Leaderfins soft

[Malta freediver]

Hi
Has any one here used leaderfins pure carbon soft. If so what do you think of them for diving to 40m +. Thanks for any help you can give me.

 

[Kiekerjan]

Yes I have tried them once, but for me they were much too soft. It all comes down to your weight and leg strength though. I weigh 70kg and am not very muscular at all but even for me they were too soft. If you are similar or heavier I would recommend the mediums. Leader fins in general are quite soft so even the medium has a lot of flex.

I use medium pure carbons myself and I'm very happy with them. The blades are great, but if you have narrow feet like me you might want to consider different foot pockets.

 

[Malta freediver]

Yes I have tried them once, but for me they were much too soft. It all comes down to your weight and leg strength though. I weigh 70kg and am not very muscular at all but even for me they were too soft. If you are similar or heavier I would recommend the mediums. Leader fins in general are quite soft so even the medium has a lot of flex.

I use medium pure carbons myself and I'm very happy with them. The blades are great, but if you have narrow feet like me you might want to consider different foot pockets.

Thanks for your reply. I have strong legs but for some reason the medium leaderfins I already have felt stiff. I tried my friend plastic fins which are soft and they felt more suited to me. Anyway I think I'm going to take a gamble and give the soft a try.

If you or anyone else knows of a really good soft fin that won't break the bank please let me know and I will consider them instead. Thanks

 

[SubSub]

The blades are great, but if you have narrow feet like me you might want to consider different foot pockets.

I dunno if I have narrow feet or not, it always seem to differ so mich between manufacturers / models.

What exactly is to be concidered a "narrow feet"?

 

[3joern]

other point, the leaderfins footpocket are super soft (but comfortable), spezial under the sole and in the upper foot, so the force transmission is not good.

 

[Kiekerjan]

I dunno if I have narrow feet or not, it always seem to differ so mich between manufacturers / models.

What exactly is to be concidered a "narrow feet"?

Yeah it's indeed hard to determine, I just noticed that with my leaderfins that although the length of the footpocket suited me well, I have some space on the sides.

other point, the leaderfins footpocket are super soft (but comfortable), spezial under the sole and in the upper foot, so the force transmission is not good.

Yes I noticed that too. My general opinion about leaderfins is that their blades are great, especially considering the relatively low cost. But it's probably best to get different foot pockets.

 

[speardaver]

have you considered the 'Fins4U' pure carbon fins??? in Pathos footpockets these are awesome!

 

[hydroid]

I hear the Leaderfin footpockets are Omer. I have a wide foot and they fit me great. I have the medium carbon/fiberglass mix and they are very nice for me.

 

[adrian.]

I hear the Leaderfin footpockets are Omer. I have a wide foot and they fit me great. I have the medium carbon/fiberglass mix and they are very nice for me.

Unfortunately no. They sold their fins with omer millenium footpocket few years ago, but now they use their's own crappy footpocket.
So if you don't have any omer logo on your footpockets, means that you have leaderfins pockets.

 

[hydroid]

That could very well be, I have no idea but I do know that mine have a great fit and fit makes the difference in a good day or miserable. These Leaderfins are about a year old and I've beat the crap out of them and so far been happy with them.

 

[Malta#1freediver]

Leader fins are the best. I love them, always wear socks tho due to my narrow feet. I'm sure which ever u choose you'll be great