What's with the arms.

[novadiver]

I'm starting to see alot of pictures on this ( and other sites) of divers with streemlined diving gear , good trim, no danglies, but their arms are in the "snow plow" position.

My question is 1. are they using wrist weights to help with trim? and 2. are they using their hands as paddles?

Can someone help?

 

[Soggy]

What's the snow plow position?

 

[novadiver]

What's the snow plow position?

look at your avitar. that's the snow plow I was talking about.

Thanks for the example

 

[CRDiver]

It's the universal sign of the lemming.

 

[jonnythan]

Where would you like them? When you're holding a light head and/or a scooter, you need your hands out in front of you.

Before I had my can light, I dove with with my hands clasped around each other and on my stomach (http://www.jonnythan.com/pictures/st_lawrence_08-19-04/conestoga (66).html). I then tried with my hands out in front and found it's easier to deploy my reg, I can reach things more quickly, and they help balance me out a little bit.

I don't think one is any more "streamlined" than the other. I guess you could hold your arms straight down by your hips...

It's not a big deal. Where do you keep your hands? You're not trolling are you..?

 

[novadiver]

It's the universal sign of the lemming.

I just looked up lemming. Lemming= any of several small short tailed furry footed rodents notable for the recurrent mass migration which often continues to the sea where vast numbers are drowned.

OH MY!

 

[novadiver]

Where would you like them? When you're holding a light head and/or a scooter, you need your hands out in front of you.

Before I had my can light, I dove with with my hands clasped around each other and on my stomach (http://www.jonnythan.com/pictures/st_lawrence_08-19-04/conestoga (66).html). I then tried with my hands out in front and found it's easier to deploy my reg, I can reach things more quickly, and they help balance me out a little bit.

I don't think one is any more "streamlined" than the other. I guess you could hold your arms straight down by your hips...

It's not a big deal. Where do you keep your hands? You're not trolling are you..?

Left hand on my inflater , tucked in tight to the body.( for buoancy controll). Right hand tucked beside left ( unless using a reel)

 

[jonnythan]

It's funny that people use the word lemming, because what you just said about them is patently false.

It makes it even more amusing to learn that the common myth about lemmings comes from an old Disney film where the filmmakers herded a mass of lemmings into drowning themselves to make a dramatic peice about animals.

Disney executing thousands of animals to make a good film is hilarious.

 

[jonnythan]

Left hand on my inflater , tucked in tight to the body.( for buoancy controll). Right hand tucked beside left ( unless using a reel)

You keep your hand on the inflator? Do you ever dive with a light?

 

[Soggy]

I'm always glad to offer myself up as an example.

There are several reasons why I dive like that...

• Gauges are on the wrists. With my arms like that, the gauges are always visible.
• My light is in in my left hand. I don't really have any interest in looking at what's behind me, and my light is a primary source of communication with my buddy, thus the beam has to within his view.
• There's a trim issue...you can adjust the position of your arms and the bend of your legs to help achieve horizontal trim.

Where would you like the arms?