cainslie
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Hi all.
Hopefully some of you can help out with a bit of a weighting paradox I have:
I'm constantly on the lookout for tips and advice on being a better diver and I came across this article recently: How to Reduce Weight When You Dive • Scuba Diver Life All good and well, nothing really new or revelatory in there.
Generally, I consider my weighting to be good (4kg). On most dives I only need to add a little air in my BC once I'm near the bottom and I'm happy as Larry.
But, with my current setup, if I empty my BC at the safety stop, I sink. Conventional wisdom says that means I'm over weighted. However! When I start my dive I always have to work a little to get down the first few meters. I flap like an injured seagull on the surface when I'm trying to descend. Once I'm down to about 3m, I then sink just fine.
My descent strategy is to empty BC, tuck my knees to my chest, exhale and roll forward. I end up with my fins out the water and require some ungraceful kicking and flapping to start my descent.
So, am I underweighted, overweighted or just descending with bad technique? I realise this is one of those things that's impossible to diagnose in a forum, but any tips or comments?
Thanks.
Hopefully some of you can help out with a bit of a weighting paradox I have:
I'm constantly on the lookout for tips and advice on being a better diver and I came across this article recently: How to Reduce Weight When You Dive • Scuba Diver Life All good and well, nothing really new or revelatory in there.
Generally, I consider my weighting to be good (4kg). On most dives I only need to add a little air in my BC once I'm near the bottom and I'm happy as Larry.
But, with my current setup, if I empty my BC at the safety stop, I sink. Conventional wisdom says that means I'm over weighted. However! When I start my dive I always have to work a little to get down the first few meters. I flap like an injured seagull on the surface when I'm trying to descend. Once I'm down to about 3m, I then sink just fine.
My descent strategy is to empty BC, tuck my knees to my chest, exhale and roll forward. I end up with my fins out the water and require some ungraceful kicking and flapping to start my descent.
So, am I underweighted, overweighted or just descending with bad technique? I realise this is one of those things that's impossible to diagnose in a forum, but any tips or comments?
Thanks.