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BTW, the best part of the video for me was the lack of silt. Bravo. BTW, are those geoducks? I've never seen that kind of bottom before and it looks intriguing.
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BTW, the best part of the video for me was the lack of silt. Bravo. BTW, are those geoducks? I've never seen that kind of bottom before and it looks intriguing.
You might try keeping a little arch in your back, just tightening up your glutes. That should help with the dropped knees. Those fins are heavy too, so maybe trying something lighter like Slipstreams or Dive Rite EXPs might help. OTOH, if you're going to move on into doubles, which usually want to put people head down, the added weight of the F1s might be just the thing.
You're really close, and I'd be delighted if I saw more divers in our local sites looking like that.
I second the recommendation for tightening the glutes and STRETCHING out from elbows to knees, to flatten the body and get rid of the slight drop to the knees. That will help fix the last little bit of trim. From watching the video, I'm not entirely sure you have a major weight distribution problem. I think you have a little bit of a mechanics problem, in that when you are distracted or inattentive, you revert to a head-up position. Moving weight up will help with this; so will parking just a little more air in your feet. But the bottom line is to remain aware of how you are changing your position in the water.
Part of your instability, unfortunately, is your BC. The wing you are using is the same one I use for doubles (although I know the label says "do not use with double tanks"). The wing is cut as a doubles wing, with a very wide center panel and large side pontoons. Any time you get even the slightest bit off in the roll axis, the wing wants to take you on over. Parking the gas much closer to the tank results in a much more stable system. I absolutely LOVE this wing for doubles, but I wouldn't ever use it with a single tank.
Pete, you need to come up and visit us in the PNW! We can show you all kinds of cool and bizarre critters!
I call that OW. This is a remediation class for those who did not get it during their OW classes. My OW students will never have to take this kind of class. I would rather see all the instructors set the bar a bit more neutral for their students. It's just not that hard to do.I think there needs to be an Eco-Diver rating.