Why SPG on hip and not arm?

[RTodd]

Wasn't taught formerly in a class as in "This is how you do it" Was something I picked up diving with Fred and Danny. Saw them do it and tried it out, and it made a bit of a difference. With a single stage that is mostly empty it rides just a bit better when doing a kick dive.

In large passage, there is no real possibility of damaging anything. One wouldnt be doing it in smaller more restrictive passage, just as one wouldn't be using a full frog kick. Lets be thinking divers eh?

I have never seen either of those guys ever do that and I would guess I have around 100 dives or so with Danny alone. Are you sure you didn't seem them clip to their crotch ring which pulls the stage in?

 

[KMD]

I have never seen either of those guys ever do that and I would guess I have around 100 dives or so with Danny alone. Are you sure you didn't seem them clip to their crotch ring which pulls the stage in?

Yes I am sure.

When you dive with them are you doing single stage kick dives? or are you doing double stage &/or scooter dives?

Do you often clip stages to your crotch ring when scootering? I have seen it done in open water, and sure didnt like how it looked like it was bringing the butt end of the stage into the prop wash.

 

[rjack321]

I have never seen either of those guys ever do that and I would guess I have around 100 dives or so with Danny alone. Are you sure you didn't seem them clip to their crotch ring which pulls the stage in?

Danny gave us 3 suggestions (in class, with KMD) to dealing with the tail of a depleted stage to avoid banging the ceiling etc.
1- clip to crotch d-ring
2- wrap the snap so that it was tight on the bottle
3- flip the spg over the tail

Personally with bare hands #2 was generally good enough for me. If I was in someplace like Mayan Blue B tunnel where its fairly wide open except for the exit, and the tail was for whatever still too close to the ceiling (maybe cause I didn't chose an optimum path at that moment)... I wouldn't think twice about just flipping the spg over the stage's butt for the last few feet up the exit shaft to further avoid ceiling dings.

I never liked #1 all that much and it sometimes makes me too "thick". #2 and #3 are "broader and flatter" for me.