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Achieving and maintaining good trim while scuba diving is easier than you think. Here are a few tips to help you out.
1) Weighting - All of your weight should be near or on top of your back for easier support of the weight. Weight should be placed towards the diver's center of gravity (.i.e. the pivot point on the body typically near the belly button region).
2) Stretch the arms - The arms should be stretched in front, not down, of the diver. Think of it like laying in bed on your stomach. When your arms our out in front, your more stretched horizontal. When you tuck your hands into the body, you'll get the "hunch" feel.
3) Head position - This is critical as the body will follow where the head goes. The head should be tilted back, against the tank valve. This also allows for easy head rotation for a wide field of view. When the head dips, the shoulders will also dip throwing you out of trim.
4) Chin position - This goes hand in hand with the head position. In order to keep the head pinned back against the tank valve, stick your chin out. Look at it like how a turtle sticks it's head out of the shell. It sticks it out and up. By doing this, this will help keep the shoulders back and the head back and up.
Lastly, enjoy your dives!!!!!
1) Weighting - All of your weight should be near or on top of your back for easier support of the weight. Weight should be placed towards the diver's center of gravity (.i.e. the pivot point on the body typically near the belly button region).
2) Stretch the arms - The arms should be stretched in front, not down, of the diver. Think of it like laying in bed on your stomach. When your arms our out in front, your more stretched horizontal. When you tuck your hands into the body, you'll get the "hunch" feel.
3) Head position - This is critical as the body will follow where the head goes. The head should be tilted back, against the tank valve. This also allows for easy head rotation for a wide field of view. When the head dips, the shoulders will also dip throwing you out of trim.
4) Chin position - This goes hand in hand with the head position. In order to keep the head pinned back against the tank valve, stick your chin out. Look at it like how a turtle sticks it's head out of the shell. It sticks it out and up. By doing this, this will help keep the shoulders back and the head back and up.
Lastly, enjoy your dives!!!!!