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I don't understand why you find that you have to strive to remain horizontal?
The funny thing is that such conditions, in my experience, are very rare, but they exist for sure. Here people speak about these conditions as if they are the norm. The second funny thing is that, apparently, there exists scuba police that forces people to have a specific trim. I never met a diver who tried to convince others to dive horizontally, never. But I have limited experience, maybe this is why...
Exactly! Being horizontal is required for total control.
Up and down is buoyancy. Sure, you can kick up or down. Under normal conditions, why would you?
Whatever works, works. here's my video while trim...
I don't see fish swimming with their body turned broadside to their direction of movement through the water....
But they do swim upside down under overhang!
Nothing in what I said was against fish or people swimming upside down under an overhang.But they do swim upside down under overhang!
Do not get me wrong. Your was a good post.Nothing in what I said was against fish or people swimming upside down under an overhang.
Is anyone arguing for a strong butt heavy weight distribution for general purpose diving?
Setting aside being blown like a tumbleweed through a washing machine of currents. Where being a self righting weeble wobble could help in keeping your orientation, if not your ability to kick in a direction other than up. Weeble - Wikipedia