FINIS Shooter Fiberglass Monofin for Adults - Builds Core Strength & Dolphin Kick Speed - Swim Training Fin

Great product

This is my second Shooter, and I bought a Large. My first was a medium. I bought my monofin for use in Mermaiding, but my review is written based on swimming ONLY with the Shooter. If you are using a tail and it’s from Finfolk, check their website for sizing information as they recommend different sizing for use in mermaiding.I wear a women’s size 9 shoe. My feet are a little wide, but not enough that I have to specifically buy wide-sized shoes. The size chart recommends a medium. Monofins are supposed to be tight, but I found that the tightness I experienced with a medium was beyond what I was comfortable with, even after repeated use.The foot pocket itself was very tight, and left sore spots on the tops of my feet. I also got blisters on my big toes. Neoprene socks didn’t save me, and I realized my toes were getting squeezed to numbness so I threw in the towel and sized up.The Large is better, but still snug on the top. I stretched the foot pockets overnight which made a slight but noticeable difference, and waited until after my first swim before doing it again (which I will be doing). For my first swim I wore my socks and didn’t get blisters, but the tops of my feet still had sore spots and my toes got into the early stages of being numb (likely because of the top of my foot is still being compressed). I don’t plan to size up again since my toes aren’t at the end of the pocket as you can see in my shoddy diagram, though I know people who wear a W9 and have bought XL’s. I also know people who wear a men’s size 13, and the XL also fit them fine. Some people with wider or taller feet may struggle with tightness no matter the size as the foot pocket height doesn’t change much across sizes.As for the quality, one of the black ridges that stabilizes the blade on the underside was adhered off center from the one on the top, and the adhesive is also visible around the edges of the ridges and the foot pocket. It doesn’t affect my swimming as far as I can tell, it’s just a visible flaw that is a little bothersome.

So I purchased this product in the extra large size and noticed tearing in the foot pocket after the first of second use. Purchased a second as a replacement and had the same problem. I’ve seen tons of reviews of the smaller sizes and heard that it’s an excellent product so perhaps this can be fixed by changing the shape of the foot pocket for the larger size

First off, this monofin is so fast and powerful! I can easily swim 50 yds on one breath in this thing when not worn in my tail. Due to the super stiff blade it doesn't have the agility of other monofins but if you like going fast, you'll like it. For use in a mermaid tail I highly recommend neoprene booties with the Shooter as the foot pockets are made out of a harder rubber and will rub on your toes causing blisters. I also recommend to size up with this fin. I wear a women's US size 8.5 to 9 and bought the large Shooter and haven't had a problem with foot cramps unless I really push myself. Overall, I love this fin and have been spoiled by it.

Ripped the footpockets during the first use, completely garbage footpockets. Had to attach new ones myself.would have been nice if they sold the blade on its own, and get the footpockets separatelyIts fun, works good, and is good for practicing because it amplifies any imperfections in form like uneven kicks

Amazing!! I had never tried a monofin before and WOW did I get going fast! It feels so effortless and really fun! The size chart put me in a L but i got bad blisters after first use so exchanged for XL and no longer have that problem. Not using with a sock either, though I could. One tip, my feet cramped up after a few min and I was worried it wasn’t going to work for me with the pain but I took a break to swim barefoot for a few min then put it back on and my feet didn’t cramp at all.

I received my Finis monofin in early November 2020. By December 2020 the rubber was disconnecting from the fiberglass. I even bought waterproof glue and tried to fix it myself - yeah, didn’t work. I tried to use the Finis customer service site to get help, but it would not allow me to submit my complaint. I called Finis customer support, but no one talked with me - no one picked up. I left a detailed voice mail 2 weeks ago with my phone number, but no one from Finis has bothered to call me back. So, great concept, amazing workout tool for one month....shoddy construction of product and horrible uncaring customer service. So disappointed. :-( Finis, you folks bummed me out. I really thought you would stand behind your product for the price you charge. :-(

Note I am a man . I us to train with a Finis foil mono fin , size M ( eu 41-43) my shoe size is eu 43 ( us 10) . When I order the Finis Shooter mono fin I ordered it in Xl =size 43-45 according to Finis size chart, but it’s way too small . The xl is Pushing over my toes, so when swimming just 200meters my feet where already full of blisters, the skin was just tearing of my feet. I should have had xxl = 46-49 eu . Off course doing under water dolphin kicks with the Finis Shooter is really cool do to the speed and power compared to the foil , so I hope I can return it and exchange it too the right size for me. When It comes to the size chart I feel fooled and irritated, but when it comes to the experience of swimming with the Shooter I would have given it a 5 star if it wasn’t for the pain in my toe’s 🙏🏻😅🏊‍♂️Arne .