I have been trying to contact Hyperfins (www.hyperfins.ru), via the web contact form, but I never received any reply after two attempts. Does anyone have an e-mail address through which I can place an order, and do you have a general idea of how long it takes to receive an order?
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Hyperfins help!
- Thread starter efattah
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, There was no answer in this thread for more than 90 days.
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It can take a long time to get an up-to-date response or contact with relevant users.
Hi Eric,
I have also tried to contact them through the website and never managed to get an answer even though I sent an email in Russian !!
The best way to get an hyperfin is probably to get in touch with Molchanova at an international comp. At least that's what Stig Severinsen told me last time I asked.
Unfortunately, I am not really good enough to be selected to go to an international comp.. :waterwork
After a few months of research I found somebody here in France who knows someone, who knows someone else living in Italy who can get the fin .... for 600 € !!!
So I almost gave up getting an hyperfin....
I have also tried to contact them through the website and never managed to get an answer even though I sent an email in Russian !!
The best way to get an hyperfin is probably to get in touch with Molchanova at an international comp. At least that's what Stig Severinsen told me last time I asked.
Unfortunately, I am not really good enough to be selected to go to an international comp.. :waterwork
After a few months of research I found somebody here in France who knows someone, who knows someone else living in Italy who can get the fin .... for 600 € !!!
So I almost gave up getting an hyperfin....
Main difference in construction - angles between feet and blade.
Perhaps also differences in foot-pockets and angle in top of blade.
Andronov provides the fine-tuning of any ready hyper for specific sportsmen (in finswimming and unedrwater orienting) considering his weight, overall height, distance, time result, swimming technique, etc. Also he oversee how you swim with ready hyper and after that can make some corrections.
hyper is a very good fin overall ... its my first monofin and to this date i allways used hyper ... but it have one major disadvantage ... when they made the fin it was never intended to go deep .. and later freedivers started to use hyper but at depth the rubber compress at pressure and foot pocket becomes loose ,, so a good sign the fin is the correct size for you is it will numb your toes after a while (for the first couple of times it might be a bit painful too) but you;ll get use to it and the more u use it it will become okey
for some people this is also a issue ... the fin is very buoyant and the exact opposite happens at depth .. so becomes heavy kind off at depth .. but once u get use to it never is a problem i guess... for me the i never experienced this heavy feeling at the bottom .. but some people so say this happens because of the compressed rubber same as what happens to neoprene
i never order it from the company straight i give my measurements lenght of the foot , hieght of the foot and the round measurement from the widest part of your foot .. to my friends in russia and they allways bring it to me ...
HYPER KICKS ASS
for some people this is also a issue ... the fin is very buoyant and the exact opposite happens at depth .. so becomes heavy kind off at depth .. but once u get use to it never is a problem i guess... for me the i never experienced this heavy feeling at the bottom .. but some people so say this happens because of the compressed rubber same as what happens to neoprene
i never order it from the company straight i give my measurements lenght of the foot , hieght of the foot and the round measurement from the widest part of your foot .. to my friends in russia and they allways bring it to me ...
HYPER KICKS ASS
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I know this is little off subject, but what monofin(s) does well for DYN and CWT?
I'm planning to buy a new mono and I can't afford two monofins for CWT and DYN.
I was considering Waterway Glide medium stiffness, but I see that many of you say that it compresses at depth so now i'm considering maybe Specialfins ,Leaderfins.......would appreciate some advice.
THX
I'm planning to buy a new mono and I can't afford two monofins for CWT and DYN.
I was considering Waterway Glide medium stiffness, but I see that many of you say that it compresses at depth so now i'm considering maybe Specialfins ,Leaderfins.......would appreciate some advice.
THX
I always thought that the only difference between a Leaderfins Hyper and a Leaderfins Flyer was that the Hyper floats (compressable rubber) and the flyer does not (I read somewhere that the world Hyper is derived from the Russian word for Float, or something along those lines => Hyper => Gipper => Gyper...). Is this correct or are there other differences between the Hyper and Flyer? I guess when you start to get custom made Hypers and Flyers the lines start to get a little blurred.
Cheers,
Ben
Cheers,
Ben
I know this is the most confusing topic, but the word "hyper" get's thrown around easily.
