From: The Journal of Diving History Story by Mark McDermott Meeting Force Fin’s Bob Evans Bob Evans for the first time can, for the unprepared, take on the atmosphere of a cosmic encounter of the third kind. Bob is “much larger than this life” personality has endeared him to diving “fan-base” around the globe who …
#ForceFinner Bob Denton built the Force Fin web site when there were only 250,000 web pages in existence. Overnight our connection with customers and the media changed. I stopped mailing 400-600 Force Fin brochures; a flood of emails followed. We seized the opportunity to educate on how to move freely underwater. We were driving a …
Force Fin Founder Bob Evans talks with Tom Raftican on “Reel World Conservation” SBTV about his inspiration, (2:00), blending photography and art with SCUBA (5:30), history of Force Fin (7:00), the Pentagon and selling to the Russians (10:30), the Yukon shipwreck as artificial reef (12:30), SCUBA diving, marine life and alternative uses of the offshore …
“In 35 years of diving I’ve seen every “new” scuba invention that’s come along. Although called “new” or “hot” most were, in fact, simply re-inventing the wheel. Only three were worthy of being called improvements to the sport of diving. First was the single hose regulator. It’s sturdy and simple. Second was the inflatable scuba …
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“I’m an avid diver. About 2 years ago, I took a trip to Cozumel with my dive club. I had received a pair of Fore Fins as a gift, but I’d never tried them. I decided to bring my Force Fins along because they’re compact, light weight and easy to pack. I got a lot …
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Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Season 2, starting at around 5:30 minutes into Episode 3: Force Fins Fly on Amazon Prime Series. Then again at 7:20 minutes in a quick flash of Force Fins as actor boards boat. Word has it that Special Ops diver consultant to the film told product placement specialists – “Get us …
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On the shelf next to my desk sits my duck. It was my trophy for completing my time-setting 1500-meter race – 43.04 minutes. That earned me a third place in the event during the Reg Robinson Long Course Swim Meet (Semana Nautica 2011) and my duck. May have been only 3-swimmers competing in the event. …
What is the difference between Pro Force Fin and the Original Force Fin? Pro Model Force Fin vs. Original Force Fin Original and Pro Model Force Fins are made in the same mold. They are the same size and shape. The difference is in the chemistry of the material used for production. The Original …
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The purpose of this study was to determine the difference, if any, in the mechanics of legs only swimming while utilizing the two different designs of dive fins. INTRODUCTION In scuba diving there are two kinds of dives, the dives you remember and the dives you remember enjoying. The dives you remember are the dives …
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