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    So summer is coming

    What kind of training do I need to do to get ready for this? Also, have any ideas of what to charge for parties? Monofin dry rotted I had the finis foil will the luna mono fin fit win the FinFolk tails


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    More training with monofin. Even with tail, you still need to train with monofin.

    What I usually do at the pool is, one hour swim with monofin in the lap lane, then stop for 1 hour food and rest break, then play/swim for another hour or two in the tail.

    Your main goal is to get your core strength up, so that its not a constant struggle to swim in that big tail of yours. It will look much more natural to be able to swim longer before coming up for air.

    If you have free access to a pool, you can try training once a week, and when you feel confident up it to two or three times a week. As far as I know, no one stops fin training once they start their business/get their tail.
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    Do not use a Luna in a finfolk tail! The fluke is too big and heavy and the Luna does not have enough propulsion to safely be used.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mermaid_rosalina View Post
    Do not use a Luna in a finfolk tail! The fluke is too big and heavy and the Luna does not have enough propulsion to safely be used.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mermaid Jaffa View Post
    More training with monofin. Even with tail, you still need to train with monofin.

    What I usually do at the pool is, one hour swim with monofin in the lap lane, then stop for 1 hour food and rest break, then play/swim for another hour or two in the tail.

    Your main goal is to get your core strength up, so that its not a constant struggle to swim in that big tail of yours. It will look much more natural to be able to swim longer before coming up for air.

    If you have free access to a pool, you can try training once a week, and when you feel confident up it to two or three times a week. As far as I know, no one stops fin training once they start their business/get their tail.
    Thank u for replying this helps a lot


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    Have a look at courtney mermaid on YouTube, she swims with the Luna in a custom made tail of hers and it looks beautiful. The Linden momofin is good. I've got that. Dead comfortable

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    Quote Originally Posted by the.tattooed.mermaid78 View Post
    Have a look at courtney mermaid on YouTube, she swims with the Luna in a custom made tail of hers and it looks beautiful. The Linden momofin is good. I've got that. Dead comfortable

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    Thank u I might be getting the Linden mono fin


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    Quote Originally Posted by MermaidAuquita22331998 View Post
    Thank u I might be getting the Linden mono fin


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    Fantastic you wont be sorry. I'm gonna order the Luna on Friday then the mahina after that so I've got a variety.

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    Quote Originally Posted by the.tattooed.mermaid78 View Post
    Fantastic you wont be sorry. I'm gonna order the Luna on Friday then the mahina after that so I've got a variety.

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    I got the mermaid linden mono fin and I absolutely love it


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    I swim in it every week as the company I do my mermaid lessons with are insured to use the Linden and sweam hydra. I love the Linden. So comfortable

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    I also have the linden monofin. I haven't taken it for a swim yet as the weather is too cold, but just from trying it on, it is very comfortable.
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    I use the Linden in my Aqua Fairy tail and it works great. I had a Shooter, but it didn't give as much power. I've swam in a friend's tail with the Mahina and it had so much drag and was very heavy, I wouldn't reccomend it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Water Phoenix View Post
    I also have the linden monofin. I haven't taken it for a swim yet as the weather is too cold, but just from trying it on, it is very comfortable.
    It's fantastic and so comfortable

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    Quote Originally Posted by the.tattooed.mermaid78 View Post
    It's fantastic and so comfortable

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    Thanks for the advice, I ordered it for my incoming Finfolk fabric tail. I have the monofin, now I just need the tail.
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    We're looking at getting a couple of Lindens in the not-too-distant future - where did you get yours and was the postage a killer?
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    Well, I'm feeling pretty swish!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kwilena View Post
    We're looking at getting a couple of Lindens in the not-to-distant future - where did you get yours and was the postage a killer?
    I got the linden off eBay. The shipping wasn’t that bad although I had to pay over $100 for shipping on my finfolk tail.


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    Quote Originally Posted by The Water Phoenix View Post
    I got the linden off eBay. The shipping wasn’t that bad although I had to pay over $100 for shipping on my finfolk tail.


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    Yow, $100 Australia tax :-(.
    Well, I'm feeling pretty swish!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kwilena View Post
    Yow, $100 Australia tax :-(.
    Oh the perks of living in a country that's so far away from everything, everything costs so much
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Water Phoenix View Post
    Oh the perks of living in a country that's so far away from everything, everything costs so much
    It certainly curtails my boardgame Kickstarter purchases.
    Well, I'm feeling pretty swish!

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Water Phoenix View Post
    Thanks for the advice, I ordered it for my incoming Finfolk fabric tail. I have the monofin, now I just need the tail.
    Fin folk advise the finis shooter or rapid for their tails, so it will be interesting to see what a Linden looks like in there

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