Deefstes
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OK, so it's time for a noob question again. And I have searched the forums but I get so many hits for trim adjustment with rebreathers and this or that BC but nothing general enough to answer my question.
I seem to have my buoyancy under control reasonably well now, but after I've asked my trim question I'll ask something about buoyancy control also. I'm still struggling to adjust my trim under water. My feet seem to be too heavy and I'm usually floating diagonally with my head higher than my feet.
I have a TUSA Evolution Cubic BC with integrated weight pockets on the sides and two addidtional pockets on the kidneys. I assume these are for trim adjustment but I can't seem to achieve much by using them. I dive with four kilograms of weight (that's almost 9 pounds). It means I have four 1kg weights that I can distribute around my BC. I suppose if need be I can get eight 0.5kg weights to better be able to distribute it but I'm not sure that's the sollution.
So can someone give me advice perhaps on how to adjust and practice my trim in the water? What exactly do those kidney weight pockets do? I'm reluctant to put too much weight in them as they can't be ditched easily when in an emergency.
Now for my buoyancy question. I googled around for trim tips and found a Youtube video which I'll add at the bottom of the post. I'm really impressed with this guy's trim (hoping I can achieve that soon) but I'm not sure the video really helps me much. What also impressed me is his buoyancy control. He's illutrating his trim in a swimming pool, no more than half a meter below the surface. When I'm anything closer than 3m (10ft) from the surface my buoyancy gets a little haphazard and I don't think there's any way I'd be able to hover that close to the surface. Are there extra tips or tricks for maintaining buoyancy that close to the surface?
Eagerly awaiting the wise words from the scubasages on the forum.
I seem to have my buoyancy under control reasonably well now, but after I've asked my trim question I'll ask something about buoyancy control also. I'm still struggling to adjust my trim under water. My feet seem to be too heavy and I'm usually floating diagonally with my head higher than my feet.
I have a TUSA Evolution Cubic BC with integrated weight pockets on the sides and two addidtional pockets on the kidneys. I assume these are for trim adjustment but I can't seem to achieve much by using them. I dive with four kilograms of weight (that's almost 9 pounds). It means I have four 1kg weights that I can distribute around my BC. I suppose if need be I can get eight 0.5kg weights to better be able to distribute it but I'm not sure that's the sollution.
So can someone give me advice perhaps on how to adjust and practice my trim in the water? What exactly do those kidney weight pockets do? I'm reluctant to put too much weight in them as they can't be ditched easily when in an emergency.
Now for my buoyancy question. I googled around for trim tips and found a Youtube video which I'll add at the bottom of the post. I'm really impressed with this guy's trim (hoping I can achieve that soon) but I'm not sure the video really helps me much. What also impressed me is his buoyancy control. He's illutrating his trim in a swimming pool, no more than half a meter below the surface. When I'm anything closer than 3m (10ft) from the surface my buoyancy gets a little haphazard and I don't think there's any way I'd be able to hover that close to the surface. Are there extra tips or tricks for maintaining buoyancy that close to the surface?
Eagerly awaiting the wise words from the scubasages on the forum.