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Also, once your fins straight go up your resistance to pitching up or down is greatly reduced. Your fins have a lot of surface area that resists feet movement up or down while level. Once they are straight up it's much easier to raise or drop your feet.See how your fins are pointing up vertically? That is usually a sign that you're unbalanced and are trying to compensate. Yes, usually head heavy or not wearing enough weight to maintain a 10 foot stop with a depleted tank at the end of the dive and using your fins to maintain position.
An easy fix might be wearing fins that are more negative such as rubber fins like Hollis F1 or Scubapro Jet fins.I dive a BP/W and am 5'0". Tropical waters only.
Towards the end of my dives, my feet float up. I don't think ankle weights are a good idea, especially because of currents. So where am I left with to put trim weights? I did try moving weights on the belt to the back & that didn't help.
Thanks in advance!
I dive a BP/W and am 5'0". Tropical waters only.
Towards the end of my dives, my feet float up. I don't think ankle weights are a good idea, especially because of currents. So where am I left with to put trim weights? I did try moving weights on the belt to the back & that didn't help.
Thanks in advance!
Just diving in Lycra because of bath tub like temperatures. I can't simply borrow others fins because of my small shoe size.I assume you are in a wet suit? Try borrowing a heavier set of fins from a dive partner (Jet fins, Hollis F1's, etc.). Concentrate on keeping your head/chin up and arms up but not too far out in front will help to shift weight back.