Best fins for women?

Hi all,

I have been playing for a bit less than a year, and have been kicking Mares Avanti Excel and mostly playing forward. Some of my male team mates are switching to the Mares Avanti Quattros and told me they are liking them more and more, so I decided to try them out. Not only the smaller size available (40/41) is big for me, but I also noticed they are much less flexible and hard to kick...

So I decided to do some research, and ask the ladies out there what they are using and what they recommend. I am wondering what the most commonly used fins are at Worlds in the womens teams.

I would not mind experiment a few types.. I hear some European teams use different fins...

Thanks in advance to everyone!

Hi ,

You can try the Technisub stratos fp . They give a good start power and you can move them easily. Fot the Avanti4 you need to get used to it, try to pratice 3 or 4 times more with them and see how it goes !

cheers

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1,5 year ago I switched from some cheap plastic fins to quattro's I also had a very hard time kicking them. After about a month training 2 times a week I was getting used to them.

A few lady's from my team also have quattro's in about the same size you have. They've had Ala's and other but really like the quattro's

greets from Holland

The thing with fins is it depends on your leg strength. I used Avanti Excels until I couldn't get any more speed from them because my legs had become stronger. So I switched to leaders.

Quattros are a heavier fin and requires a lot of strength if you want to get the most from them. I don't think there's a set of ideal fins for women, it just depends on your strength and what you want from them.

Alas would be a good all round fin if you can get a hold of them.

I have mainly played with Alas and I like them, but they are relatively inaccessible these days. I found I couldn't turn very well with Quattros so have barely used the pair I have. The Technisub Stratos are pretty good and are quite cheap here in Canada (I ordered a pair for about $45 Canadian from an online scuba store in the US).

I also have recently used some fiberglass Nemo fins which I think are pretty good - full foot pocket and not hard on the feet. They are the only fiberglass fins I have tried so far and were reasonable in price (around $140 Canadian including shipping). They are a bit wider than the Stratos/Alas so it took some adjustments in my kicking style to get used to them.

Hello,

Ive been playing UWH for 10ish years and around a year ago i stopped using Alas. I even sold my last pair as i could see the future of UWH fin was not to be in these poor rubber dinosaurs. Tried Strattos, Mares (Quattro and Tre), Leaders and Finally Breiers..

From my point of view I dont think women should use Quattros. I have pretty muscular legs due to many hours of working out in the Gym to improve my speed with fins, I am not short (170cm) but I didnt have the leg length or power to move these. The top speed is good, but getting there is like driving a old volvo that cant turn.

Stratos and Tre's are a good start, but when you want to start winning strikes and breaking out from the pack you need some carbon fiber of fibreglass.

I have Fibergalss Breiers (med strength) and i am very happy with them.. I train 2 nights a week with my old Alas and one (higher level night) with my Breiers.

Hope this is of some help,

Sophia

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but that depends on a suitable reference point.

Sophia, this is great insight. I keep on getting feedback on Quattros being the fins to have, but I really can't see myself turning or doing anything else but kicking straight (mostly dolphin kick) wearing them...

I read elsewhere on this forum that the Mares Avanti Excel (my current fins) are great if you have a quick flutter kick and are under 170lbs (77 kg), which means they are perfect for me. But they are just not fast enough.

So I am open to experiment new things...Any hint where I could get the Breiers fins you own?

Hi ! You can get them in Brussels Underwater Hockey Subaquatique - Accueil

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Cut them to make them smaller. Makes turning easier and you don't really lose much speed at all.

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Faster than a speeding puck...

That could be a good suggestion Jols.
Lots of players have been doing that, as several got ancle problems from the quattros.

I personally switch between quattros and Breiers. Planning on soon switching to the new version of breiers with closed foodpocket.
Most of our girls swim with Avanti Tre and Breiers.

The problem with the Breiers though, is that they are in a premium price range.
If you train just once a week for example and play the occasional game on an low to mid-low level, it wouldn't be such a great investment in my opinion. But that's just my personal view of course.