Better buoyancy

[dnew2]

I live in No. Orange County California, have been beach diving nearly every weekend after a 5 year absence from diving when my buddy (son) went away to university.

I am looking to improve buoyancy control and have decided to get professional help.

Does anyone have advice regarding this decision? maybe what class, if any, like PADI peak buoyancy?
I am also looking for thoughts/reviews on the local dive shops, there are 3 almost the same distance from home and would like to find one that I could rely on.

Thanks in advance

 

[Trace Malinowski]

Contact Hollywood Divers.

 

[Marie13]

Either the PPB class or even a private session with a good instructor. Having some one-on-one time is well worth the $$.

 

[EireDiver606]

PPB is completely worthless unless it’s with a good instructor.

IMHO if I were you I would just find a really good diver and instructor and pay him for a day of shallow diving where he films you and critiques you.

That, or go buy a big mirror.

 

[dnew2]

PPB is completely wortthlesss unless it’s with a good instructor.

IMHO if I were you I would just find a really good diver and instructor and pay him for a day of shallow diving where he films you and critiques you.

That, or go buy a big mirror.

Any tips on finding a really good diver to do this?
I am trying to join Facebook groups and am planning on meeting up with a group this weekend but other than that and asking here i dont think ill get a very objective answer from the dive shops wouldnt they just recommend their instructors?

Thank you again for all of your feedback,
I am finding Scubaboard to be my best source for Diving related things.


I even had a lost GoPro recovered weeks after I lost it returned to me by some amazing Scubaboard members, Thanks again @Lauri Zagzebski

 

[MaxBottomtime]

Take your GoPro and have a buddy record your trim and buoyancy for several minutes. You can then see where your arms are, what your legs are doing and notice what happens before you have buoyancy issues.
Having someone tell you how to do something doesn't help without being able to see what you're doing wrong.

 

[MichaelMc]

When your buddy films you, do not just swim continuously. Regularly stop and do nothing for many seconds, with a side on camera view. How does your body orientation change then you do that? What does it look like as you start moving forward again.

Or, do this without anyone filming you. When you stop, do you rotate to vertical? If so, shift some weight to make your position more horizontal. This horizontal position will make buoyancy easier to control, as you will have more drag vertically.

 

[MaxBottomtime]

 

[EireDiver606]

Any tips on finding a really good diver to do this?
I am trying to join Facebook groups and am planning on meeting up with a group this weekend but other than that and asking here i dont think ill get a very objective answer from the dive shops wouldnt they just recommend their instructors?

Thank you again for all of your feedback,
I am finding Scubaboard to be my best source for Diving related things.


I even had a lost GoPro recovered weeks after I lost it returned to me by some amazing Scubaboard members, Thanks again @Lauri Zagzebski

1.GUE Fundamentals.

2. I’m sure one of the guys on here would help. Send a call out.

If you can’t do that.

3.Go to a well run shop, well run shops have quality instructors. If they have tech courses available, even better. Ask to speak to one of the instructors about it snd gauge how you feel about him.

Because it’s not official business for the shop though, they might not be too willing and in that case I would recommend 4. GUE Fundamentals.

 

[TMHeimer]

My PPB instructor was good. I took several other courses with him.
Basics are be properly weighted, have decent trim (I'm a tad "foot" heavy and don't care since I'm almost always right near the bottom hunting shells/fish). And what my OW instructor told us in 2005--Just put LITTLE bursts of air in & out of the BC. I'll add, use the LPI as little as possible, making use of the lungs. It's nice to have a dive that produces a tiny bit or even no salt water when you dump out the BC.