this thred follows on from the Tendonitis thread. Alun asked for a review of 2 new waterways monos i just got, and bogdan asked me to make mention of the new rail design.
got a LDM1 and LDM2. Last year i ordered the same 2 fins but this time i got 2 quite different fins.
Last years fins had the M1 being slightly stiffer than the M2. this time the M2 is stiffer.
last year the M1 came with a medium hardness footpocket and the M2 with the soft. this year they both have the soft footpocket(without the heal re-inforcement)
this years fns have a black rail on all 3 edges. i like this new rail but might remove it from the back/bottom edge. there was a hum form the blade which i think is from this.
alun, tried peters MD(but not the winged one). quite liked it. felt stiff, but i dont know what too stiff would feel like? leg fatigue i guess. only tried it from 30m. the footpocket on it felt too soft though. if i was getting a Middle distance i would ask for the slightly stiffer footpocket(on my LDM1 pictured), or even the stiffest footpocket(green i think it is?) if i were only doing one deep dive per day with it.
on the whole i think the fins are very good. you just have to make shure you know what youre getting.
does anybody know which fin is meant to be stiffer, the M1 or M2?
got a LDM1 and LDM2. Last year i ordered the same 2 fins but this time i got 2 quite different fins.
Last years fins had the M1 being slightly stiffer than the M2. this time the M2 is stiffer.
last year the M1 came with a medium hardness footpocket and the M2 with the soft. this year they both have the soft footpocket(without the heal re-inforcement)
this years fns have a black rail on all 3 edges. i like this new rail but might remove it from the back/bottom edge. there was a hum form the blade which i think is from this.
alun, tried peters MD(but not the winged one). quite liked it. felt stiff, but i dont know what too stiff would feel like? leg fatigue i guess. only tried it from 30m. the footpocket on it felt too soft though. if i was getting a Middle distance i would ask for the slightly stiffer footpocket(on my LDM1 pictured), or even the stiffest footpocket(green i think it is?) if i were only doing one deep dive per day with it.
on the whole i think the fins are very good. you just have to make shure you know what youre getting.
does anybody know which fin is meant to be stiffer, the M1 or M2?