs and I felt like lying in a cayak and my arms where the paddles, excellent water position for long open water swims in crawl if you want to alter between leg and upper body propulsion. This is the Orca which also have the internal float.
 
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Adding my two pence worth, yes, I too agree about surface swimming. I also find that swimming on your back you can really get up a good lick of speed and I'd recommend you keep your arms over your head because if you don't concentrate you risk a fearful wack on the head if you hit the end of the pool lane!

For those people starting out with a DOL-Fin, swimming with your arms by your side is a good diagnostic tool if you find you're starting to cork-screw due to an imbalance in your fining action when you've got your arms out front (but bare in mind the previous warning ;-)

As far as weighting yourself in the pool, I'm somewhat torn between my 3 and 5 lb neck weights. On balance I train with the 3lb as paired with the extra weight of the fin, compared to my rubber training bi-fins, it doesn't leave me nose heavy.
 
Kars said:
Thanks for the reporting! it sounds like we're in for a part two, with deep diving comparisons.
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I will have to wait until februar before I am able to take the Orca for other than pool-doving. I will do dives deep enough (with a glide phase) to get an opinion about it for CWT and offcourse some reporting here. Everything I have felt so far indicates that it will be as good or better for CWT as it is for DYN.
 
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