{"id":439,"date":"2019-04-03T19:02:22","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T19:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/?p=439"},"modified":"2019-04-03T19:03:21","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T19:03:21","slug":"april-2019-monthly-madness-prize-hollis-f1-fins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/april-2019-monthly-madness-prize-hollis-f1-fins\/","title":{"rendered":"April 2019 Monthly Madness Prize \u2013 Hollis F1 Fins"},"content":{"rendered":"

With a name Like F1 fins you would expect speed, efficiency and\u00a0high-end performance – These fins deliver on all fronts!\u00a0The Hollis F1 fins are made from a single piece of high strength
\nindustrial monoprene rubber. Basically, that means with no seams,\u00a0no plastic and no joins the Hollis F1 Fins are as tough as they\u00a0come. For me that makes them perfect for almost any keen diver.
\nHaving a durable fin gives you confidence to take on even the\u00a0toughest conditions from technical diving with multiple tanks to\u00a0bashing them in and around rocks on a cray hunt!<\/p>\n

Being made from a single piece of monoprene rubber gives the\u00a0Hollis F1 fin a substantial weight. This makes it a great choice for divers wearing drysuits or\u00a07mm wetsuits to help control the dreaded floaty foot syndrome. Because of this weight and\u00a0strength of the fin the designers at Hollis have included three vents on the fin just past the tip\u00a0of your toes. On any fin this zone at the very tip of your foot is a bit of a dead zone. Typically,\u00a0that part of the fin offers nothing in terms of increased performance and simply makes it\u00a0harder to kick. Having three vents here allows water in the dead zone to move through the fin\u00a0and reduce your physical effort and increase efficiency<\/p>\n

One of the things I love about\u00a0using this fin is the massive\u00a0increase in manoeuvrability I\u00a0felt almost immediately. Down\u00a0each side of the Hollis F1 Fin\u00a0are big thick rails which add\u00a0strength and rigidity to the\u00a0blade thus improving\u00a0performance. But a hidden\u00a0gem about these rails is how\u00a0much easier helicopter turns\u00a0(turning on the spot) become.<\/p>\n

In the past using slimmer softer fins I struggled to turn on the sport without kicking up a wee\u00a0cloud of silt but with a Technical fin like the F1 those big rails act almost like side panels and
\ngive you a much better surface to turn with. Using this style of fin, I can also finally back kick\u00a0(move backwards) without flapping my arms around like an underwater chicken!\u00a0With all that strength and rigidity all moving through the water becomes a breeze.\u00a0\u00a0The Hollis F1 fins are also much easier to get on and off compared to other fins I have used.\u00a0\u00a0To start with they have a stainless-steel spring strap which has three tensions setting to make\u00a0sure you get a perfect fit. The beauty of a spring strap is that there is no more flopping and\u00a0flailing about trying to get your rubber straps in place and secure. The F1 fins also have a\u00a0thumb large thumb loop to make life easier pulling the strap into place. In terms of getting the\u00a0fins off the F1 stands apart from others like it because of two seemingly insignificant drain\u00a0holes in the foot pocket. These drain holes stop the fin from sucking onto your wetsuit boot so\u00a0hard that you need to call on your buddy to yank them off.<\/p>\n

All in all, I think the Hollis F1 fins are fantastic option for divers who are\u00a0looking for a high-performance fin. The fins combine performance, ease of\u00a0use, and power seamlessly to give divers a fin that will meet the even the\u00a0most demanding of dive situations. It is an extremely well designed and\u00a0well thought out fin – looks cool too!<\/p>\n

Spend $100 in store anytime during the month of April to go in to win this amazing prize\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With a name Like F1 fins you would expect speed, efficiency and\u00a0high-end performance – These fins deliver on all fronts!\u00a0The Hollis F1 fins are made from a single piece of high strength industrial monoprene rubber. Basically, that means with no seams,\u00a0no plastic and no joins the Hollis F1 Fins are as tough as they\u00a0come. For […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=439"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":446,"href":"http:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439\/revisions\/446"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}