Hey,
Hey guys I just transitioned from a jacket BC to a back inflate BC and it is a ScubaPro Knighthawk, I heard they are pretty good. I have had two times to try it out and I am loving it so far. I just need a few tips..
At the springs I felt as if I was pretty horizontal and my trim was pretty good but I was probably way to excited on trying out my BC than paying attention on how well i'm using it.
The next day I got a tank and hopped in the pool to do some more buoancy training and see if I was able to stay keep horizontal trim because i'm always looking to get the best air consumption. I was not wearing a suit just fins, booties, regs, tank, mask, and BC. I have ScubaPro Jet Fins which are pretty heavy and might be causing the problem i'm about to state. I noticed how I can only keep horizontal trim when I am moving but if I try to stay still my feet sink and my body tries to go up in a vertical position and i'm guessing this is called feet heavy. I was wearing 12lb's at the time (1x3lb in each bottom front pocket and 1x3lb in each back middle pocket equaling a total of 12lbs.) Keep in mind I am not wearing my 5mm suit which makes me buoyant a lot. Another thing is I hope I am strapping my tank on correct as in height, I was taught in training that with a single strap BC you strap the tank where the 1st stage is about right behind the bottom of your neck and the strap goes around near the top of the tank not very middle ( I think it looks kinda rediculous lol ) I tried putting my hands out in front of me and bending my legs in a 90 degree angle and frog kick but I still tend to go vertical when trying to stay still. My posture seemed pretty correct, chest out and head up so I wasn't sloppy or anything, I want to be able to get perfectly straight to where I can just float along, nothings perfect but practice does help just wondering what are some good tips.
Thanks,
Jake
Hey guys I just transitioned from a jacket BC to a back inflate BC and it is a ScubaPro Knighthawk, I heard they are pretty good. I have had two times to try it out and I am loving it so far. I just need a few tips..
At the springs I felt as if I was pretty horizontal and my trim was pretty good but I was probably way to excited on trying out my BC than paying attention on how well i'm using it.
The next day I got a tank and hopped in the pool to do some more buoancy training and see if I was able to stay keep horizontal trim because i'm always looking to get the best air consumption. I was not wearing a suit just fins, booties, regs, tank, mask, and BC. I have ScubaPro Jet Fins which are pretty heavy and might be causing the problem i'm about to state. I noticed how I can only keep horizontal trim when I am moving but if I try to stay still my feet sink and my body tries to go up in a vertical position and i'm guessing this is called feet heavy. I was wearing 12lb's at the time (1x3lb in each bottom front pocket and 1x3lb in each back middle pocket equaling a total of 12lbs.) Keep in mind I am not wearing my 5mm suit which makes me buoyant a lot. Another thing is I hope I am strapping my tank on correct as in height, I was taught in training that with a single strap BC you strap the tank where the 1st stage is about right behind the bottom of your neck and the strap goes around near the top of the tank not very middle ( I think it looks kinda rediculous lol ) I tried putting my hands out in front of me and bending my legs in a 90 degree angle and frog kick but I still tend to go vertical when trying to stay still. My posture seemed pretty correct, chest out and head up so I wasn't sloppy or anything, I want to be able to get perfectly straight to where I can just float along, nothings perfect but practice does help just wondering what are some good tips.
Thanks,
Jake