Error Deleted post for not being clear.
- Thread starter Ty Hamby
- Start date
This Thread Prefix is for incidents caused by the diver, buddy, crew, or anyone else in the "chain".
Please register or login
Welcome to ScubaBoard, the world's largest scuba diving community. Registration is not required to read the forums, but we encourage you to join. Joining has its benefits and enables you to participate in the discussions.
Benefits of registering include
- Ability to post and comment on topics and discussions.
- A Free photo gallery to share your dive photos with the world.
- You can make this box go away
OMyMyOHellYes
Contributor
But this time I have a legit excuse!You're usually confused WITH context, so?
They do this because they don't know how to swim!Though many would have you think they can walk on water.
They do it because they don't understand trim and buoyancy.They do this because they don't know how to swim!
OP
Sysop, feel free to move, delete or edit first post.
I am willing to try again with more information. As others concluded this was just for fun. I was sharing my body slam into the lake bed. Here is the context I didn't include the first time. I didn't include this info because I did not feel it relevant to the decent belly flop. I do not believe in sharing only the stuff I do well. I assume many other divers are either god like in the water or simply choose to not share their mistakes.
I was diving at Nimbus Dam in Folsom California. I was in the small channel by the boat ramp with a max depth of 21 feet. Myself, and one other person in a kayak were the only ones on the water. Water was 49 degrees with an air temp of 61. Surface was choppy with a wind from the West at 14 mph. Visibility was the worst I had ever witnessed here. 1-2 feet. I have dove this location some 10 or so times. I was diving by myself with a 117cf single tank with long hose and neckless. I had a 30cf tank hanging on my left D-rings. I filmed it with a DJI Action camera on my helmet along with an Insta360 on a stick in my right hand that while descending gets switched to my right hand so I can read my compass at this moment. I was at the surface after 16 min of diving. I was lost and needed to get a bearing. I was upset at where I ended up and that I didn't bring my Suunto compass. I used my Shearwater compass to get a bearing at the surface. that is what I was looking at when I crashed. I decided to turn the dive since 1) I got lost in an area with visual landmarks that I missed due to viz. 2) I was upset I went 90 degrees from my intended direction, 3) I realized I was ill prepared to achieve my goal with the current water conditions. 4) I decided to get out of the water and reset my plan. Total dive time was 24 minutes with a max depth of 21 feet. Once I got out I decided to come back another day. I had some footage with my new 360 camera.
I didn't include any of this information because it was a video just for laughs and I am not looking for diving advice. I know I was solo and didn't want other divers criticizing me for diving solo. Once I accumulate enough verifiable dives to qualify for solo training I will do that. Until then I will continue to participate this very dangerous hobby in an manor I feel is safe enough.
Here is the video for those that missed it. I hope this is no longer confusing.
I am willing to try again with more information. As others concluded this was just for fun. I was sharing my body slam into the lake bed. Here is the context I didn't include the first time. I didn't include this info because I did not feel it relevant to the decent belly flop. I do not believe in sharing only the stuff I do well. I assume many other divers are either god like in the water or simply choose to not share their mistakes.
I was diving at Nimbus Dam in Folsom California. I was in the small channel by the boat ramp with a max depth of 21 feet. Myself, and one other person in a kayak were the only ones on the water. Water was 49 degrees with an air temp of 61. Surface was choppy with a wind from the West at 14 mph. Visibility was the worst I had ever witnessed here. 1-2 feet. I have dove this location some 10 or so times. I was diving by myself with a 117cf single tank with long hose and neckless. I had a 30cf tank hanging on my left D-rings. I filmed it with a DJI Action camera on my helmet along with an Insta360 on a stick in my right hand that while descending gets switched to my right hand so I can read my compass at this moment. I was at the surface after 16 min of diving. I was lost and needed to get a bearing. I was upset at where I ended up and that I didn't bring my Suunto compass. I used my Shearwater compass to get a bearing at the surface. that is what I was looking at when I crashed. I decided to turn the dive since 1) I got lost in an area with visual landmarks that I missed due to viz. 2) I was upset I went 90 degrees from my intended direction, 3) I realized I was ill prepared to achieve my goal with the current water conditions. 4) I decided to get out of the water and reset my plan. Total dive time was 24 minutes with a max depth of 21 feet. Once I got out I decided to come back another day. I had some footage with my new 360 camera.
I didn't include any of this information because it was a video just for laughs and I am not looking for diving advice. I know I was solo and didn't want other divers criticizing me for diving solo. Once I accumulate enough verifiable dives to qualify for solo training I will do that. Until then I will continue to participate this very dangerous hobby in an manor I feel is safe enough.
Here is the video for those that missed it. I hope this is no longer confusing.
I have known some highly experienced and skilled divers who have had an unfortunate meeting with the bottom for various reasons. It happens.
I knew one well respected female diver who used to write (famously) on SB about her early diving, when she would descend backwards until she crashed into the silt on the bottom, turn over, and start the dive. She later became a highly skilled cave diver. That was her certification level when we first did a night dive together in Puget Sound. We descended to about 100 feet. After the dive, she confessed that she had miscalculated her final descent and had nearly cratered into the bottom. She was relieved when she narrowly avoided that humiliation. I had no choice but to confess that the exact same thing had happened to me on that dive.
I knew one well respected female diver who used to write (famously) on SB about her early diving, when she would descend backwards until she crashed into the silt on the bottom, turn over, and start the dive. She later became a highly skilled cave diver. That was her certification level when we first did a night dive together in Puget Sound. We descended to about 100 feet. After the dive, she confessed that she had miscalculated her final descent and had nearly cratered into the bottom. She was relieved when she narrowly avoided that humiliation. I had no choice but to confess that the exact same thing had happened to me on that dive.
I missed the original one. Thank you so much for (re)sharing it!
It's very comforting for me as a new diver to know that I'm not the only one unintentionally pulling dumb stunts on occasion.I think almost all of us here have done boneheaded things in the water at one point or another, and if we haven't yet we will - it's just a matter of time.
Not only in the water!
Similar threads
