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Hey Ivo,Hi,
i would like to share my experiences with the "Waves" model fins from leaderfins. As I already wrote in this thread, I have the "medium" as well as the "hard" version of the fins, and all during the past summer I had lots of opportunities to use the "hard" fins in the ocean. I simply love them, they are amazingly powerful, precise, light and reactive. Its exactly the right stiffness for me, as I already told, a stiffness corresponding rahter to a good "medium" then "hard" if compared to other brands.
In august, I attended a class with will trubridge at the island of elba, italy, and in this occasion I was able to try a bunch of other carbon fins, especially c4 fins, among them also mustangs (25 and 30) and the "flap" model in different stiffness levels. well, i have to say that my leaderfins felt by far superior to all the c4 models. I also let the guys who owned c4 fins try, and they were so positively surprised that they wanted them immediatly. its really strange, but paddling with the mustangs, and even more with the flaps, was much more tiring than with the leaderfins. it felt a bit like swimming in honey. and the reactions I got from the other guys suggest that this is not just a personal thing.
so, again, these fins are really worth their money, actually they are worth even more. the price is good, the fin is excellent. a recommandation!
cheers,
ivo
Hey guys does anyone know if there is a difference between the pure carbon waves and the ones listed as just carbon without the 'pure'. there is a difference in price of 30 euros????
thanks man i apreciate it. I have omer millenium pockets but i thought of getting the ones that leaderfins provide because i like to use my milleniums also especially for shallow dives and therefore i wont have to stay switching blades everytime.
i originally thought of getting a medium carbon blade of leaderfins since with my milleniums i manage but after like an hour of diving my legs do get tired. But now that you guys are saying they are soft and the foot pockets are also soft iam thinking of going for the hard blades. its hard to decide between the medium and hard hehe
Hi,
I think the "hard" here is rather what you actually would expect to be a "medium" normally, while the Leaderfins "medium" feels pretty "soft"
ivo
I am wanting to upgrade from my first and current pair of fins, which are mares instinct pro camo. Because I haven't used any other fins before I don't know where these come on the stiffness 'scale'. Personally I find them slightly too stiff and was wondering which stiffness leaderfins to get.
any chance you could help me out?
thanks
Medium or Hard
Medium MAY be soft with Mares footpockets, if you are used to plastic.
the blades are not removable, so I would buy the leader f-pockets.
and going by what everyone else has said I may get the hard stiffness
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