20+ Best Scuba Fins Tested in 2024
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 พ.ค. 2024
- For such a simple piece of equipment, it can be hard to choose the right pair of scuba fins to suit your needs. Don’t worry-we’ll help you take the guesswork out of your decision, because we put 20+ pairs through their paces in the pool to come up with the best in each category!
We tested each pair for fin-kick efficiency, ease of turning, and back-finning capabilities, so you’ll know just how your new fins will perform before making a purchase. Whether you choose open-heel or full-foot, and paddle-style, channel-style, power, or split fins, we guarantee you'll find something you like.
Let’s dive in and take a look our picks for the best scuba fins on the market today!
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00:00 Introduction
4:34 Apeks RK3 fins (Best Channel-Style)
5:54 Aqualung Storm fins (Best Travel)
7:06 Atomic Aquatics Bladefins
8:32 Atomic Aquatics SplitFins (Best Split Fins)
10:37 Cressi Frog Plus fins
12:05 Cressi Thor fins
13:15 Dive Rite XT fins (Best Frog Kick)
14:53 Fourth Element Tech fins (Best Flutter Kick)
16:25 Hollis F1 fins
18:01 Mares Avanti Quattro+ fins
19:17 Mares Power Plana fins
20:55 Oceanic Viper fins
22:25 ScubaPro GO Sport fins
24:15 ScubaPro GO Sport Gorilla fins
25:50 ScubaPro Jet Fins (Best All-Around)
27:36 ScubaPro S-Tek fins (Most Innovative)
29:31 ScubaPro Seawing Supernova fins (Best Power)
31:20 SEAC Propulsion Pro
32:44 TUSA Solla (Best Budget)
34:01 TUSA Switch
34:57 TUSA Travel Right
36:22 Zeagle Recon fins (Best Paddle-Style)
37:28 Conclusion
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That two-phase test is super thorough. Love how you didn't just go with gut feelings but actually measured everything. Data nerds unite!
thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
The fact that you have personal experience with some of these fins adds so much credibility. I trust your picks!
Thanks, glad you liked it.
Damn good review, super comprehensive and detailed. Much appreciated.
We're glad you liked it.
Huge effort Andy, much appreciated
Glad you liked it :)
That testing process is no joke! Appreciate the dedication to giving us the lowdown on the best fins out there
Thanks. We're glad you can use it.
Great info for newbies and experienced divers. Thanks!
Our pleasure!
Wow, never realized how much of a difference the right fin can make! Need to rethink my fin game.
Agree :)
Always love these articles to stay up on new equipment. Bought my first pair of Jet fins in 1968. Also use Nova fins full foot and open heel. Used Mares & Cressi on a rental dives, they were comfortable.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. That's a lot of years with fins. Which ones were your favorites?
Awesome, appreciate the effort you put into this.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I'm all about that flutter kick life, so seeing the sewing Supernova and fourth element Tech fin top the list is super helpful
Great to hear! Hope it should help you picking the right fins.
Great video, Thanks
Glad you liked it!
Great video man 🤗🤗🤗🤗
Glad you enjoyed it
great review!
Thanks
Very solid review… nicely done, sir!
Thank you!
As someone who struggles with knee pain, I'm seriously considering giving split fins a chance now. Thanks for shining a light on them!
That's a really good idea.
Really good analysis! To add a little detail to the RK3s, the regular fins are effectively neutral, but when you're tuning your trim the HDs with their higher density are noticeably heavier and less buoyant. Per pair the HDs are about 0.3kg/0.6lb negative for Medium, going up to 0.4kg/0.8lb negative for Super.
Great point! Thanks for the add on.
Only one color for Mares Power Plana fins? Just scored Tactical Green colour (camoflage) from England in April of 2024! Super Sweet Looking!!!
Thanks for making this awesome video. 'Appreciate your efforts!
Thank you for your comment! We're glad you liked the video!
Hello, nice test ! I would have like something about the easyness of those fins, if they are heavy to use or not. Having small legs heavy fins exhaust me a lot so wobly ones are easier. But to go backward with wobly fins is very difficult ! I was interested in the Apeks RK3 but I am afraid they could be quite stiff and then maybe tiring to use...
The video content is long, but it's not boring. It's a really great experiment.
For your information, I've been using U.S. Diver's Compro open hill and Mares Plana Avanti Tre full foot Fins.
Cool, thanks
Thanks for the video, great job. I’m a commercial diver looking to switch from my Apollo split fins when diving in current. How would you compare the seawing supernova to the original seawing nova? First time seeing the supernovas. Thanks in advance.
Hi There,
Just as good power, also why we named the Supernova the Best Power fin. Just added that you can take it apart for traveling.
Excellent Job. 1 thing you referred to the size you wore but not your shoe Suze for a reference
9/9.5 depending on the brand.
How would you rate the Apecs RK4 ? Thanks for this great reviews.
We haven't tested them yet, but they look great.
I don't understand why you have only 3.82K subs.
Me neither. Remember to share the videos to all your friends so we'll get more subs.
I have wide feet and need large pockets any suggestions?
Great video. I’d like to see the weight in water of each fin. This is an extremely important information when choosing a pair of fins and the video misses this datapoint.
