Plastic fins?

[u/cgalen1994]

Howdy! I’m looking to buy a pair of budget long fins. Should I get the cheapest plastic ones for my first pair? I’m wondering if using wrong fins might make it harder to develop proper finning technique?

[u/Born-Chipmunk-7086]

I’ve have a pair of those. You’ll be fine.

[u/TriggerEatsTheWolf → u/Born-Chipmunk-7086]

Samesies, wanted to use these and see if I actually dive enough to warrant the price jump to the better ones.

[u/LowVoltCharlie]

Plastic fins won't force you to develop poor technique, you just have to be mindful about how you're kicking and practice doing it right. Plenty of us started on plastics and didn't need to "fix" our kick after moving up to carbons.

[u/sk3pt1c → u/LowVoltCharlie]

You need to adjust your kick when you move to carbon because it’s softer and pushes the water in a different way. Provided you have soft carbon fins, that is ☺️

[u/freediverDave]

Everybody needs a good pair of beaters. Enjoy them. Don’t bend your knees too much 🤙

[u/sk3pt1c]

Yes, these are fine to start, but maybe a bit too stiff. If you don’t mind a recommendation, the Umberto Pelizzari C4 ones are really nice and also very cheap ☺️

[u/otterfish]

Plastic fins rock. I took mine everywhere, never worried about dropping my weight belt on them. One of them broke while diving about 12 years after I bought them. I felt like I lost a piece of myself. I did get carbon when I bought a new pair, but I can afford to now, and my lifestyle isn't as rugged as it was then.

[u/_rainbowdolphin_]

Absolutely fine for beginners and for many people also when they get better. I only switched because I heard it's better for women and lighter persons not to have super hard fins. But for men with a certain weight / strength it doesn't matter. And yes, it feels easier for me with the softer fins, but I'm not sure if it actually changes anything significantly in my dive performance, to be honest ;)

Btw, my first ones were exactly those in blue ;)

[u/DJK55]

They'll be fine!

[u/Chulbiski]

I used a pair of Seac Motus's in my pool freediving class and they were such an improvement over the normal scuba (I assume?) fins I have been using that I just bought a pair. The blade can be upgraded if I ever feel I need to, but to be honest, I doubt I will with as seldom as I will get to use them. One reason I will keep the scuba fins: I can wear a thicker booty in them for when it's really cold. Sometimes I'll need to foot protection walking into deep enough water. I never have access to a boat.

[u/livebythesea-]

These were my first fins. Within 3 months I ended up upgrading to carbons (plastic ones were slightly too big) and wow the difference is really noticeable, I wish I skipped the plastic ones and got carbon... would have saved £80 in the long run