Buoyancy Control And Trim - Scuba

[MrCaligulasse]

I am jelous

[NikySportsPromotion]

dammit dude, you're making me feel bad about my crappy buoy. control. Haha, but no, I guess I have an excuse, I just got certified a month ago (doing my first real dive tomorrow, wish me luck :D ) but that's pretty damn impressive.

[mbacalak]

pfttp. Do that in a drysuit and i'll be impressed.

Just kidding. I wish I could do that.

[ThomasR099]

@mbacalak fyi, he is wearing one;)

[axlrockar]

what do you mean he is holding his breath? he is merely using his breath control to manage his position in the water, which is something that is necesseray to keep this kind of bouyancy!

[cdntrckdrvr]

Good buoyancy control, Good equipment, Good video.

A good demonstration of having the right equipment and knowing how to use it.

Proper buoyancy control takes practice, but it is always worth it.

Nice job.

Cool song.

[ntrxdiver]

...oviously the way to better understand where to place or shift the "weights" is if by now you have good bouyancy control in finding your sweet spot and controling it by breath and not by using constantly the inflator (if you are still diving like a yo-yo ,u need more practice and dives for sure)... now this tecnique in video was meant for cave diving where there is hardly any swells or currents,also usefull in wrecks not to kick or silt visibility where it can be deadly when you can`t see

[ntrxdiver]

to achieve this bouyancy level you should start by knowing your weight (lead) distribution; basicaly we all "swim" horizontal or paralle to the floor,and most of us use a weight belt almost at center of body,plus ditchable on bcd and depending on type of bcd you might get tilted a bit foward or backwards.also position of tank can change that ...so then compensate with few extra either front or back (anckle weights or clip-ons on bcd harness shoulder D rings).. is all about weight distribution .

[Toshas79]

that is sick :(

[ComandnConquerFreak]

Wow. i wish i was able to trim like this guy!

[cvanattadive]

@ComandnConquerFreak

There is a new scuba product that makes it easy to attain perfect balance

Check out TRIM LEVELER.

[mcrcn648]

I found Music!!

"Kirpi - The Song"

[pass1985]

Hey... could you give us a little more info on how to achieve such control over your own buoyancy?

[DonMazda]

@pass1985 Hi! when u wear a tech diving bcd like the one he''s using its much easier to achive that control ur own buoyancy.

[SomichOG734]

@pass1985 proper weighting and distribution..You want to have just enough weight to get you below the surface, not make you sink like a rock. You should be able just to put a couple puffs of air in the bc to float you and control the rest with your breathing. To achieve good trim, you need to distribute weight all throughout your bc (back, shoulders, ect) then adjust with weight on the hips. Be sure that you can easily ditch your waist (ditchable) weights in case of an emergency.

[blzzrdsct1]

@SomichOG734 I am going to have to correct you on that. A diver should NEVER ditch his weights, for the fact of if you become too bouyant you will rush to the surface and end up getting the bends, and should never be far from your buddy.

[nikadma]

@blzzrdsct1 well if you are out of air your fucked anyway so being able to ditch your weights is a necessary measure. if your lucky youmight get to a decompression tank in time to save your brain

[actionr]

@blzzrdsct1 It's silly to say "never". There's a reason all weight systems have quick releases. Yes, going buoyant is bad, but i think most would find it preferable to drowning.

[cvanattadive]

@pass1985

There is a new scuba product that makes it easy to attain perfect balance

Check out TRIM LEVELER.

[psd5851]

You are awesome! I can only hope to aspire to this level of buoyancy.

[superjoffen]

had first taste dive today! awesome cant wait to do open water!...is it normall to feel as though my head is gunna explode ?

[niggeronni101]

@superjoffen lol no, means to much pressure on ur head dude, do you even equalize?

[superjoffen]

@niggeronni101 after a while of pissing about looking like im having a fit yeh..im not that gracefull yet : p

[tidejp]

You might have been experiencing problems equalising the spaces in your head, probably your sinuses. Try descending slower, equalising more frequently and plenty of water before and after the dive. Happy diving!

[alaskancouple]

Yah, but do that when there is a nice surge pushing you around and you're trying to get a shot of a very shy fish/octo.... :P

J/K, awesome control!

[jeedawii]

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[JakeRaven1970]

Now that's just showing off!! Just kidding. Awesome trim, my friend. I aspire to that level of control.

[Yahaazaa]

He is using the Halcyon system, look it up.

[xalaro5]

song anyone?

[Gonz216]

I just got certified and I can see buoyancy is going to be a bugaboo. THAT was amazing.

