Why so much Horizontal trim ?

[MXGratefulDiver]

The video is somehow odd,
It looks like the diver perfectly knows what should be done and he is making exactly the opposite!

He is negative, has to keep away from the bottom kicking continuously, the fin movement is bad and all the gear is hanging around in the water, the console is lose and the octopus is swimming somewhere behind him. That's the recipe to achieve maximum drag.

What is the yellow rill-like device he is holding in his right hand?
It seems like he is pulling some kind of floating device behind him, maybe a floating anchor to improve his drag a bit more.

I am not sure if it is a live video or demonstrative to show what not to do.

I think the guy was inspred by Doug and Dax ...



... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[Tigerman]

Thats pretty damn cool.
And its pretty obvious theire not only decent divers (unless the "summersault" was that smooth by a fluke) but also dancers

Edit: Silton seems to be an appropriate last name in this instance