JamesK
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Awkward, but effective!
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Well, I was asking more if it was the correct video, it was the correct skill.Yup, it says Frog Kick too! By the way, the guy in the video is Andrew Georgitsis
Yes, 18#. Even with that I found myself "caught" a couple times at the surface - I'd claim that as operator error though.
With the frog and backfin, is that better to just let sit until I need it and learn "in the field"?
Understood. Thanks for the link, I'm going to read through it over the next couple days here. With rental gear it might be a beast to get proper weighting, unless I rent from a single shop only, which wouldn't be impossible.You won't be able to achieve a good frog or back-kick until you have your buoyancy, weighting and trim resolved with some precision. You need to be horizontal for these fin and control techniques to be properly effective.
Fine-tune your precision weighting.
Resolve your natural, horizontal trim and streamlining.
Then work towards developing fin and control techniques.
Then use those techniques to provide more efficiency in the water (i.e. kick and glide) to improve your air consumption and comfort in the water.
Some tips: Scuba Buoyancy Masterclass 1of9 - Buoyancy Control for Scuba Divers -Scuba Tech Philippines
I am a big fan of encouraging divers to use the frog kick, not so much for anti silting, but because it usually also lowers air consumption.