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Well, I have thus-far dove with a cheap jacket style BC and as of such have descended feet first and ascended head first. I now have a BP&W style BC so The horizontal/trim style Ascent is easier.
Descend head first, feet down, or horizontal/in trim?
Or all of the above.
I try to descend horizontal and ascend horizontal whenever possible. There have been times where I felt another position would better.
My last choice would be a feet down descent. It restricts my vision of what is below and makes the decsent harder to control. IMO
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As an almost exclusively open water diver, most of the time I ascend and descend horizontally. Find it easier to control rates that way. It also positions me to quickly move in the plane parallel to the surface (eg to close the distance between myself and a buddy).
Some situations might cause me to opt for other orientations. Scootering down, addressing a runaway inflator, non-responsive diver rescue, environmental restriction, etc..
One dive, from the surface my entire group of 6 divers could all see the pair of spotted eagle rays over 90' below us. I asked how they would feel if I made a dive bomb descent to try for a good picture. Now these pictures are for at least a few of the divers in the group, not just for me. The whole group said "go for it, we'll meet you at the bottom of the mooring line."
Trust me, my group is descending that mooring line when those pics were taken.
Usually I descend head first down the anchor line, loosely holding it if strong surrent. I equalize very easily, so the faster I get down the more bottom time. Head first coming up. But as others have said, in both cases it "depends".
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Originally Posted by ColinCB
