Thank you, I just did a refresher course after not touching my Open Water in 10 years and the instructor was shockingly abrupt, rude when I was struggling to descend. You’ve been a massive help thank you ❤

I am an experienced diver but I still like watching these basic skills videos. People present the information in different ways and there are times little golden nuggets are shared. I am proficient with the back kick but I had never considered it as a decending technique. Great idea! I will give it a go next time out at the local lake.

@SCUBAAMY

Жыл бұрын

It really works for me ! 🤣 did you give it a go?

@AirwolfCrazy

Жыл бұрын

@@SCUBAAMY I have not. Life has not let me go diving for awhile. Hopefully soon.

Thank you so much for this video! I had a discouraging first day of open water training when I could not control my descent in shallow water. This helps A LOT and I feel much better about trying again tomorrow.

I have just taken my open water license and always finding troubles descending. You addressed most of the issues I have ! Thank you very much I am really grateful 🙏🏼

@SCUBAAMY

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment 🤗 i am so happy this helped you. It is always difficult to descend at the beginning. But it gets easier the more you do it i promise x

@SCUBAAMY

3 жыл бұрын

More videos will come soon!

@subjektobjektpradikat7902

Жыл бұрын

same here. during the course it is a lot of information and watching those videos do help me a lot sorting out my issues.

Very good tips! It wasn't as clearly explained in my open water course. Calming the brain to not override is so much mental practice too!

This is so usefull! Thank you!!!

Great video thanks!!

Love it! Super useful!

@SCUBAAMY

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it Luke! 😊

Great video!

Brilliant and I second this opinion that this should be part of the OW course. This is something that comes in handy when you start to dial in your weighting better and discover the old “hard to get started sinking, drop like a rock when you finally get down to about 3 meters” issue. Also, honestly, this is one of the few videos on the subject I’ve found. Subscribed

@SCUBAAMY

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy! This is something I try to emphasise a lot when teaching any diver, as well as the use of the Lungs! The power of lungs! I appreciate you taking the time to comment 🤗 have a beautiful week.

@brois841

2 жыл бұрын

@@SCUBAAMY in tech, lungs are your BC's... the fact that they keep you alive is secondary ;)

Thanks for the help😁🤩

This is really helpful. Thanks!

@SCUBAAMY

3 жыл бұрын

Happy I could help Sean! 😊

I really appreciate your videos! It has helped me improve on a lot of things. Please keep them coming. THANK YOU

@SCUBAAMY

Жыл бұрын

Next video is How to Ascend! Coming soon. Thank you for taking the time to comment 😊

Thanks, a very useful short video. Two things from me, if there's an anchor/guide line use it to help you measure and control your descent (recognising that it can be frustrating when the person below you stops to deal with issues (we all do it from time to time!) Be guided by your instructor as to dropping below the obstruction). Other thing, remember to equalise sinus pressure early and repeatedly as you descend.

Good tips 🤙

Thanks

Great Trips🤿🤘🤿

Nice video

Another, non official technique maybe that: 1) deflating bcd 2) breathing out 3) giving a slight push of water upwards using your hands, gives you the boost you need to go a little down. And that would be the last moment you use your hands during your dive. :-)

@alaincaspar2148

2 жыл бұрын

Instead of using your hands, use your fins. Start with 3 (with your fins) and when you are up, 2 and 1 together (you might also raise an arm out of the water, that helps to start the descent)

Excellent video , I learned a few things !!!! Greetings from Canada :)

@SCUBAAMY

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped Pierre! Thank you for your comment. Let me know if you would like to see a certain subject covered 💃💃💃

This video really helped me. I get a little anxious at the surface and subconsciously kick my fins a lot. Last time I dived, I descended much better because I was suddenly aware of the above.

@SCUBAAMY

Жыл бұрын

Very happy this helped you! Thank you for taking the time to comment too 😊

Why don’t they explain this in your open water class?! Thank you!

@SCUBAAMY

3 жыл бұрын

I am happy you liked it! 😊 I wish every instructor would emphasise the use of our lungs. The power of the lungs! But every scuba diver needs to learn this gradually.

@leeminter811

2 жыл бұрын

A good instructor would, BUT the student is taking in a lot of new information, that no doubt is being prioritised by the student and so whether this is remembered by the student is an issue. Instructors often overweight students (mine did) for safety and control purposes, so it would be reasonable to assume that the student does not have a problem sinking. All the major agencies have expressed a desire to move to teaching all skills neutrally bouyant, but I have yet to see this put into practice. If skills were taught neutrally bouyant then overweighting trainees would have to end, but I have a feeling that the groups would need to be smaller and the sessions longer.

Subbed :)

thanks for this intuitive video, and I need your advice on this..I always lean forward when descending using an integrated BCD "size ok , well weigh and well distribution " . however, when using a belt , I descend more vertically..does this mean that i need to forget about integrated BCD ? thanks

i was guilty of not breathing out enough, and when this clicked and i was breathing our fully i sank so much betger^^

I'm not sure if it's true that you displace more water in horizontal than in vertical. I think the displaced water is equal to the volume of your body and all your gears. So it should be indifferent whether you are horizontal or vertical. However, descending vertical specially at the beginning of your descend before going fully submerged, and particularly if you dive with dry suit with open valve, helps the air from your feet comes up and out and you don't end up with trapped air in your suit when bending knees in horizontal and thus ending with very buoyant feet.

