These are a huge improvement over my plastic fins I had been using for years! I got them with the full carbon fiber blades in a soft stiffness which has a very different response than my plastic ones which are a medium stiffness. I wanted to upgrade and these most certainly are! They'd also make good beginner fins as well for the price.

My only issue is that the foot pockets are a bit loose for the size that they're supposed to be. I ordered the size 7-8 US because my other fins are an 8 and they fit me well, but these pockets may be sized for if you're wearing dive boots or thick dive socks so just keep that in mind.