tyesai
Contributor
Buoyancy, trim, and proper weighting. Trim has been by far the hardest for me as a new diver to figure out as I can't "see" myself. Up until the last few dives I had my legs ram rod straight. Bending the knee's and cinching up the shoulder straps on the BCD one more time once in the water have helped immensely with trim, which has helped with buoyancy.
I think a little more information on what to expect in the ocean would have been helpful too. I'm a water baby, I've swam in pools, ponds, and small lakes my whole life but never had I been out in the ocean. One thing I've realized is you can't beat her. The more you struggle against the ebb, flow, and current the harder it makes diving. I've noticed that the more experience divers don't fight it and this translates into a gracefulness that us new divers severely lack.
I think a little more information on what to expect in the ocean would have been helpful too. I'm a water baby, I've swam in pools, ponds, and small lakes my whole life but never had I been out in the ocean. One thing I've realized is you can't beat her. The more you struggle against the ebb, flow, and current the harder it makes diving. I've noticed that the more experience divers don't fight it and this translates into a gracefulness that us new divers severely lack.