I'm learning to dive and currently doing so in a a full length wetsuit with a shortie on top. I'm sufficiently weighted and sink. When swimming I am able to get neutrally buoyant but I am finding my legs sink, throwing off my trim.
I'm putting this down to the depth (4m and deeper) where thew neoprene is getting compresses and losing buoyancy so whereas mu upper body is buoyant through the BCD, lungs etc., my legs are sinking and I find it difficult to keep these up to maintain good trim and a good position in the water. This was especially noticable when I had to get horizontal and neutral in front of a post, point at a spot on it and remain there. My heavy legs were causing my to lose position and drift back slightly.
I want to avoid finning to keep them up as this disguises my buoyancy so I cannot easily identify if I am neutral or in that position through finning.
An instructor of mine tells me it's easier in a Dry Suit as you can "move air" to your legs to help with that.
Is there something I can do to fix my heavy limbs? Or do I need to deal with it until I learn my Dry Suit skill set?
I'm putting this down to the depth (4m and deeper) where thew neoprene is getting compresses and losing buoyancy so whereas mu upper body is buoyant through the BCD, lungs etc., my legs are sinking and I find it difficult to keep these up to maintain good trim and a good position in the water. This was especially noticable when I had to get horizontal and neutral in front of a post, point at a spot on it and remain there. My heavy legs were causing my to lose position and drift back slightly.
I want to avoid finning to keep them up as this disguises my buoyancy so I cannot easily identify if I am neutral or in that position through finning.
An instructor of mine tells me it's easier in a Dry Suit as you can "move air" to your legs to help with that.
Is there something I can do to fix my heavy limbs? Or do I need to deal with it until I learn my Dry Suit skill set?