Most commonly it refers to either specifically the Leaderfins Hyper or in general that type of fin (which I believe is more or less a concept copy of the andronov fin).
By "that type of fin" is usually meant:
-New type of footpocket, heavily angled (but the angle is in the pocket, not in the blade)
-Footpocket is further from the blade than in traditional fins and "torpedo shaped"
-Wings
-Heavy flotation (exception the Leaderfins version that Mullins describes.)
Variants of this type of fin, which are more or less the same concept, but details vary, include:
-Leaderfins Hyper
-"Hyperfins" Hyper
-Gershow fins
-The original andronovs and their many clones
-Waterway glide fin
-The list goes on...
But what they all have in common is a relatively big angle on the footpocket, wings, and specific type of footpocket. The differences are usually in build quality, price, and most significantly blade quality. Unfortunately it is more or less impossible to know what you get before receiving it. Even the exact same fin from the exact same manufacturer may have a completely different blade. They are all individuals. It's a bit of "the wand chooses the wizard" and not the other way around
The reason you see seasoned finswimmers or divers walking around with fins that have been patched or glued in more places than they are intact is not that they are cheap bastards, but because they know that finding a fin as good as they currently possess, is next to impossible.
The "flyer" type of fin, I assure you, is quite different. Mainly the footpocket. The leaderfins flyer (custom) is also very buoyant, but it has a smaller angle in the footpocket and in general a more traditional "flat" footpocket (except it too has been brought back from the blade). The flyer is also a very decent fin and maybe even better for people with very flexible ankles (who don't need the angle so much).
Usually considered ideal for dyn is a floating type of fin, either from the Hyper of the Flyer "family", and for constant weight, usually a non floating one is preferred.
If you don't want 2 fins, I think a hyper type of fin is a relatively good compromise. It is excellent for dynamics, but also very decent for CW (personally I've had no problems at depth, but my depths are hardly WR level). Several WRs have also been made with this type of fin (Natalia).
From custom manufacturers you could ask for some kind of hybrid, like a normal hyper but parts of it made from non-compressible materials, that is almost neutral, etc...
I personally have a sort of a hybrid. A bit less buoyant, the top and inside of the footpocket is soft, incompressible rubber so it doesn't squeeze your feet or get loose with depth. The footpocket is also custom size so that the length is from size 44, but width is from size 46 so it can be fitted with socks and is very comfortable. This is the first fin I've been more or less satisfied with. I'm sure there are betters, but I cannot find any immediate faults in it - unlike any other fin I've ever owned.
But for just getting started, I recommend a any cheap, basic fin. It'll get you going and by the time you are ready to invest more you'll know better what you want.
Now to the actual topic - a friend just told me that he managed to order from hyperfins.ru but it's been over 6 months and still nothing...So, well...Anyone who's tried to get their hands on russian fins knows what I'm talking about. Pretty normal delivery times I guess.
Most commonly it refers to either specifically the Leaderfins Hyper or in general that type of fin (which I believe is more or less a concept copy of the andronov fin).
By "that type of fin" is usually meant:
-New type of footpocket, heavily angled (but the angle is in the pocket, not in the blade)
-Footpocket is further from the blade than in traditional fins and "torpedo shaped"
-Wings
-Heavy flotation (exception the Leaderfins version that Mullins describes.)
Variants of this type of fin, which are more or less the same concept, but details vary, include:
-Leaderfins Hyper
-"Hyperfins" Hyper
-Gershow fins
-The original andronovs and their many clones
-Waterway glide fin
-The list goes on...
But what they all have in common is a relatively big angle on the footpocket, wings, and specific type of footpocket. The differences are usually in build quality, price, and most significantly blade quality. Unfortunately it is more or less impossible to know what you get before receiving it. Even the exact same fin from the exact same manufacturer may have a completely different blade. They are all individuals. It's a bit of "the wand chooses the wizard" and not the other way around
The reason you see seasoned finswimmers or divers walking around with fins that have been patched or glued in more places than they are intact is not that they are cheap bastards, but because they know that finding a fin as good as they currently possess, is next to impossible.The "flyer" type of fin, I assure you, is quite different. Mainly the footpocket. The leaderfins flyer (custom) is also very buoyant, but it has a smaller angle in the footpocket and in general a more traditional "flat" footpocket (except it too has been brought back from the blade). The flyer is also a very decent fin and maybe even better for people with very flexible ankles (who don't need the angle so much).
