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H- It's really simple, done your entire gear configuration with only about 500 psi in your tanks. Empty both your drysuit and bcd completely, then slightly move your arms to steady yourself in the water at eye level then slowly take a normal full breath (not huge just normal), slowly stop your arms, hold the breath, relax. You should stay right at eye level in the water while holding a normal breath if weighted properly. This is the basic bouyancy check taught in most basic classes but it is rarely taught properly to the level necessary. Most people mistake the slight momentum generated by taking that breath or stopping finning and overcompensate with lead (or they take too big of a breath). Allways remember to relax and give things a chance to settle. Most people do all this and then run back and add 5lbs for good measure, don't do this. If you have too much lead then you cause all kinds of problems. Many lazy instructors typically overweight their students because it is easyer to control them during class and it ends up never being corrected. After this you should be able to do your 10' stop while breathing normally with minimal gas. I know it sounds like common information but pay attention to the more subtle points that are rarely implemented properly. Take about four hours or more in calm shallow water to play with this, focus on controlling your breathing, perfecting your hovering skills, mental concentration, genuine relaxation, and dropping small increments of lead. You will find that you will be able to lose even more lead, your skills will drasticly improve, you will be more relaxed on future dives and your RMV will drop drasticly. This session will probably be one of the best things you can ever do to improve your overall abilities and relaxation skills. I also recremend you continue such sessions once in a while for good measure. The shallow water (<10') is important since this is where the slightest imperfections are magnified. Now I'll put in an exception to avoid the flames and confusion generated by my last suggestion - I don't dive cave or do the really extreme stuff so this may not be the correct procedure for such diving. Although the skills perfected here can't hurt. At 12:21 AM 12/18/97 -0500, Hidetaka Mizohata wrote: >Dear Jeremy: > >>You do have to have a genuine clue about proper weighting to begin with >>though (and most people really don't). > >Would you care to elaborate on this for me? How does one go about properly >weight him/herself? I would like to know if I have had a clue. > >Sincerely, > >Hidetaka Mizohata >mailto:hmizoha@bg*.bg*.ed* > > > > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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