Lenaxia
Contributor
Hey guys, I'm having trouble establishing horizontal trim and I am finding that I am significantly feet heavy all the time even in my full 7mm with positively buoyant fins. I find that I'm having to constantly tread water with my feet in order to maintain horizontal trim.
Here is what I dive typically, and what I have tried.
I dive the F1's primarily which are very negative but I used to dive the Jet Sport and Talon fins before I got the F1's and both of these fins are positively buoyant and yet I am still significantly feet heavy with them.
I have tried shifting the HP100 tank as high as I am willing to, to the point where it interferes with my ability to look up and am finding I'm still feet heavy. I do not like diving LP95's as the 8" diameter makes me very back heavy and unstable. Also AL80's make the sinking feet worse. I can't imagine an HP120 will help much.
Keeping my hands outreached in front of me and my head looking down also do not do enough to counteract my sinking feet. It helps, but not nearly enough.
I will be switching to a drysuit here soon, but I want to resolve this before I do as I can foresee this problem also occurring in the drysuit.
Any suggestions guys? I'm stumped at this point. The only thing I can think of is putting V-weights into my back plate which will leave me with practically no ditchable weight.
Here is what I dive typically, and what I have tried.
- SS 6lb BP w/ 32lbs HOG wing with an SS STA.
- 7mm full wetsuit w/ 5mm booties and 5mm gloves and 5/3 hooded vest
- 12lbs bullet weights on the belt (I will be dropping this to 10lbs on my next set of dives to see if I can drop more).
- HP100 steel tank, 7.25" diameter (I have set it as high as possible and still am feet heavy)
- 3 sets of fins: Hollis F1 Batfins (L), ScubaPro Jet Sport Fins (Blade, XL), Zeagle Talon (Blade, XL)
- No ankle weights or weights anywhere else
- I am 6'4" 220lbs with an athletic build
I dive the F1's primarily which are very negative but I used to dive the Jet Sport and Talon fins before I got the F1's and both of these fins are positively buoyant and yet I am still significantly feet heavy with them.
I have tried shifting the HP100 tank as high as I am willing to, to the point where it interferes with my ability to look up and am finding I'm still feet heavy. I do not like diving LP95's as the 8" diameter makes me very back heavy and unstable. Also AL80's make the sinking feet worse. I can't imagine an HP120 will help much.
Keeping my hands outreached in front of me and my head looking down also do not do enough to counteract my sinking feet. It helps, but not nearly enough.
I will be switching to a drysuit here soon, but I want to resolve this before I do as I can foresee this problem also occurring in the drysuit.
Any suggestions guys? I'm stumped at this point. The only thing I can think of is putting V-weights into my back plate which will leave me with practically no ditchable weight.