Split fins: why not DIR?

[Freedive WI]

Great answer Beeger!

You bring up some excellent points that I totally forgot about. Fine tuning with fins is very important to all of the photographers out there. You need to be very careful when closing in on a reef when taking macro photos. Big floppy split fins are not the best for this. Shorter jet fins allow for helicopter turns and backwards kicks to get yourself in position to shoot without damaging the reef.

A big part of a DIR-F class is working on streamlining gear, proper weighting and different types of fin kicks. This is not information that only tech-heads need to know. Anyone who wants to improve their skills for taking photos or doing search patterns in a muddy lake bottom can benefit from it.

Plus, their cheaper which is always a benefit.

Jon