@tacul9333

Жыл бұрын

Definitely. Displacement is the same whether horizontal or vertical. Rather than Archimedes' principle and displacement, the benefit of vertical orientation is that you are disturbing less water when submerging in a vertical position. It's like the difference between a belly flop dive and a well executed dive. Keeping your profile vertical will create less disturbance and less resistance as you descend.

@ariaraman

Жыл бұрын

@@tacul9333 Thanks for the confirmation, and the explanation. However, except at the begining of the dive (for the reason that I explained above) I'm the fan of horizontal decending because I will be more in control of my decend, as I can use the exhaust valve of my wing properly, and also less risk of hitting something with my fins.

@tacul9333

Жыл бұрын

@@ariaraman Agree that after the initial descent, horizontal orientation gives much better control and is the way to go.

Cool video.. Regarda Makdiver from Denmark

@SCUBAAMY

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy! 🙌 glad you liked it

Can you make a video on how ascend in horizontal position?

I found with the backplate and wing bcd I cant completely empty the BCD to descend because I end up rolling backwards. When I leave just a little in it and empty my lungs its easier to have a little forward tilt.

Somedays i get in a mood to just go look at the comments in videos I find interesting just to judge the idiot comments in said videos. Today is one of those days. Thnx for your time dear.

Great video - Back kick at the surface, have not tried this,nwill let you know. You have covered all the major issues except one, and for me (we are all different) it is RELAX, stressed divers at the surface cannot breathe out sufficiently, so for me and my 14 year old we just breathe 3 times in and out, progressively getting more air out of our lungs and hey presto, we sink. Works for us. The issue with kicking is definately an issue for inexperienced divers, point your toes and you will not kick as your brain is engaged, it is the same with breathing get your brain to take over the automatic reflexes and all is good. The only other thing is weighting (only enough air to hover at your 3 or 5 meter stop with empty BC and breathing normally) this gives you an extra 1+kg of sinking fuel at the start of the dive.

@SCUBAAMY

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comments Lee! All great points. I really like the one about pointing your toes 😎

On my 2nd dive. (I was still being trained, had not achieved open water yet) I descended and I spotted where I wanted to land. I landed on the sand, on my knees, my leg suddenly shot out from underneath me. I had landing right on top of a wobbegong hidden in the sand. Scared the piss out of me!! 🤣😂

No wonder accidents are bound to happen. There’s so much to remember and if you panic all these skills will go out the window.

@SCUBAAMY

2 жыл бұрын

🤣 I know. Which is why the most important thing to learn is to do things in your own time. Be patient. Complete each step slowly. You do not need to rush.

@samanthajones4797

Жыл бұрын

That’s why training is so important! It’s not so much recreational activity as it is a thing that requires hard skills and practice ! I’m just learning this as a new diver and my entire perspective n diving has changed

Great video to refresh with thanks. How does changing our orientation from horizontal to vertical affect our water displacement? I thought the idea was to produce less drag in the water.

@SCUBAAMY

3 жыл бұрын

Great question! At the beginning of the dive, we are trying to move 'down' to a certain depth. If we descend 'down' in a horizontal position, we create more water displacement and thus, more drag. The same when we are actually diving at depth, we want to move through the water and so a horizontal position is required for less water displacement in the direction we are going, thus less drag. I hope that made sense!

@timgosling6189

2 жыл бұрын

Once you are under water your water displacement does actually change with attitude in the water, but only near the surface. The reason is that if you're vertical your legs and feet are subject to more pressure from the water than your torso and BC so they become less buoyant and help you sink. If you are horizontal you don't get that help. However, I think Amy is actually talking about the amount of water that has to get out of your way as you go down, ie drag. That's also less if you are vertical. On the other hand you will be overweighted by about 2kg at the start of your dive because you have a full cylinder. That should be enough to get you going down in whatever position you choose. You can actually go down head first if you like, remembering that all BCs will also have a dump by your hip!

I also hold my arms by my side with palms out and lift my arms up over my head to pull myself down.

Can you make a video on how to breathe when you are underwater? I don't know how you breathe and maintain constant buoyancy.

@SCUBAAMY

2 жыл бұрын

The more you dive, the more in tune you become with your breath. You have to dive and keep diving and eventually you really 'feel' how your breath controls your movement. Breathing is not just for breathing anymore but for movement! I will try and explain this in a video! 😂

Looking for some instructional video's for my 10-year old son to watch and improve his diving technique and this is excellent. Honestly, super simple and to the point. Most importantly, unlike many video's out there... ACCURATE!! Without getting into all kinds of tech(nicalities) :). Thank you, Amy!

@SCUBAAMY

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I am so happy 😊😊😊. Kids are the best, especially when it comes to learning new skills. I am happy he is beginning his diving adventure! Soon I will create some new videos which I hope he will enjoy

@brois841

2 жыл бұрын

@@SCUBAAMY thank you, subbed. Watched some of your other video's. Love the humor and your approach.

never ever have decenting and get facing up before.

Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! It's so simple. But divers can't grasp how lung control makes any difference. But the importance is YUGE!!!

are you a certified scuba diver