Backward kick issue...

[kidspot]

So my backward kick is finally becoming semi-reliable... except when I near the last 800psi in my AL80's. Peterguy asked to video me on a dive we did a couple of days ago at the end of the dive (about 600psi). I had been fine all through the dive, using it to keep an eye on the whole group without holding everyone up (they were following me, but everyone was a bit spread out), once I got to the last of my air I felt like I was spinning my wheels. I assume it's due to the positive bouyancy and that my trim is getting thrown off by it. I was still neutral in the water, and had no air in my wing at this point (about 6-8ft depth). Suggestions to get over this "bump" in the road? Anyone else have this problem?

Mahalo, Tim

 

[Scuba Brad]

Hey Tim..........let me show my ignorance...........what in the world is a "back wards" kick? Is that when you are on your back at the surface, working your way back to the boat?

Happy Diving

 

[kidspot]

http://www.breakthrudiving.com/videos/backkick.html

Maybe I should have said "back kick" instead...

 

[H2Andy]

backwards/back kick is like a reverse frog kick... sort of...

as the name states, it makes you move backward ... slowly

mine is finally becoming reliable after about a year of trying

 

[Scuba Brad]

ahhhh ok ........now I'm with you

Happy Diving

 

[kidspot]

it's a lot of fun ... till you back into a sea urchin

 

[TSandM]

I'll look at the video, but do you think you might have gotten a little butt-high with the nearly empty tank? I was. I was actually thinking, after that dive, that next time I do tropical diving I might move my camband weights down to the lower camband and put up with being a little feet heavy at the beginning, because it seems like I can compensate that better than being butt-light at the end.

 

[kidspot]

Other than my plate at the moment all my weight is around my waist - are you saying move the weight to a camband around the bottom of the tank?

I agree that it's the butt-light tank that is causing the problem, I just don't know how to compensate for it...

 

[cerich]

crane your head up more, it forces your butt down.

 

[chip104]

Tim, when you say "spinning my wheels" do you mean you're doing the backwards kick and not going anywhere?