Spring Heels

[JoelW]

Manta makes a version that can be used on fins that have the plastic clips.



I made my first set using the hockey puck method shown below.



I think that the cost was something like $14 and I can easily adjust the spring for different footwear, wet to dry for example. It would be less without the hockey pucks. I bought my second set. They are from Manta and don't have the adjustment. It wasn't a big deal for the set of fins that they are on, turtles, since they are only used with my drysuit.

The main reasons for using them are not having to worry about breaking a strap and not having to screw around when putting them on. I can get my fins on and off easier than a stock strap. On a rocking boat that comes in handy. The only way that the fin would come loose is if the spring is too big.

Whichever way you go remember to put some cave line or wire down the inside of the spring to prevent you from pulling the spring far enough to deform it.

JoelW