Jetfins
I have had real problems starting off my back kick - especially on ascents. This was a right pits on Tech 1. It was partly caused by my position in the water but even when I sorted this my back kick was still very ineffective. Once I am travelling backwards - after pushing myself off something - I’m OK and can make good progress but starting the process was proving impossible.
Did you notice the “was” there. At the weekend I borrowed some XL Jetfins from UE in Portland as Andy Kerslake suggested that I might get on with them a bit better and, hey presto, back kicking MUCH improved. So another kit order to www.Divingniknaks.co.uk and an even lighter credit card. My existing fins will be kept for wetsuit diving where the smaller blade size is OK with less kit to create drag.
They are huge though - and I whacked Fraser in the face with them a couple of times on the dives as I was not comfortable with how long they were… well frankly… if he was a better diver he’d have kept out of the way!
