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RE>>Buying Equipment for the Rookie: 6/25/97
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Date: 6/25/97 11:59
To: Gerry Smith
From: dmooney@cy*.ne*
Larry "Harris" Taylor wrote:
>
> >Nanci,
> >
> >FYI ... in our neck of the woods, Jet Fins are considered "death seeking
> >behavior" ...they have the largest holes on the market ...these holes are
> >dangerous targets that allow pieces of metal, etc to run thru the holes and
> >impale diver ...pinning diver to the bottom ...these are the fins that I
> >wore once and discarded(g)
> >
> >I have seen divers pinned in the river ... lose fins as a result ...I have
> >seen divers descend on top of another and get jet fins entangles in divers
> >regulator ... they've been around a long time, but no one has ever
> >demonstrated the large holes (vents) do any good and in the lakes around
> >wrecks, etc. they border on just plain dangerous.
> >
> >It is the consensus of the every one I know in diving kinesiology that the
> >power plana avanti are the best performing fins on the market ...if you've
> >got the legs to drive them(g)
> >
> >Like I said on the forum , need determines equipment used(g)
> >
> >"Harris"
> >Larry "Harris" Taylor, Ph.D.
> >
> >lpt@um*.ed*
> >
Hmmmmmm. Gentlemen, Ladies, rebuttals?
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Let us think on this for a bit... Larry says Jet Fins are "death seeking
behavior". Well, they`ve been around for a long time, sold a zillion sets, and
Scuba Pro has yet to lose a wrongful death lawsuit over them, or issue a product
recall. They work extraordinarly well, are simple, strong, and cheap ($60 -
70.00 retail locally). They ARE heavy, and the foot pocket works best on a
diver with rectangular feet, but overall a good fin.
Then Larry recommends Power Plana Avanti on the basis of hordes of "diving
kinesiologists" recommendations. This is a nice-kicking fin, but in my limited
experience with them I've seen one pair returned with a broken plastic rib, and
seen that silly cam attachment buckle release itself on a bit of kelp, an anchor
line and simply from the force of water in a high giant stride entry. Also
they're about twice the price of the Jet Fin ($130). On the up side, their foot
pocket is shaped better, and they're lighter.
I'm not even sure what a "diving kinesiologist" is (maybe a new PADI specialty)
but if they go around pinning themselves to wrecks via holes in their fins I
don't wanna dive with them. I can't claim a Phd, but 34 years of diving, 19 of
instructing, and almost a thousand cert's issued without an accident count for
something. Until I hear more, I'll continue to recommend the Jet Fin, even
though the Avanti has a better margin.
Gerry
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