Scuba Fins > Atomic Scuba Fins

Advantages: Very little effort required underwater, flexible
Disadvantages: Not cheap, not the best for long surface swims

My Mares Volo Power fins are among the favourite items of my dive kit. While pricey, they do a very good job, and make finning underwater incredibly easy. One of the few drawbacks is I find they're not as good for surface swims, particularly against current. They are longer than many standard fins, which takes some getting used to, and it's something to be aware of when you're near fragile coral reef. However, they're also ultra-flexible, and I usually ...
...wearing them. Initially I found the quick-release catch at the side to be rather cumbersome - the lock-unlock mechanism isn't very easy with gloves on. To be honest, I've now taken to closing and not locking them, and they've never opened up while I'm in the water. When these fins first appeared on the market they were pretty expensive - I believe the price has dropped now, which makes them much better value. My pair are second-hand but you wouldn't ... Read review

Advantages: Good power generation
Disadvantages: Ease of using release clips

...set of fins made by Sherwood called the Kinesis Ex Fins. I had read a positive write up about them already and I fund them to be the most suitable for my style of diving and although at the top end of my price range they were too good in the water to pass up. According to the marketing blurb the fins incorporate Optimal Pivot Blade (OPB) technology. What this means is that on the downward stroke of the kick the blade flexes around its mid point ...
...that is the theory and naturally with increased efficiency comes less tiredness and greater speed. The fin is a solid design with a grooved front panel running down the centre of the fin and two side vents. In reality these fins worked very well for me, I was really impressed with how much power I could exert without much effort, this is really useful to have especially while diving in strong currents when occasionally you become exposed and need ... Read review

Advantages: Best fins i have ever used
Disadvantages: Very plain looking, everyone has them

...world will know about the Oceanic split fin craze, for divers that have use the V12 fins they will know how good they are and all the other divers that haven't used them want too lol. The thing that makes these fins so good is the split in them; non divers might think how can you move yourself along underwater if you have a big split in your fins. Well the answer is better than you can if you don't have a split in your fins. The Oceanic Vortex V12 ...
...they look pretty good and Oceanic could have done allot worse. Design: The V12's work like a dream, because of the split in the fin it allows you to use allot smaller kicks and travel just as far as normal fins. Oceanic have also added a very nice fin strap. Its quite chunky and it has a hole in it so you can get your finger in a really pull it up your boots which I find is very helpful if you are in a big bulky dry suit and you want your fins to ... Read review

Advantages: Very strong, powerful, good buckle system
Disadvantages: price (although can't complain too much!)

...fins to take off after a dive... unclip the buckle, waggle the fins left to right and bob's your uncle... or maybe your aunt in todays world. With a wide choice in colours to match everyones dive fashion needs... you can't go wrong opting for the Mares Avanti Quattro. ... Read review

Advantages: comfortable to wear
Disadvantages: not as much propulsion as other types

These fins i found after several uses i had fewer leg cramps when using these than i do my other fins and i found as a result my air consumpption was less. But these dives were mainly conducted in calm conditions with little or no current running, such as while training in Capernwray. In a current i found that i was less comfortable and was not making progress as i would have liked, when i used the fins diving the thistlegorm i found i caused less ...
...of a prenetration as would have been usual for my familiarity on the wreck. This was due to a slight current i encountered outside the wreck which caused a necessary shortening of the dive, because i was breathing harder due to the having to fin harder to keep with my buddy. Over all the fins i would recomend in the likes of a quarry or lake but not in the sea where a current is likely. I have recently started to reuse these fins and have found ... Read review