Hi all, I've been thinking about buying my first monofin. I see from looking through a few threads that some of you have ones by Waterway and Sebak, among other companies. The local sporting goods store carries only one model, a Finis Rapid, though I might be able to find other stores that carry monofins in greater Los Angeles. I'm not looking at super-serious competitive use of this, just swimming for fitness and a little easy apnea.
Now, I wouldn't want to buy a monofin with enclosed foot-pockets by mail order without having some way to check the pocket sizing. It looks as though some monofins have enclosed pockets, and some (including the Finis Rapids available nearby) use straps. On the other hand, I do see that the Sebak freediving monofin uses Omer Millennium pockets, which is the fin type I use in regular freediving fins, so I would probably know which size to buy.
If you were me, would you buy the locally available Finis monofin with straps? Or think about a Sebak, since I can probably figure out my sizing? Or some other approach? I don't want to turn this into rocket science, but don't want to end up with a monofin that doesn't fit well either. Thanks for any input.
Now, I wouldn't want to buy a monofin with enclosed foot-pockets by mail order without having some way to check the pocket sizing. It looks as though some monofins have enclosed pockets, and some (including the Finis Rapids available nearby) use straps. On the other hand, I do see that the Sebak freediving monofin uses Omer Millennium pockets, which is the fin type I use in regular freediving fins, so I would probably know which size to buy.
If you were me, would you buy the locally available Finis monofin with straps? Or think about a Sebak, since I can probably figure out my sizing? Or some other approach? I don't want to turn this into rocket science, but don't want to end up with a monofin that doesn't fit well either. Thanks for any input.