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Aqua Lung Slingshot Open Heel Fins

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Whats in the box:Pair of Aqua Lung Slingshot Open Heel Fins

When someone says the word "Slingshot", most people gain mental images of something moving fast and adeptly. Those images are key to Aqua Lung's new Slingshot Fins. The Slingshot Fins will help you move through the water with Speed and Ease you never thought possible. These Fins brag of having Power Bands, which are basically Coiled Energy waiting to Spring-into-Action as you Fin. Pure Silicone Power Bands are Loaded-with-Energy on the Power Stroke. They Release their Energy Prior-to-the-Upstroke to provide an Added Boost of Power. Instead of Wasting your Energy, you Accumulate-it-and-Reclaim it! Power Bands Lessen Fatigue and Add Thrust.

The Mid-Foot Joint Increases the Slingshot's Flexibility, which will make each Kick more Efficient and Comfortable, partially due to the fact it move the source of your Kicks from the Front of your Foot to the Entire Leg. This takes the Strain off of the Toes and the Top of the Ankle. The result is a Dramatic Improvement in Comfort. You can now use the Entire Foot to Power the Fin. This provides the Blade a Significantly Larger Range of Motion, often up to 5 times that of a conventional fin.

Finally, much like a Car or High-End Bicycle has a Gear Shift, so do the Slingshot Fins. The Gear Shift allows you choose one of three Settings to Control your Energy and Effort Levels in Response to your Diving Conditions. Easy to Shift During-the-Dive, the three Settings can be made even with Gloves. Because these Fins contain Harnessed Energy and an Ingenious Design, you'll experience Less Fatigue and Joint Pain and more Enjoyment than you would wearing any other fins. The Slingshot Fins come equipped with Adjustable Fin Straps with Squeeze-Style" Quick-Release Buckles and the Straps have a Large Pull-Tab for Ease of Donning and Doffing. These Open Heel Non-Vented Fins are available in 3 sizes of Small, Medium or Large/X-Large and are available in Silver/Black or Silver/Blue colors. The Slingshot Fins are covered by a 24 month limited warranty.

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FEATURES

Aqua Lung Slingshot Open Heel Fins:
"Slingshot": Something Moving Fast and Adeptly!
Move through Water with Speed and Ease
Power Bands: Pure Silicone Coiled Energy to Spring-into-Action
Power Bands: Loaded-with-Energy on Power Stroke
Release Energy Prior-to-the-Upstroke for Added Boost of Power
Instead of Wasting your Energy, you Accumulate-It-and-Reclaim It!
Power Bands Lessen Fatigue and Add Thrust
Mid-Foot Joint Increases the Slingshot's Flexibility
Each Kick More Efficient and Comfortable
Kick is Moved from Front of Foot to the Entire Leg
Reduces Strain of Toes and Top of Ankle
Dramatic Improvement in Comfort
Provides the Blade Significantly Larger Range of Motion, Up to 5 Times Over Conventional Fins
Gear Shift like Car or High-End Bicycle
3-Settings to Control Energy and Effort Levels
Gear Shifts Responds to Diving Conditions
Easy to Shift During-the-Dive
Fins Contain Harnessed Energy and an Ingenious Design!
Less Fatigue and Joint Pain, More Enjoyment
Adjustable Fin Straps with Squeeze-Style" Quick-Release Buckles
Straps with Large Pull-Tab for Ease of Donning and Doffing
Open Heel Non-Vented Fins
Sizes: Small, Medium or Large/X-Large
Colors: Silver/Black or Silver/Blue
2 Year Limited Warranty

SPECIFICATION

Materials	Power Bands: Silicone
Blade Type	Non-Vented
Open Heel/Full Foot	Open Heel
Weight [with packaging]	Small: 4.4 lb, Regular: 5.55 lb, Large/X-Large: 6.4 lb

ITEM INCLUDES

Pair of Aqua Lung Slingshot Open Heel Fins

PRODUCT REVIEW

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AquaLung Slingshot Open Heel Fins

4.6

(based on 63 reviews)

97%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Comfortable (60)
Accommodates boots (59)
Efficient (53)
Lightweight (16)

Cons

Heavy (12)

Best Uses

SCUBA (63)
Recreation (38)
Snorkeling (27)
Travel (4)

- Sizing:
- Feels full size too small
  
  Feels half size too small
  
  Feels true to size
  
  87%
  (55 reviews)
  Feels half size too big
  
  Feels full size too big
- Width:
- Feels too narrow
  
  Feels true to width
  
  95%
  (57 reviews)
  Feels too wide

- Reviewer Profile:
- Advanced (13), Recreational diver (12), Advanced diver (11), Casual/ recreational (11), Professional diver (6)
- Was this a gift?:
- No (19)

Most Liked Positive Review

Nice Fins but flawed

These fins are what they are advertised to be in that they are powerful and are easy on the feet. However, my first use of the fins did not last one day in open ...Read complete review

These fins are what they are advertised to be in that they are powerful and are easy on the feet. However, my first use of the fins did not last one day in open water. It may be a fluke, but one of the power bands broke near the fin end of the band. They became unusable during my second dive of the day. Fortunately I brought a second set of fins. I was on an 8-day live aboard trip in Thailand and would have not been able to dive had I not thought to bring spare fins. This flaw is crippling to a dive trip if they are your only fins and it should be addressed at the manufacturer's level. For their price, this is a very big risk.