Great suggestion! We'll consider this for future updates.
lead Dive tours in honolulu hawaii 4 wrecks and reefs all day and that strong surf, the mares quatro fins are my winners. they are light for the amount of diving i do and they flick back after each kick for extra thrust. legs dont get tired and they move me fast. ive used hollis, oceanic, scuba pro and aqua lung and the split fins same as on here. they all arent worth the dollar they are charging in my opinion but the hollis do have strong thrust but are heavy too heavy.
Thanks for adding to the video. The Quatro fins are very popular for a reason.
Where are the Slipstreams tho? Those are really good fins too.
Great recommendation. We'll consider that one for a future update.
Very informative video! Appreciate the effort. Would love if there were chapters added for each fins though
There should be in the description.
For the travel rights wear socks with them it literally makes a huge difference for the strap.
Great tip. Thanks for sharing.
@@DIVEindotcomno problem. when I bought them. I noticed the strap had a loose feeling, and it felt like they wanted to slip off in the water. Put my neoprene socks on, and the issue was solved, and my feet stay warm, so win win.
Also do you plan to do a video like this but for mask. If so I'm hoping to see what your review will be on the tusa paragon s, tusa zensee pro, and some fourth element mask.
lol we need an excel for this 😂
We know it's a lot. We hope it still helped a bit :)
@@DIVEindotcom yes! tyvm
how about Gull Super Mew fin?
We did not test them, but will consider them for our next round of testing. Thanks for your suggestion!
So which one is the best of the best? I dont mind about the price, I want to buy one for reliability long term investment.
That is the best question ever.
For any fin, it depends on your finning style and your needs.
If you're traveling a lot then pick the Aqualung Storm fins voted Best for Travel. We found that the Dive Rite XT fins work best for Frog Kick so if that's your go-to kick style, then these are the ones to pick. If you're looking for heavy fins then pick the Zeagle Recon fins rated Best Paddle-Style fins.
We rated the ScubaPro Jet Fins as the Best All-Around fins, so that would be a good pick for a fin that does it all really well.
My legs usually sink, it would be awesome if instead of weights you could attach buoyant little inserts there…
This can often be solved by adjusting your buoyancy instead.
Try to bend your knees so you are in a position to kick the "modified frog"?
Booo mine are not in the video. Tecline Light Jet fins are brilliant, the absolute best you can find especially if you travel often 👌🏽
Thanks for sharing!
One of the most popular for Tec divers, the Deep 6 Eddy not in the mix?? WTF
It's also one of the least accessible fins, so why should they? Almost everything they are showing you can find, in person, worldwide. D6 products, well, are only found in the US...
We're reviewing them now, but they didn't arrive on time and therefore weren't included.
Thanks for suggesting fins for this. It's great to hear what gear you'd like to see in these guides and when we do an update on this.
Where are the deep 6 eddys??
I was hoping , them in the review too
At the D6 shop. You can't find D6 in most retail shops in the states, let alone on the international market so kind of pointless to review them since they are so inaccessible.
@cruelolol Absolutely not pointless. Pick up a phone or a computer and order them. They are not in retail shops because they sell directly to the consumer, but that does not mean they are hard to get... in fact, they are easier to get. To say it's pointless to review one of the best finds on the market because they don't play the markup game of selling through dive shops is idiotic.
@tvelocidad lol yeah okay bro. Have you seen the costs to ship a pair anywhere outside of the US? Don't take my word for it. It's been talked to death on scuba board for years. Typical American, can't fathom anything that doesn't effect them.
We're testing them now, and will add the review later.
Why only one brand of split fins? How do the reviewed Atomic Aquatics SplitFins compare with Apollo Bio-Fin Pro and with Oceanic Vortex V12 and others I haven’t heard of?
Not everyone wants to buy into jet-style fins, you know…
We spend a long time reading reviews and researching the market before making our choice. In the end, we couldn't test all the fins on the market in the first run, but we will be updating this guide at some point, and adding more brands and models to the results.
@@DIVEindotcom Understood, thanks. I sincerely appreciate your effort! it has definitely already been quite extensive
also this is logged in my lady account on her laptop lol I am a 5'10" 160lb guy i run everyday im 29 years young. just to get idea of what kinda body type is favoring the mares quatros
HA ha the photo will throw most people off :)
This is like project farm without the graphs
That's a really big compliment. Thank you. Project farm is making fantastic videos,
No xDeep!?
No, but we'll add them to the list for our next round of testing. Thanks for your comment!
For your helicopter turns, the rotation should be with the fins. You're using your whole body and just really lacking any finesse. It helps if you don't look down and cross your arms.
You missed the focus here. Andy is using the same techniques to test a huge amount of fins for comparison; more fin types than any other online evaluation up to this date. If you want to criticize, criticize the testing. Crapping on a huge and honest effort like this is petty. Feel free to post your link to your “superior finning techniques” channel.
Thanks :)
Just buy RK3s and be done with it.
No deep.6 eddy?? You guys miss one of the best fins.
Yes, it's not included, but we're testing it and will be adding it to the guide once we're don with the test.
The faster you kick smoke on the water the faster it goes, you can not kick that fast with nonsplitfins because it is to heavy to make the same movement. There is no drag with smoke on the water but with nonsplit fins it is. After 45 min dive you can still move as fast as you like with smoke on the water but with nonsplitfins you will absolutely take it slow. It is fun to go fast when you want to and fun is the point with sportdiving.