Question about intermediate length fins

I recently purchased these fins. As you can see, they are intermediate length fins. Their main advantage was that they were available in a local store, so I could try them on to see that they fit. Now I am trying to decide whether I like them. They perform pretty much as you would expect -- I can do a faster tempo kick than I would with a long fin, but not quite as fast as with a short zoomer-type fin (I think). And I don't think you get quite the propulsion of a long fin, but more propulsion than a short fin. So, my question is whether these fins will be useful for either short-fin purposes (i.e., sprinting) or long-fin purposes (i.e., kick training) or both, or whether they are too much of a compromise and won't be good for either function. You can see which way I am leaning, but I am willing to be talked into the glorious advantages of intermediate length fins if I am missing something.
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  • Former Member
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    I have them and love them! Started with long fins that I found in our swim team lost and found,but I felt as if I wasn't working all that hard to get any forward movement,so I took a leap of faith and ordered the TYRs--and never regretted it! I wear them for back stroke and kick sets because my kick by its self is pathetic,and my legs do feel tired,but my kick,at least for a while,seems to improve after I use them. What really reasured me though was that our AG swimmers all use this type of fin as a basic training tool.....figured that if it works for them they may help me too!
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  • Former Member
    Former Member
    I have them and love them! Started with long fins that I found in our swim team lost and found,but I felt as if I wasn't working all that hard to get any forward movement,so I took a leap of faith and ordered the TYRs--and never regretted it! I wear them for back stroke and kick sets because my kick by its self is pathetic,and my legs do feel tired,but my kick,at least for a while,seems to improve after I use them. What really reasured me though was that our AG swimmers all use this type of fin as a basic training tool.....figured that if it works for them they may help me too!
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