Dive Buyers Guide > Mares Fin Buyers Guide

In selecting a fin, it’s important to keep in mind how strong your legs are as well as your finning style. Mares continues to research new technologies and to revolutionize the design and manufacture of fins.

Mares Fin Buyers Guide
Comfort, thrust, efficiency, and durability over time are a few key characteristics that every diver looks for when selecting a pair of fins.

  • Full foot pocket fins are ideal for traveling because they weigh less, and take up less space. They are generally the preferred choice of people who dive in warm water.
  • Open foot pocket fins, however, require the diver to wear boots. The anatomical open foot pockets by Mares are designed to perfectly fit diving boots. With the strap fastened, the foot adheres perfectly to the foot pocket, and the lower section of the foot pocket reaches the heel to ensure maximum effi ciency for the finning action.

Optimised Water Flow
In selecting a fin, it’s important to keep in mind how strong your legs are as well as your finning style. Mares continues to research new technologies and to revolutionize the design and manufacture of fins. Optimizing the flow of water along the blade and offering the maximum thrust with the minimum effort are the main goals in this on-going evolution.

  • If you are an expert swimmer or your legs are trained, a fin with a strong blade will offer the maximum thrust and the possibility to vary your finning action. Superchannel technology further enhances this advantage
     
  • Channel Thrust technology is the best for optimizing power and efficiency in every kick, under any condition
     
  • Fins with the OPB system make it easier to fin without compromising on power. They are the ideal choice for women, children, and other people looking for excellent performance with the minimum effort
     
  • Mares also offers double-lobed fins that used Nature’s Wing propulsion technology to provide an effortless “butterfly” finning action with excellent thrust

Mares produces a wide variety of fins to meet the needs of both divers and snorkelers.

Mares Fin Comparison Chart

Mares Fin Technology Explanation