Whatever you can pull, they just keep stretching and hold the energy well.
Posts by Dan
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Speardiver carbon spearguns are now available in 90cm, 100cm, 110cm, 120cm, 130cm and 140cm. I also can have the tube cut to any length in between if someone wants a custom length..
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If Kyle doesn't take the whole thing you can have some of it.
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Sure but asap. Please confirm and it's yours.
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I have a RAT grip test kit. It contains about double the stuff that Lunkerbuster is showing in the first post. I don't need it so if anyone wants it I'll ship it to you. Shipping should be around $8.
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I think one of the first things to do is determine how range is measured. I used to measure from the tip of the gun, but at some point realized that this is not a constant. Now I measure from my eye to the target. I know at what distance I can see well enough to aim underwater, it's not just a matter of the gun's accuracy. I find that my vision sets a limit that is less than some speargun's purported range.
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I still think you guys just love rescuing each other <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">
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Your footpocket/blade combination amazes me. Stingray f/p are the stiffest I've seen, and DiveR blades are the heaviest/bulkiest. Your legs must be strong. If you try Pathos with carbon blades you'll feel like you're wearing a feather on each foot, it will spoil you. If you need a burst of power you will be able to fin very quickly. If you try to fin quickly with your fins your best effort would be limited to the fins do their own thing. Because you're used to these heavy fins I think you'll be happy with a medium+ stiffness blade, combined with Pathos f/p having a little more backbone will be a good thing.
Blade length is a personal choice, I offer C90 and C100, the latter being the same length as the DiveR. But for the diving I do I see no need for the C100.
Water channeling rails are very good for stabilizing the fin and eliminating the slippage effect. Sculling movements become a little more difficult but as freedivers we rarely use this kind of kick.
I also think you will enjoy going back to a conventional 20 degree toe angle.
These are the DiveR blades I tried a few years back, they were sold after 2 dives. I was fortunate that the carbon fins arrived at the same time and I was able to make a side by side comparison.
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Parker, at 32cm your toes will extend 3cm past the end of the footpocket flap of a 46-48 Pathos footpocket.
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Size 16 must be a typo. To suggest the right size footpockets I’ll need your actual foot measurement. Put a ruler against the wall and stand on it with your heel against the wall, measure where the furthest toe ends. Also measure the width of your foot at the widest part by putting your foot on the ruler. Pathos footpockets are a little flat in the area of the instep, this can be uncomfortable for guys with a high instep. Guys with normal instep height are ok with the pathos f/p, and if you have flat feet then it should be perfect. The largest size Pathos is 46-48, which will probably be your only choice.
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The purpose of this thread is to be a quick reference for my footpockets reviews, just the links to the reviews will be posted.
Because some of the reviews are negative, and may rub someone who likes the footpocket in question the wrong way, I want state the following. While only my personal opinion, these reviews are based on my experience handling, installing blades in, and using in real conditions many different footpocket and blade combinations. The majority of guys making statements about footpockets don't have the possibility to try many different ones, so their opinion is not based on extensive comparisons. In this case a person can say a footpocket fit or didn't fit, which has limited value because there's no point of reference ie. we don't know what their feet are like. And unless there is a very obvious lack of performance they will probably not notice it; most fins simply work and when upgrading from plastic to fiberglass or carbon blades the combination with any foopocket will seem like a major improvement.
I will never argue about footpocket fit, everyone's feet are shaped different. But when a footpocket deviates from certain conventional standards directly affecting performance I do have a problem with it. Fit is very important. Some negative aspects have a small effect, and if a particular footpocket is the only one that fits well it may be well worth it to ignore the small performance issue. However I believe there are enough different footpockets on the market to suit every foot without sacrificing performance, and so I have no patience for inferior footpockets. If you disagree with me on this basis then simply ignore my reviews as someone's wrong opinion, or if you want state why you disagree.
To those who think that because I have the Speardiver line offering competing products, I'm simply bashing the competition; keep in mind that the reason for acquiring these footpockets in the first place was to see if I should make them available from Freedivestore.com. If I thought they were good I'd sell them, I prefer to have a variety so as to be able to fit a wide range of divers. The footpockets that I believe don't measure up I can't bring myself to sell, even if they're popular. Unfortunately a lot of manufacturers nowadays seem to be producing something new for the sake of being able to offer a new product, and going for aesthetic appeal at the expense of performance. Dive shops don't really care, they sell what people will buy, and really it's not their responsibility. Because of my picky nature I often find myself in a frustrating position, needing a product to offer, and having the burden of responsibility to make sure the product is at least adequate for the task.
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There is a tendency in Europe to use footpockets with soft tendons. They say that the tendons don't give anything to the fins. They don't let the blades be as "snappier" as they would.
That makes sense to me.
On the other hand, the sole, in my opinion, shoulb be as stiff as possible to avoid energy dispersion.
The problem is that most often the two go hand in hand. When you have a footpocket with soft tendons you will also have a soft sole, unless there's a specific effort in production to counteract this which I don't see most manufacturers doing.
Here's the new H Dessault footpocket with a fiberglass blade being held by the back of the footpocket. A limp fin like this is simply a piece of shit IMO.
Here's the last H Dessault footpockets I have from the old production, that had good stiffness tendons and a decent sole. Notice I cut off the tendons because I was experimenting with a tendonless fin, but I put an apple on top of the blade to compensate for the missing weight of the tendons. The footpocket is being held in the exact same way, and keeps the same fiberglass blade straight.
Would anyone like to comment on what you think will be the effect of such a soft footpocket on the usability of the fin?
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By the end of this month. 130cm and 140cm spearguns also will be available.
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George, it's easy to post the pictures here.
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Here's the best pic of the "mine" you'll get, in case you don't want to watch the whole vid.
Would be a good prank if it wasn't for the wasted money deploying all those agencies and personnel.
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Welcome to the forum. We have another member from Japan CWW http://spearfishing.world/japan/3513-weekday-dive.html
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That's a pneumatic shaft, I can see the slider and string. It's a long shaft from a long gun. There aren't that many long pneumatics around. Could be a Persistent speargun that misfired. Can you get the whole story Xan?