[pimpinseacow]

this guy has frighteningly good buoyancy. I'm impressed.

[chocolatejunkiexx]

is it possible to learn most of what u need to know about PADI scuba diving by a week, even if you are 13 years old???? plz someone answer me!!

[DaSchLumpF2]

I d say it depends on what you expact.

After one week youll be able to move underwater but this will be far from perfect and far from such a Buoyancy Control And Trim

[FishyMoe]

hey man, not sure about the age limit but I think its a week course... at least here in Melbourne, Australia. You do a couple of lessons, and then you go in the pool. And then I think you go into water after that.

[the1bigace]

I took the course in high school for so the curriculum involved a full semester, but taken outside of a school environment it really takes only a week. Then 5 dives in open water and bam! youre ready to swim with the fishies :)

[Mikeman410]

were are you diving at..its so clear and clean

[CarMoves]

Well done

[jednallah]

god i''m takin the padi open water course i cannot master this it's harder then it looks especially in the devon atlantic

[m0rphaza]

Well if you only taking the OW course then it would be awesome if you had this control over your buoyancy. This control takes years to develope. Im currently doing my Divemaster Course and im not even near this perfection.

[CHFDiving]

And yet, we can get students in our open water classes fairly close to this. This doesn't take "years to develop", rather, it takes a good mentor, good knowledge of concepts, and a bit of practice.

[Builderuss]

justincmorgan - what a dick!!

perfectly executed skills well done!...

[justincmorgan]

very well done; however too much control with breathing. A good diver does not hover like this as it is not good practice, breath normally please. this guy is obviously PADI trained.

[ChaosDisciple]

According to their website they are SSI not PADI, and his rig looks to be DIR. Not sure what you can see wrong with his breathing, he looks to be breathing normally and calmly to me. I assume you can't hover like that?

[paronfisk]

@ChaosDisciple thats GUE

[ChaosDisciple]

@paronfisk You'll find there are more training organisations which are DIR than just GUE, you know GUE didn't invent DIR don't you? ;)

[Vurdulak]

Did you even understand what you just said?

[ChaosDisciple]

Perfectly, thankyou. I take it you didn't?

[Vurdulak]

Sorry i was talking to justinmorgan, not you...

[ChaosDisciple]

No apologies needed :-) this is the internet, the home of mistakenly-taken comments and pointless arguing :-)

[pidiver1954]

You are wrong about the breath control. That is the final key to proper buoyancy control and is the way it was taught and practiced before BC's were even thought of. If you are adding more than a one puff of air into your BC on the bottom you have too much weight.

[battles2a5]

....says the guy who has never dove w/ doubles...

[pidiver1954]

Not only have I dove with steel doubles I have also dove with triples. The point is the tanks should be a major part of your buoyancy calculation and you need to shed the lead. Most DMs and Dive operators will tell you the majority of divers they see dive with way too much lead. That's the fact.

[battles2a5]

Ok, well that's a lot diferrent than saying "If you are adding more than a puff of weight at the bottom you have too much weight". In big doubles and stages, you are riding the inflator the whole way down, even if you have a balanced rig with empty tanks.

[BMDS1]

If that would be the case, how would you have buoyancy 3 meters above the bottom??? No, you have to much weight if you must inflate the wing with almost empty bottles on 3 meters. And NO this is not PADI nor SSI, it is an instruction video from FithD for their GUE instructors. This has nothing to do with PADI what so ever.

[buddy0406]

PADI trained? Do you know who this diver is? Andrew Georgitsis was one of the early GUE instructors. His training has gone way beyond PADI.

P.S. Hovering like he does in the video is a good thing. And, no, I'm not a DIR fanatic.

[boorens18]

The problem is that hes not rising and falling as would be with a normal breath. Even the small change in buoyancy with a normal breath should make you float a bit up then drop a bit. This guy is taking extremely shallow breaths.

[soccom8341576]

What's DIR?

[d5kenn]

Actually, he's not. He's just breathing regularly. There's no "trick" being employed here.

[BMDS1]

You actually shouldn´t comment on something U so obviosly don´t know anything about! He has perfect trim and buoyancy. This is what it looks like when U know how to dive.

[tonks0001]

this is not that hard a skill to master its just that you need to practice your bouyancey control

[blowmeintheshower]

fluid

[rigardie]

amazing

[bmikl]

He's so good, it is disgusting!

[scubaanddreams]

...these are basic skills every diver should have...

[bmikl]

I agree but it is extremely rare that someone can do it as well as this guy.

[drummingdude2007]

@bmikl totally agree but he's breaking the one law of scuba diving: never hold your breath

[deathxe5]

@bmikl not really.