dumpsterDiver
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I have similar issues and I do not worry too much about it. Telling people to swim around wiith their lower back in a constant state of contraction.. sounds like F'n fun - lotsa fun...LOL.
When I swim, I plane out pretty well, when I stop, my legs drop. Obviously it would be more efficient to have the body in a horizontal position, but it is hard on the neck to be looking up.. so.. I am happy with a head up bias. It also gives you much better visibility to look around for sharks etc.
I used to commercial golf ball dive and we wore boots, no fins, ankle weights and we were tipped forward and running and stumbling along the bottom, like a top heavy deep sea diver. A very simple and effective way to get the head down is to place an ankle weight or two on the tank valve. To experiment, just take a 3 lb lead weight from your belt and tie it tightly to the valve.. make sure it can not slide around and wack your head. If this amount works then you can spend some money and make or buy a few ankle weights to make it work. Ankle weights are more symmetrical and better suited to ride on the tank valve compared to a hunk of hard lead.
This video I shot of myself a few years ago, is probably pretty indicative of my normal trim...not horizontal and with a head up bias...Skip to 1:05 if anyone cares.. Maybe your trim is similar to this? Maybe the tech divers and perfectionists will find it entirely unacceptable? Who knows? I'm more worried about doing things underwater than what my trim looks like.
[video=youtube;3Fhqr4yePLw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fhqr4yePLw&index=6&list=PLjC5PqdqiSg4MQt9 lCrPZse7eAgDHwqOW[/video]
When I swim, I plane out pretty well, when I stop, my legs drop. Obviously it would be more efficient to have the body in a horizontal position, but it is hard on the neck to be looking up.. so.. I am happy with a head up bias. It also gives you much better visibility to look around for sharks etc.
I used to commercial golf ball dive and we wore boots, no fins, ankle weights and we were tipped forward and running and stumbling along the bottom, like a top heavy deep sea diver. A very simple and effective way to get the head down is to place an ankle weight or two on the tank valve. To experiment, just take a 3 lb lead weight from your belt and tie it tightly to the valve.. make sure it can not slide around and wack your head. If this amount works then you can spend some money and make or buy a few ankle weights to make it work. Ankle weights are more symmetrical and better suited to ride on the tank valve compared to a hunk of hard lead.
This video I shot of myself a few years ago, is probably pretty indicative of my normal trim...not horizontal and with a head up bias...Skip to 1:05 if anyone cares.. Maybe your trim is similar to this? Maybe the tech divers and perfectionists will find it entirely unacceptable? Who knows? I'm more worried about doing things underwater than what my trim looks like.
[video=youtube;3Fhqr4yePLw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fhqr4yePLw&index=6&list=PLjC5PqdqiSg4MQt9 lCrPZse7eAgDHwqOW[/video]