How did you get experience?

[Belzelbub]

Hello! how can I practice my buoyancy in a pool? Do I gear up completely it sounds very interesting and will help me a lot since I am a newbie

Yes. Gear up completely. Most likely you'll need a public pool due to size and depth, and they may or may not allow scuba diving. You'd just need to ask.

Then just put on the gear you would need for the water temp. Weights, BC, Tank, Regulator, etc. Then just work on establishing neutral. Try to get close to the bottom without touching. It's also a good way to do a weight check (when tank is near empty). You'll need to adjust weight if/when you dive in salt water.

One thing, though. Chlorine is rough on dive gear. Especially BCs and wetsuits. You'll want to rinse/soak real well afterwards. If you plan to do this frequently, might be worth picking up a cheap used BC for this purpose.

 

[rx7diver]

... One thing, though. Chlorine is rough on dive gear. Especially BCs and wetsuits. You'll want to rinse/soak real well afterwards. If you plan to do this frequently, might be worth picking up a cheap used BC for this purpose.

I've been told that chlorine/bromine levels in public pools that have many young children swimming, are especially high. I assume that university pools open to only students, faculty, and staff, would have much lower levels of Cl/Br and, so, might be a bit easier on your scuba gear--especially if taking a nude shower with soap is required before entering. (My local univ has signs posted in the pool dressing rooms.)

rx7diver

 

[DCN]

I'm still quite new but now at around 40+ dives (almost all in the last 5-6 weeks) getting better at the basic skills, like basic navigation, buoyancy, trim, breathing control, etc happened quickly because I dove as often as I could so the lessons and confidence of the dives could build on each other. Honestly, the dives where my comfort increased the most was just goofing around in the pool at the dive shop after I bought my gear for about 2 hours and a pair of hour long freshwater spring dives. Being outside of a class with no expectations, no pressure, in a very easy, safe environment where I could experiment, practice skills, adjust my equipment, really improves your comfort.

Dive those quarries as often as you can so you don't feel pressured to explore/experience the dive so much.

Much the same experience we have. We got our drysuit certs in the beginning of October, and have been diving (cold water) once or twice every weekend since, which has really helped in building confidence and skills. We have a long way to go still, but we think diving often has helped us a lot, and now we even bring our cameras along.