First dive using a bp/wing

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just jumped in my pool and had a play with my bp/wing

a few things i noticed though.

1) the wing folds upwards around my tank, is it meant to do this?

2) felt like someone was constantly pulling my head towards the bottom, i couldnt even kneel on the bottom.

other than that all went well
 
1) the wing folds upwards around my tank, is it meant to do this?

A little bit, yes. What else can it do? If your wing is oversized it will "taco" the tank, which isn't a good thing - the air inside the wing will move around too much and is hard to dump. I'm assuming that you've matched your wing to your tank configuration and don't have, for instance, a 65 lb Explorer wing mated to a single AL80.

2) felt like someone was constantly pulling my head towards the bottom, i couldnt even kneel on the bottom.

If I were feeling especially saucy, I'd ask you if you want to kneel on the bottom while diving? I'm in a fairly peaceable mood, however, so I'll simply note that this is a fairly common comment from folks switching to wings from stab jackets and is actually one of the reasons that wings are better - they tend to keep you horizontal in the water instead of vertical. Too much of a good thing is a problem, of course, and adjusting trim in the water can be a slow process at first. The most streamlined position for swimming is actually just slightly head down, so some of us learn to re-orient this way.

I think you'll find that it will be helpful to spend some pool time with someone who has a fair amount of experience diving with wings and can lead you through the process of making the adjustments, both mechanical and mental, that are going to be needed. This isn't a time for solo diving, you need a set of experienced eyes to help out. Otherwise, you're going to end up tired, frustrated and forced to reinvent the wheel.
 
i just used the kneeling as an example because i was in a 1m deep pool and there wasnt much to see :)

thanks for the advice.
 
I was just kidding about the kneeling.

You will get used to the BP/Wing soon enough.

I have just gone from a ScubaPro S-Tek back inflation to
a 27# Wing/SS BP.

Once you have the harness setup and your trim sorted the kneeling stops all by itself :lol2:

Get someone experienced to assist you if possible, it helps a lot.

And then just dive, dive, dive ...
 
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i just used the kneeling as an example because i was in a 1m deep pool and there wasnt much to see :)

thanks for the advice.

It's still Winter here, so I'm familiar with the problem...
 
reefraff:
It's still Winter here, so I'm familiar with the problem...

You're living pretty dangerously there Steven.

It's still winter her too...but we would not even consider diving without a tender and saftey line.
 
diving in the toilet???? guess you would have to kneel :54:

prepare - your weight belt should counteract the head dunk effect a bit
 
I'm surprised no one has asked this, but what size tank are you diving and with what size wing?

Even in a shallow pool you can still practice hovering, so try to stay away from the kneeling.
 

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