You know what's cool?

[creamofwheat]

When everything clicks in perfectly and you have a great dive.

I finally believe that I have my backplate and wing adjusted correctly. It makes a huge difference. Today, I wasnt fighting my trim. I remained horizontal for the duration of the dive (except, of course, when we discovered a toilet and had to act silly for a bit). And instead of doing weird twisty motions to turn try to manoever and see my buddy, i did helicopter turns and man, it makes life so much easier. I have to ask myself why I havent really attempted to do them before.

Given, it took me until dive number 37 to finally feel confident with my buoyancy and trim. I dont have bad buoyancy, I never really have had terrible buoyancy. But something just went "click!" today and all was wonderful. I actually felt stable underwater. Usually I feel somewhat stable but a little precarious and topsy-turvey, some days moreso than others, but not today. It was brilliant and it made me happy.

Anybody else have that "click" moment? Care to share?

 

[SeanQ]

I noticed a big difference when I, with the help of ChillyWaters photography, figured out that my weight belt was interfering with my backplate. A block I kept in the centre was wedging itself between my plate and lower back. During the previous dives I noticed a little bit of wobble and a tendency to roll but thought it was because I hadn't adjusted the harness properly. However, once I moved the block the rig became far more stable. The funny thing was that even with the block lifting the bottom of the plate I still found it more comfortable then the rental jacket BC's. Go figure.

 

[RyanCY]

My LDS is holding a PPB course pretty soon, and I was wondering if that could help make a "click" dive come sooner?

 

[m3830431]

It won't hurt mainly because you are doing more dives with somone that can help you with trim.

 

[do it easy]

Hey, this sounds familiar!

My trim was horribly wrong at the start of the year- the magic underwear gnomes must have been messing with my harness during the winter, but I finally got it squared away after about 20 dives, and yes, I did experience all that underwater joy. It makes the diving so much more tranquil and peaceful.

 

[TSandM]

I'd love to have a "click" dive, but unfortunately, at whatever pace my skills improve, my expectations go up faster

 

[victor]

I was in BVI diving with my mate Norm when it happened for him.
First half of the holiday, high air consumption, dash here, dash there, readjust BC, etc.
Then one day it clicked, relaxtion set in. Off came 4 lb's of lead on the weight belt. Bounancy contol by breathing out or in, not adding air. No need to dash, just wander over. Watch everyone else in the group rush off at the start of a dive then go our own way. Drift down or up rather than fin.
It's a state of mind, and when it comes it is a beautiful feeling.
After that we were getting back on the boat when the divemaster called time with half full tanks.
They noticed the difference immediatly and we were packed off to do our own thing as soon as we arrived at the dive site.
I will go back some time.
Diving the Rhone as a night dive was incredible. The free descent with the strobe lighting up the wreck below you as you fly down. Incredible memory. :new_smili

 

[Fish_Whisperer]

I've had a couple of dives like this, and that's when diving turns into something on the order of a spiritual experience... Beautiful, isn't it?

 

[scubamanny]

I've had a few of these. It helps when the vis is great. When it is and things click, I always get a flying sensation. I feel like a manta barely moving its wings and gliding effortlessly through space.