DORSAL Bodyboard Bodysurfing Floating Swimfins (Flippers) Comfortable Natural Gum Rubber for Swimming, Diving, Surfing

Just got out of the water and thought these fins deserved a review. I’ve bodysurfed for decades and worn a lot of fins and these are, by far, the best I’ve had.They have plenty of blade area and solid ridges down the sides to give you good, quick thrust. They are light and compact, so you can travel with them––I took them in my carry-on to Spain and got great waves.But the absolute best thing about them is the foot pocket––it’s got good coverage on your foot, top and bottom. The rubber is soft enough to have no chafing, but you never get that excess flex when kicking. I have had the lips of big waves hit me at the ankles when I was diving under and these fins stay on. Do that in my Duck Feet UDTs and at least one fin would be hanging by the ankle strap––which I don’t need to mess with any more because these fins stay on. Do they float? I think so, but never had the occasion to find out because they stay on. I wear US 11 DD shoes and the large fits perfect, but the foot pocket design would work as well with a little more room, or less.Just well designed fins.

I bought these for my daughter and she loves them. They are soft and have a good kick. They are very high quality and are built well. Worth the money.

I wear a size 10 in men’s shoes. I was in between sizes in this fin because medium is 8.5-9.5 and large is 10-11. I went with the mediums and they fit me perfect. I think they would be tight if you have a wider foot. I would size up if you plan on wearing them with booties.

I bodyboard. Got large but had to return because the footbed was simply too small. I'm a 10.5 usa size. Luckily tried an XL with some 2.5mm neoprene booties. Most comfortable set-up I have found and this is after trying many different fins and sock combos. Though I don't have very wide feet I do like space in the toe area so often get wide type shoes. Plenty of space, so much that I wouldn't use them without the booties. With the booties I wasn't even worried about them slipping off and indeed they did not. 3-4ft (face height.)Just back from a glorious hour and a half catching waves and could have kept going for two more. They seem to have good thrust as I was catching waves with ease. The rubber is soft in the footbed and the ankle strap but the blade is stiffer. I will buy again as being comfortable out there really makes it fun.

I bought these based on the advertisement that it was free returns. They did not fit my son and did not have good grip on the bottom. When I returned them, I was charged basically the full price ($49.50) "restocking fee." I would have kept them and given them to someone else had I been aware. Usually, I am very savvy with these things. Super frustrating!

If you're training for personal fitness, an aquatics component for a job (mil/lifeguard/etc), or with a swimming goal in mind where you need fins ... Well, this is your fin. Yes, you can go ahead and get the 'legendary' brands used by the pros in life or death situations but these are really the ticket to get you there. Great balance of stability, support, flexibility, and firmness. Propulsion is perfect without needless leverage. Truly a work of art in both design engineering and the materials. You'll probably end up buying more than one set!

I bought these for snorkeling because my Mares won’t fit in my carry on luggage for the airlines. As expected they don’t provide as much thrust as my larger Mares but they are still better than my barefoot kick. As advertised they do float. I wear size13 shoes so I got the largest size and they work fine barefoot or with swim socks. I added swim socks after half a mile in the pool just to see the difference, barefoot was rubbing my right foot some but not intolerably. The swim socks made that go away. I think these will work just fine for a few miles in the ocean and accomplish what I bought them for.

The photos are inaccurate. I bought these thinking they would be a greyish with black edges, and instead they are electric lime green on the edges with black centers. They are godawful. As for quality, they are reasonable for the price point, and the fit is OK. Maybe on the smaller than expected side. I should have spent the extra $ and bought the DaFins.