Maxime-Thierry Lavoie
Registered
Suggestion for unclipping while removing the tanks after coming out of the water (after the dive): If you are using a butt plate system, be aware that this will tug at the tank and pull the bottom a bit "behind" you while standing.
What I've found that helped immensely was to push my pelvis forward so that the tank would hang more vertically while standing. This makes it much easier to unclip the butt of the tank from the rails on the butt plate.
So if you are standing straight, you are fighting gravity (tank's weight) on top of trying to unclip:
If you push your pelvis forward, your shoulders will take all the tanks weight and the clip will be much easier to undo as you will not be wrestling with the tank's weight at the same time:
(Sorry for the TERRIBLE stick figures.... McCoy voice: "I'm a diver, not an arts major Jim!")
Makes sense?
Alternatively (if you have that luxury) find a place (a big rock, a bench, etc) to sit the tank's butt on so you can better maneuver the clip easier.
What I've found that helped immensely was to push my pelvis forward so that the tank would hang more vertically while standing. This makes it much easier to unclip the butt of the tank from the rails on the butt plate.
So if you are standing straight, you are fighting gravity (tank's weight) on top of trying to unclip:
If you push your pelvis forward, your shoulders will take all the tanks weight and the clip will be much easier to undo as you will not be wrestling with the tank's weight at the same time:
(Sorry for the TERRIBLE stick figures.... McCoy voice: "I'm a diver, not an arts major Jim!")
Makes sense?
Alternatively (if you have that luxury) find a place (a big rock, a bench, etc) to sit the tank's butt on so you can better maneuver the clip easier.