The choice of flippers does differ between beach diving and deep sea diving, with the main considerations including the diving environment, personal stamina, and diving skills. Here are some specific differences:
1. Material and design:
- Beach diving: Due to the milder environment, you can choose lightweight and designer plastic flippers, which come in a variety of colors, are easy to carry and relatively inexpensive.
- Deep sea diving: may need stronger propulsion and better protection, so rubber flippers or composite flippers are more suitable. Rubber flippers are soft, bouncy and self-weighted, which helps to keep the body stable.
2. Types of flippers:
- Beach diving: full-foot fins are a good choice, they are lightweight and inexpensive for traveling and tropical areas.
- Deep sea diving: better flexibility and protection may be required, open-heel fins are a good choice when used in conjunction with a dive boot to provide greater flexibility and protection.
3. flipper length and stiffness:
- Beach diving: as it may involve more surface activity and easier dives, shorter, softer flippers may be preferred to facilitate maneuvering and reduce fatigue.
- Deep-sea diving: Longer, stiffer flippers may be required to provide greater propulsion, especially when rapid postural adjustments or obstacle avoidance is required.
4. mode of dress:
- Beach diving: If the dive area has a lot of reefs or the water temperature is low, better protection may be needed, and an open flipper that can accommodate a shoe cover and can be adjusted for tightness is more appropriate.
- Deep diving: In tropical areas or where boat diving is more common, closed flippers may be more convenient as they can be taken off and replaced with other shoes.
In summary, there are different factors to consider when choosing flippers for beach diving and deep sea diving to ensure comfort and safety.
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