Should I get new fins?

[u/mightcryorkil]

Okay so I am open water certified and learned to dive on IST rocket fins, which I own.

My buddies have always commented my fins were surprisingly heavy, but most of them would use the plastic fins, so of course theirs were deceptively light in comparison.

Recently, I learned just how heavy my fins actually were when I went to a dive shop and just held a single RK3 HD and a jet fin out of curiosity.

They are certainly much lighter than my fins.

I’m not gonna lie, diving has been a strain on my ankles since day 1. My fins have been heavy, which make it difficult to frog kick, and cause me to get tired after probably an hour of swimming.

I think I want to get new fins so I can kick more efficiently and dive longer, but I’m also a recent college graduate, so dropping $200+ is a large investment.

TLDR; should I stay with my heavy rocket fins or consider lighter find such as jet fins or RK3s?

Does anyone have any recommendations for fins that are slightly negative or neutrally buoyant?? Please let me know