Kyle0692
Contributor
Hi all!
My name's Kyle and I'm a new member to ScubaBoard and also still new to diving (PADI OW in March of this year and now AOW in November after 45 dives - I'm hooked!)
I wanted to see if I could get some help from the knowledgeable folks on this forum about a problem I am having when making my safety stops in the ocean. Specifically, at 15' laying flat, knees bent, arms out in front of me with hands crossed my tendency is to start rolling forward putting my head down and feet up. When doing my stops I have ~700 PSI in my tank (AL80) and have vented all the air in my BC (I believe). I don't have trouble staying at 15', +/- 1 ft, I'm having trouble with my overall balance at the stop and when I have a fuller tank I don't have the tendency to roll. Since I started diving, I've slowly worked down from 20 lbs of lead at certification to diving with 12 now. All 12 of the pounds are in my integrated waist pockets, none in my trim pockets and I am diving with a Hydros Pro BC, 5 MM wet suit, and Mares Avantti Quattro fins. Currently, to compensate I have to struggle to get vertical once tilted and then sort of lean back slightly while I do my stop which I can do without much trouble.
An idea I had to try on my dive is to try and adjust my tank band so my tank is lower on my bank to help shift some of its' weight towards my feet. Beyond that maybe some ankle weights? This is definitely something that has to do with my tank being low on air because in the pool at 15' I can stay flat without any issues 2000+ PSI (have not tried a low tank in the pool yet).
Thanks in advance and look forward to chatting with everyone,
Kyle
My name's Kyle and I'm a new member to ScubaBoard and also still new to diving (PADI OW in March of this year and now AOW in November after 45 dives - I'm hooked!)
I wanted to see if I could get some help from the knowledgeable folks on this forum about a problem I am having when making my safety stops in the ocean. Specifically, at 15' laying flat, knees bent, arms out in front of me with hands crossed my tendency is to start rolling forward putting my head down and feet up. When doing my stops I have ~700 PSI in my tank (AL80) and have vented all the air in my BC (I believe). I don't have trouble staying at 15', +/- 1 ft, I'm having trouble with my overall balance at the stop and when I have a fuller tank I don't have the tendency to roll. Since I started diving, I've slowly worked down from 20 lbs of lead at certification to diving with 12 now. All 12 of the pounds are in my integrated waist pockets, none in my trim pockets and I am diving with a Hydros Pro BC, 5 MM wet suit, and Mares Avantti Quattro fins. Currently, to compensate I have to struggle to get vertical once tilted and then sort of lean back slightly while I do my stop which I can do without much trouble.
An idea I had to try on my dive is to try and adjust my tank band so my tank is lower on my bank to help shift some of its' weight towards my feet. Beyond that maybe some ankle weights? This is definitely something that has to do with my tank being low on air because in the pool at 15' I can stay flat without any issues 2000+ PSI (have not tried a low tank in the pool yet).
Thanks in advance and look forward to chatting with everyone,
Kyle