Practice holding a stop with your eyes closed. Best bet is to start with a 10' stop over a 15' bottom.
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Micro-creatures typically don't make three foot excursions on micro-currentsString:The micro-creatures thing is totally useless in some waters with currents where they may very well be travelling up or down on micro-currents and such however.
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dont fix on staying to within say 1ft, allow yourself 3ft or so
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so its not constant correction and then yo-yoing.
String:Ideally id like to do my stops at 6m as thats what my tables say but my computer isnt happy about that so we aim for 5.5m and generally allow 20cm either way (40cm total). This makes it easier to account for surface swell and the like especially on the arm of the one that drew the short straw and has the reel.
Relying on tiny creatures which may or may not be there and may or may not be stationary horizontally or vertically in the water isnt a great way of doing it.
olij:I don't seem to have much of a problem staying in the recommended 15 to 20 foot depth (by my computer, I like to stay closer to 15 feet) for a safety stop. That is, as long as I have something stationary to look at.
As soon as I'm in murky water, away from any wall, anchor line, or anything else stationary (fish don't count ) it becomes o lot of work to stay neutrally buoyant. Let a little air out, add a little, kick a little harder, and so on.
Any tips on how to make the safety stop a little easier with nothing around to look at but algea?