Having said this, Leisurepro has provided excellent service and will be replacing my fins. I am more than willing to try them again. I believe this incident is isolated and probably won't happen again. But I will take a spare pair just in case.

When the fins did work, they were very powerful and there is less stress on the foot. The fin is isolated from the foot pocket allowing the action of the fin to take place without bending the foot.

The foot pocket is a little wide but they are very comfortable.

Another drawback is their length when it comes to packing. They are a long fin, so have a big dive if you want to travel with them. Their length and width provide excellent power, however.

Great product. I just got the one in a million misfit fin. Perhaps I will write another review when I test the replacement fins.

Most Liked Negative Review

The Bands broke twice on me. NOT FUN!!!!

Was diving in Cozumel, Mexico and had a Band snap at 100 feet. Not fun! Like swimming with a Flat tire. Can't kick. I had to rent fins for the rest of the...Read complete review

Was diving in Cozumel, Mexico and had a Band snap at 100 feet. Not fun! Like swimming with a Flat tire. Can't kick. I had to rent fins for the rest of the week.Called Leisure Pro when I returned they sent me two Bands.Diving in Lake Michigan two weeks ago, 50 feet down and had another Band snap.I called Leisure Pro to return the FINS. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. I'm going with something else. These fins have cost me too much.* Abandoned Dive in Cozumel and didn't do 2nd Tank.* Abandoned Dive in Lake Michigan - Cost of the Boat.* [...]** And One very upset Dive Partner - same friend on both dives.Further more, I called Aqua Lung to complain and they said Leisure Pro is not an Authorized Dealer for their Product.Also, Aqua Lung told me they had all kind of problems in the past with the Bands. About two years ago, they changed the Band design and haven't had any problems.I wonder if Leisure Pro Sold me a new old design of the fin. In any event, I've had enough.

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3/9/2013

5.0

Aqualung SlingShot Fins

By Iambluesman

from Pismo Beach

About Me Advanced

Pros

Accommodates Boots
Comfortable
Efficient

Cons

Best Uses

SCUBA

Comments about AquaLung Slingshot Open Heel Fins:

I do much salvage and cave diving from a rocky shore. Currents are unpredictable and I normally carry a lot of weight on my back (Steel 120) and in my bags so the power of the fins and efficiency are critical to my success while increasing my time in the water. Bought the fins about 4 years ago from my dive shop slightly used. They are very familiar with the type of diving I do and recommended the power as being a big benefit. Yes, the bands break especially when getting nicked on the rocks, big deal, bring extra bands. I changed the heel strap to a spring for fast donning from the rocks. Big foot pocket to accommodate 7mm hard soled boots. I have about 400 dives on these fins and they are plenty scared up but still work very well, no drop off in performance. Will wear them until they die then get another pair. A great fin for pushing a lot of weight while reducing leg, foot fatigue.

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12/29/2012

5.0

Great pair of fins

By Alexis

from St. Thomas, VI

About Me Professional

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Pros

Accommodates Boots
Comfortable
Efficient

Cons

Best Uses

Recreation
SCUBA

Comments about AquaLung Slingshot Open Heel Fins:

I have used these fins for the past 3 years and love them! I liked them so much that when I lost one of my blue ones, I went out and bought another pair of the exact same fins. However, only the red ones were in stock at the time, so I bought them and started diving with one red fin and one blue one...it was super useful as a dive master to keep my dive groups from getting confused about who they were supposed to be following in the water on those crowded dive sites! I usually keep the bands on the middle setting but tighten them to the third setting for a strong current. They perform great in currents and are powerful.
My only complaint is that one of the power bands wore out and snapped in the fin that I've been using for less time. The bands in the original fin that I've had for 3 years are still fine, so I'm not sure of the cause. I'm a little disappointed but then again I did have about 500 dives on that one so perhaps I shouldn't complain that it lasted that long...and I guess that's where my spare fin came in handy. However, I would highly suggest keeping spare bands if you only have the normal amount of 2 fins for when one snaps, they are very easy to replace. Also, the fins are a bit long which can make it tough fitting them in my luggage whenever I travel, but this could be the case with a lot of types of fins...

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12/3/2012

5.0

Good fins, does the job well.

By Mark

from Houston, Tx

About Me Beginner

Pros

Accommodates Boots
Comfortable
Efficient

Cons

Best Uses

SCUBA

Comments about AquaLung Slingshot Open Heel Fins:

Bought them for beginner scuba class. I feel they are as described, and the dive master had a similar set as well.They take time to get used to as any new sport does, but i feel they will work fine.

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8/15/2012

5.0

Great set of heels

By whitleyphoto

from St Petersburg, Florida

About Me Casual/ Recreational

Pros

Comfortable
Efficient

Cons

Heavy

Best Uses

Recreation
SCUBA
Snorkeling

Comments about AquaLung Slingshot Open Heel Fins:

So far I've used these on a cold water shore dive and 2 boat dives. One of the boat dives was in very strong current yet these fins still gave great performance.

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8/1/2012

5.0

FINS - PAR EXCELLANCE

By GOLDENCORPS 86

from Philippines

About Me Casual/ Recreational

Pros

Accommodates Boots
Comfortable
Efficient

Cons

Best Uses

Recreation
SCUBA
Snorkeling

Comments about AquaLung Slingshot Open Heel Fins:

My daughter and I use this fins regularly and we find these sets of fins efficient and comfortable to use. Every after the end of the dive day and after at least 3 dives in a day we share the same experience of having total comfort and absolute no strain in our legs and feet.

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