Ardilla Del Mar
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Rock on.. I've learned a lot from reading the post in the thread. I'm going to the pool tomorrow to try and work out my trim.
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Thank you for the link. I'm going to defiantly try that buoyancy clinic. The more training on the basics the better.
I figured I was probably a little heavy. I'm going to test different weight configs in the pool tomorrow. Additionally, it would make sense, because even with 10lbs of trim I'm still heads up.
---------- Post added November 22nd, 2013 at 06:42 PM ----------
It's very hard to evaluate without seeing how you look in the water. But you are a very similar size as my wife, so from my experience with her, I'd say (A) is probably true. My wife wears a 7mm suit PLUS a 2mm hooded vest, and yet she only uses 18lbs of weight total, with a non-technical style BC (Zeagle Scout).
For moving weight up, I'd recommend mounting weight pockets on your tank strap.
Since you're in San Diego, you should seriously consider doing an "Extreme Scuba Makeover" with UTD diving:
Extreme Scuba Makeover - Unified Team Diving
This is essentially an all-day buoyancy clinic. They will get you dialed, and work on all of your issues: A, B, and C. (They have a big stock of rental/demo gear so you could experiment with a backplate/wing BC, different fins, weight pockets, etc.)
UTD is a great resource for us San Diegans. We're lucky to have them right here in our backyard.
Thank you for the link. I'm going to defiantly try that buoyancy clinic. The more training on the basics the better.
I figured I was probably a little heavy. I'm going to test different weight configs in the pool tomorrow. Additionally, it would make sense, because even with 10lbs of trim I'm still heads up.
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