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""Hanging in trim" is frustrating beyond words if your only option is to use sheer determination to overcome physics." (lowviz)
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Thanks to John and you TSandM for posting this, I'll be working on trim and kicks this weekend. What I learned/noticed is that he keeps his legs pretty far apart when stationary, I'm going to guess that this aids in balance?
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John likely stabilizes with a tripod, a tiny bit of extra air in each leg and a litle bit across the back ... it is hard to avoid this, in fact. By consciously adding to or moving those three bubbles you have a great deal of attitude control.
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This is one of the things that's really nice about a reasonably stiff paddle fin. By separating them and keeping them horizontal, you have what amount to big stabilizing wings to avoid rotation along your longitudinal axis. Since "turtling" can be a big problem for newer divers, I really like putting them in paddle fins and helping them get this idea down.
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I'm confused about the flutter kick! I was told the typical kicking was to use the entire leg to make long motions (without bending the knee). This didn't look like that at all! It seems like it would be very hard to use the one shown in the video in current.
I'm confused about the flutter kick! I was told the typical kicking was to use the entire leg to make long motions (without bending the knee). This didn't look like that at all! It seems like it would be very hard to use the one shown in the video in current.
What you see on the video is the flutter kick when keeping a stable horizontal platform. While it still pushes water downwards, it does so much less than the recreational flutter kick. While in the horiztonal platform the idea is to keep your legs up as it's part of the cantilever that keeps you horizontal and in trim. In addition if you moved your knees you could end up kneeing the bottom.
Originally Posted by fisheater
That's the "modified flutter kick" and is intended to be used in situations where you do not want to raise silt from the bottom.
That's a proper flutter kick. With the modified flutter kick your ankles basically stay much closer together, and you just move your ankles.
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Originally Posted by fisheater
