ScubaLab and its team of dedicated testers put six new tec-style, open-heel fins to the test. Here's how they stacked up against one another—plus, four more we have our eye on.
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Here’s something you don’t usually see on a snorkel: ball-joint connections.
15 kickers vie for the top spot in this year's ScubaLab fin tests.
This kicker turned in some of the best overall in-water performance scores, earning the highest scores for acceleration.
In water, the fin delivered solid kicking performance.
The only split fin in this year's open-heel group, the Z3 is easily recognizable by its radical 27-degree blade angle.
The Tusa FF-19 X-Pert Evolution was a test-diver favorite, with many of the testers commenting on how comfortable it felt, whether kicking easy or hard.