Usually considered ideal for dyn is a floating type of fin, either from the Hyper of the Flyer "family", and for constant weight, usually a non floating one is preferred.
If you don't want 2 fins, I think a hyper type of fin is a relatively good compromise. It is excellent for dynamics, but also very decent for CW (personally I've had no problems at depth, but my depths are hardly WR level). Several WRs have also been made with this type of fin (Natalia).
From custom manufacturers you could ask for some kind of hybrid, like a normal hyper but parts of it made from non-compressible materials, that is almost neutral, etc...
I personally have a sort of a hybrid. A bit less buoyant, the top and inside of the footpocket is soft, incompressible rubber so it doesn't squeeze your feet or get loose with depth. The footpocket is also custom size so that the length is from size 44, but width is from size 46 so it can be fitted with socks and is very comfortable. This is the first fin I've been more or less satisfied with. I'm sure there are betters, but I cannot find any immediate faults in it - unlike any other fin I've ever owned.
But for just getting started, I recommend a any cheap, basic fin. It'll get you going and by the time you are ready to invest more you'll know better what you want.
Now to the actual topic - a friend just told me that he managed to order from hyperfins.ru but it's been over 6 months and still nothing...So, well...Anyone who's tried to get their hands on russian fins knows what I'm talking about. Pretty normal delivery times I guess.
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BennyB, in Russian "Hyper" means the same as in English (supernormal, excessive).
Flyer is mostly sprint (high-speed) fin, usually it is significantly harder than Hyper. Flyer has the angle between foot and blade significantly less than Hyper (to speed-up the start from the thumb) but higher than classic monofin. The covering of footpockets and blades are different too - Hyper footpockets are distanced from the blade, Flyer's ones are covered like for classic monofin. Floatability of Flyer is less then for Hyper (rubber used for the wing of Flyer is harder).
Flyer is mostly sprint (high-speed) fin, usually it is significantly harder than Hyper. Flyer has the angle between foot and blade significantly less than Hyper (to speed-up the start from the thumb) but higher than classic monofin. The covering of footpockets and blades are different too - Hyper footpockets are distanced from the blade, Flyer's ones are covered like for classic monofin. Floatability of Flyer is less then for Hyper (rubber used for the wing of Flyer is harder).
Lastonogiy - thanks for clearing that up.
Two other things I can think of as to why they might not be answering - they may be off on holiday this time of year, other thing is that they took a lot of orders at the World Championships in July so they might be run off their feet finishing those orders.
Cheers,
Ben
Two other things I can think of as to why they might not be answering - they may be off on holiday this time of year, other thing is that they took a lot of orders at the World Championships in July so they might be run off their feet finishing those orders.
Cheers,
Ben
I had sent an email 6 september and got a reading confirmation receipt today 15-9.
So I guess Cherev got a big backlog to reply to. Natalia Avcheenco said that I would have my Hyperfins fin before the WC in Sharm. I'll keep my fingers crossed that it will be there and is to my liking.
Kars
So I guess Cherev got a big backlog to reply to. Natalia Avcheenco said that I would have my Hyperfins fin before the WC in Sharm. I'll keep my fingers crossed that it will be there and is to my liking.
Kars
Depending on your specific whishes something arround E 380,=.
They have the policy of you paying half in advance, and the other half upon arrival of the fin.
I ordered it through Natalia Avcheenko, and she measured my feet and took note of my preferenses for blade stifness, middle distance.
I currently use a waterway classic MD2 Middle distance and like the fin because of it's good responsivenes and flexibility. Long distance fins feel too soft for me, especially when doing a turn at deep dives.
Kars
They have the policy of you paying half in advance, and the other half upon arrival of the fin.
I ordered it through Natalia Avcheenko, and she measured my feet and took note of my preferenses for blade stifness, middle distance.
I currently use a waterway classic MD2 Middle distance and like the fin because of it's good responsivenes and flexibility. Long distance fins feel too soft for me, especially when doing a turn at deep dives.
Kars