ANDP drills to practice in sidemount

[DirtFish]

Wow, so you pretty much removed all tanks, hovered and reattached with a 2ft variance. OK, great challange and I'll practice this for sure. I'm a firm believer in practice and being prepared. So is the 2ft variance the standard?

Yes, for my class the +-2ft. was mandatory. Also to clarify, my instructor sent me a video of him doing all of the skills and how he wanted them done. He also wanted me to send him videos of me practicing the skills so he could comment on what I was doing right and wrong. Since he was half way around the world from me this gave me a chance to practice before we met in Curacao for the class. He was very shall we say "no nonsense and precise" in a GUE sort of way, which is why I picked him.

 

[Tigerpaw]

I use them all the time inside of shipwrecks and mexican caves. You miss half the view if you always look down and in front.
Barrel rolls and upside down swimming are pretty common for me.

Oh wow that's legit? I thought it was a joke. I've done it in open water just goofing off but I'll give it some serious consideration now.

 

[Scuba_Sonya]

Great to hear you're progressing with your ANDP e-learning and preparing for the open water portion! You’re definitely on the right track by thinking ahead about skills to practice.

 

[Tracy]

Oh wow that's legit? I thought it was a joke. I've done it in open water just goofing off but I'll give it some serious consideration now.

It isn't something covered as part of a course, but yes I frequently turn upside down while diving. I like to look at everything.

 

[happy-diver]

Yeah I've often dived with whales above me, or going up upside down with my fins piercing the surface first
or the ocean putting me wherever it likes, also swimming upside down furrowing the bottom, with my head

 

[happy-diver]

So bloody easy in warm water...

Yeah man and I moved from warm climate diving to being wrapped up like you, there is something wrong with me

 

[Tigerpaw]

It isn't something covered as part of a course, but yes I frequently turn upside down while diving. I like to look at everything.

I tried it today at the end of practice!