Hi Guys,
I am diving HP100 doubles with 5 lbs of tail weights. Also, I'm wearing a dry suit, using a DIR BP/W and stainless BP. I'm 5 ft 9. I'm using Scubapro jet fins.
So the thing is, I can stay trim only if I shift a lot of air to my upper body and my arm/dry gloves. However, I can dive this way comfortably and stop in the middle of the water column with minimum fin movement. If I dump the gas from my arm or let a lot of air go into my leg, I become head heavy. If I dump all the air from my drysuit, I also become head-heavy. I have been diving this for a long time. Is this normal? I thought I had to be very balanced with no air in the suit, and am I really supposed to use the air in my dry suit to adjust my trim? I do feel a bit more comfortable being a bit head up (15 degrees) when doing things like a gas switch, valve drill or deco tank take off/replacement.
The problem is, sometimes ppl frequently bump into me, and since I adjusted my trim using the drysuit air position, I could lose my trim and needs to readjust after.
I am diving HP100 doubles with 5 lbs of tail weights. Also, I'm wearing a dry suit, using a DIR BP/W and stainless BP. I'm 5 ft 9. I'm using Scubapro jet fins.
So the thing is, I can stay trim only if I shift a lot of air to my upper body and my arm/dry gloves. However, I can dive this way comfortably and stop in the middle of the water column with minimum fin movement. If I dump the gas from my arm or let a lot of air go into my leg, I become head heavy. If I dump all the air from my drysuit, I also become head-heavy. I have been diving this for a long time. Is this normal? I thought I had to be very balanced with no air in the suit, and am I really supposed to use the air in my dry suit to adjust my trim? I do feel a bit more comfortable being a bit head up (15 degrees) when doing things like a gas switch, valve drill or deco tank take off/replacement.
The problem is, sometimes ppl frequently bump into me, and since I adjusted my trim using the drysuit air position, I could lose my trim and needs to readjust after.