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Old 22-02-08, 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by freedivenz View Post
If you want to give it a try, I'd suggest buying a cheap Waterway model 2 or 3 in medium or hard stiffness, then vulcanising rubber over the top. It'll give you an idea of how effective the plan is, then you can modify from there.
I think some of you know where I'm going with this idea... and its worth a try, at least that, if nothing else.

Waterway model , I dont know what that is... I have been gone from finswimming area, more than uwh in past years.... I know only of many Russian monofin models, and there are more than few, all are champion fins, none have names I know of, all are growing with abbilities every year.

The latest Russian short distance monofin, covered with minimum protection rubber on swimming part (the forward-looking sides of fin) and sides, should be enough to make the point - or to disproof the point, wheather its useful or not. We can always do better after that....

Like water stabilizers made of rubber on sides and the middle, cut-off parts of vitroplast in the middle, foot pockets connected only on sides (dont forget that nasty tight foot pockets on monofins, that make your feet feel like having inquisition torture techniques applied to you) .... simple methodes, to change the excellant speeding fin, and retain some degree of manuverabillity. NONE of those would be needed if the advantages of speeding monofin would (could) be used properly in first place.

Dont forget the changing tactics involved, opportunities to be used... I cant imagine backs having to deal with superb monofin opposition front player and stoping them like they are used to.. The moment that such front player gets a clear puck, its a 100% goal. No matter where on the field.

But Duck you catched my drift, and yes... I never tried it, as its too risky to play uwh with normal monofin. But I did more than try monofins. I'm just not shure weather it will be enough to make mine desired difference... Having noone tried it in the world, is good enough for me to try it! Probably I'm wrong, but then again....

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