L M I'm trying to decide between XS-SM and SM-MD? I'm a women's size six. I noticed you advised a women's 6.5 to get a XS-SM but on another website they advised that the SM-MD is approximately women's 5 1/2-8 1/2 so I'm confused about whether to go with the smaller or larger of the two. I'm planning on wearing them barefoot. My foot is about 9" long if that helps. Any advice you can give would be appreciated. Thanks.
PAUL L The sizing chart indicates that a SM-MD is recommended for a women's 6.5, not the XS-SM as you indicate in your question. This is consistant with the information you found on the other website. My wife wears 8 to 8.5 regular width shoes. She uses the SM-MD fins (without boots or socks) and they fit her just fine. Because the heel is adjustable, it's the width that's more an issue, so that needs to be taken into account if you have feet that are much wider or narrower than average. We found that we have to re-tighten the heel strap periodically during use, but it's just a small annoyance. These are virtually the only short fins on the market (besides exercise fins) so if you need small fins for travel these work just fine.
SCOTT K Myself and other friends have found that the sizes on Leisure Pro are very close to the size of regular shoe you would wear. I can tell you that my wife wears a 6.5 and the ones I purchased fit perfect. So I would say, when in doubt always go with what LP suggested, they have never lead us a stray yet! Happy Vacationing!
ROBERT L Smaller for sure, especially bare foot.