Trim without a backache

[jtpwils]

One more quick thought (since it is one of my weak areas, maybe this will help you): Hip flexability. Doing "lunge" stretches and other various hip stretches (along with general stretching) seemed to help me with trim.

Best wishes.

Thanks LeadTurn- flexibility isn't one of my strong suits - I'll work on that, and not just right before diving. Hmmm, I can take free yoga classes at my gym.

jtpwils -

How do carry your weights ... integrated or on a belt? I started diving with a weight belt, and noticed an immediate improvement going to integrated weights in a jacket BC, then another improvement when I went to a back-inflate BC.

Obviously not the whole solution, as everyone above has also given you good solid tips, just a thought ...

I dive a BP/W and have a DUI classic weight and trim. I appreciate the suggestion but from what I saw so far, the problem isn't so much the rest of me, as long as I'm thinking about it while I'm diving, but the dropping of the knees. Thanks for the suggestion anyway though.

[jtpwils]

MattV's suggestion of "butt tightening" is working the best on land so far, at least that way it's taking a lot longer for my back to hurt at all. I think that the "stretching image" (thanks for that sketch by the way- LOL) and the physical butt tightening is working well. We'll see how much improved I am on my next dive with video.
Thanks again all.