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[ScubaDadMiami]

Then later on you can transfer to a CCR and have to unlearn most of what you've learned!

It does keep it fun and interesting, doesn't it?

[Twinklez]

Anyway....during the dives this weekend it was like a brand new experience...I could go where I wanted, I could follow my compass without fiding myself the surface or crashing into the bottom. Underwater life was happy!!!!!

that class was so worth it just to get the correct weighting and the time to experiment and focus just on bouyancy...I became more comforatble in those 2 dives than in all of the others yet

Each time you change your gear, your wetsuit, or your environment; your bouyancy and trim can be affected. Don't wait for another class to experiment. Use the fun dives you do in local water to change things up a little and see how different situations can be.

Last fall I bought a new BC and all of a sudden I couldn't do a safety in a vertical position...well, I was vertical...but upside down. My weight pouches were higher on my body and my near-empty-at-the-end of dive tank was in a different position (higher) so my trim was shot all to hell. My upper torso was heavy and my butt floated anytime I neared 15ft.

Experiment...be familiar with how different adjustments impact your bouyancy and trim, and you'll be prepared to adjust when the situation warrants.

[ScubaDadMiami]

[quote name='Twinklez' date='Sep 23 2006, 11:18 AM' post='156705']
[quote name='Drewbud' post='156659' date='Sep 22 2006, 01:40 PM']
Use the fun dives you do in local water to change things up a little and see how different situations can be.[/quote]

Yes, this is a great idea. You might as well do the experimenting on the dives where you can quit or surface to make the adjustments that you need until you get the configuration right. Then, you can go back to regular dives afterward.