Random Dude
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Hi Scubaboarders,
I am TDI Advanced Nitrox certified (on twinsets) and will be taking my Decompression Procedures class somewhere around April 2024. Therefore, I've been going to the pool to brush up my skills.
1st Video (Video of me shooting an SMB and ascending (the line caught on the reel when releasing the SMB, will be practicing more on this)
2nd Video (Video of me hovering at a tcertain depth, the video taker was bobbing up and down a little, but I am maintaining the same depth throughout)
3rd Video (Video of botched attempt at using lift bag as redundant buoyancy, will be practicing more on this)
The videos in the Google Drive links above are from the 1st training session where I saw a few problems as below:
(a) I appear to have a bad habit of pointing my fins upwards (they are not parallel to the ground). The left fin appears more prone to this. What are the possible causes of this, and how should I remedy it? I suspect that it might have to do with me being head heavy, as I noticed that the more I tilt forward, the more my fins point up.
(b) When hovering, I have a tendency to keep sculling the fins. Some of the motions seem unnecessary to maintain station as they appear to be inconsequential flicks and wiggles here and there. These flicks and wiggles seem to intensify when task loaded. Is this indicative of some bad habit, and if so, any tips on remedying it?
(c) When hovering for extended periods of time, I realize that I tend to drift laterally ever so slowly (will usually end up orbiting laterally around my reference point if given enough time). I suspect that this has to do with my fins not being parallel (as described in (a)) and the constant sculling (as described in (b)) which causes unintended forces that pushes me laterally.
(d) When ascending, I always do this weird thing with my fins (sort of like pushing downwards with fins to create upwards force) to kickstart the ascent process. Is this practice common, or is it indicative of any buoyancy issues/bad habits? I suspect it might have to do with weighting as in this combination of doubles and wetsuits, I am probably a tad overweight in the water (will be doing weight checks on my next session to confirm on this).
Would love to have your thoughts and opinions on the above issues. Would also appreciate any comments in general on my skills, and suggestions to improve as well.
Thanks!
I am TDI Advanced Nitrox certified (on twinsets) and will be taking my Decompression Procedures class somewhere around April 2024. Therefore, I've been going to the pool to brush up my skills.
1st Video (Video of me shooting an SMB and ascending (the line caught on the reel when releasing the SMB, will be practicing more on this)
2nd Video (Video of me hovering at a tcertain depth, the video taker was bobbing up and down a little, but I am maintaining the same depth throughout)
3rd Video (Video of botched attempt at using lift bag as redundant buoyancy, will be practicing more on this)
The videos in the Google Drive links above are from the 1st training session where I saw a few problems as below:
(a) I appear to have a bad habit of pointing my fins upwards (they are not parallel to the ground). The left fin appears more prone to this. What are the possible causes of this, and how should I remedy it? I suspect that it might have to do with me being head heavy, as I noticed that the more I tilt forward, the more my fins point up.
(b) When hovering, I have a tendency to keep sculling the fins. Some of the motions seem unnecessary to maintain station as they appear to be inconsequential flicks and wiggles here and there. These flicks and wiggles seem to intensify when task loaded. Is this indicative of some bad habit, and if so, any tips on remedying it?
(c) When hovering for extended periods of time, I realize that I tend to drift laterally ever so slowly (will usually end up orbiting laterally around my reference point if given enough time). I suspect that this has to do with my fins not being parallel (as described in (a)) and the constant sculling (as described in (b)) which causes unintended forces that pushes me laterally.
(d) When ascending, I always do this weird thing with my fins (sort of like pushing downwards with fins to create upwards force) to kickstart the ascent process. Is this practice common, or is it indicative of any buoyancy issues/bad habits? I suspect it might have to do with weighting as in this combination of doubles and wetsuits, I am probably a tad overweight in the water (will be doing weight checks on my next session to confirm on this).
Would love to have your thoughts and opinions on the above issues. Would also appreciate any comments in general on my skills, and suggestions to improve as well.
Thanks!