I like them primarily because they look cool. A definite chick magnet. :)
Seriously, you shouldn't look to me for advice on fins, I do 99.9% of my kicking sans fins. I asked Fort for her recommendation before I bought the Zuras a couple of months ago; she's the fin guru, despite the infamous monofin mishap.
There are a number of reasons why I don't tend to use fins. Two reasons are pretty simple: knees and ankles. As in, fins sometimes put too much strain on my knees (which hyperextend a lot and are otherwise fragile after multiple surgeries) and after a while they hurt my ankles (which are already flexible enough).
I like the Zuras because they are not too big (not too much strain on knees and ankles) and they are shaped so that your feet can be fairly close together without the fins getting in each other's way. They do float pretty strongly, meaning that if you use them while on your stomach they work the quads and if you are on your back they work the hams; I like this aspect of them too.
But I don't have extensive experience with many fins. It may be that others work just fine too.
Depends on your goal and your anatomy.
I'm not a fan of zoomers at all. But Smith likes them for sprinting.
For myself, I prefer the long blade fins. Better for ankle flexibility, streamlining, dolphin kicking, speedwork, shooters, shoulder support, etc. But I have no problems with my knees and ankles. If you have an issue there, the zuras are probably better and give you less artificial speed. I use fins primarily for swimming (especially speedwork), shooters, some dolphin kicking on my back. Not too often for basic kick work. And, ugh, don't use zoomers for kicking; only or swimming.
I would find them to be a chick magnet, but fins certainly don't seem to be a guy magnet. I mostly just get mocked by the pull buoy addicts. Now, the monofin, that is a real guy magnet. :)
I like them primarily because they look cool. A definite chick magnet. :)
Seriously, you shouldn't look to me for advice on fins, I do 99.9% of my kicking sans fins. I asked Fort for her recommendation before I bought the Zuras a couple of months ago; she's the fin guru, despite the infamous monofin mishap.
There are a number of reasons why I don't tend to use fins. Two reasons are pretty simple: knees and ankles. As in, fins sometimes put too much strain on my knees (which hyperextend a lot and are otherwise fragile after multiple surgeries) and after a while they hurt my ankles (which are already flexible enough).
I like the Zuras because they are not too big (not too much strain on knees and ankles) and they are shaped so that your feet can be fairly close together without the fins getting in each other's way. They do float pretty strongly, meaning that if you use them while on your stomach they work the quads and if you are on your back they work the hams; I like this aspect of them too.
But I don't have extensive experience with many fins. It may be that others work just fine too.
Depends on your goal and your anatomy.
I'm not a fan of zoomers at all. But Smith likes them for sprinting.
For myself, I prefer the long blade fins. Better for ankle flexibility, streamlining, dolphin kicking, speedwork, shooters, shoulder support, etc. But I have no problems with my knees and ankles. If you have an issue there, the zuras are probably better and give you less artificial speed. I use fins primarily for swimming (especially speedwork), shooters, some dolphin kicking on my back. Not too often for basic kick work. And, ugh, don't use zoomers for kicking; only or swimming.
I would find them to be a chick magnet, but fins certainly don't seem to be a guy magnet. I mostly just get mocked by the pull buoy addicts. Now, the monofin, that is a real guy magnet. :)
