Buoyancy Tips and Tricks for Beginner Scuba Divers
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Are you a new scuba diver or just looking to refine your underwater skills? Everything in diving starts with a foundation. Neutral Buoyancy and effective buoyancy control are pivotal parts of the diving experience. Join GUE instructor Anikka Persson as she shares some tips and tricks for beginner divers to improve and bring awareness to their buoyancy skills. This video is presented for free from GUE.tv.
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We are really glad so many of you have enjoyed this video. Tell us in the comments what videos you would like to see us make in the future or topics you wish we would cover for you to get the most out of your scuba diving!
Her way of explaining and level of her tone is already calming me down. Thank you, this was useful. Stay safe 👌
Thanks for your nice comment 🙏
@@annikapersson5087 you are welcome! Im struggling with buoyancy, and your video is helping a lot! Thank you 🙏🏽👌👌
Plus the music, she would make a great yoga instructor
I learned what was called Zen Diving;
being very relaxed and peaceful, and needing only 0 to 4 lbs of weights (preferably 0), and rarely or never needing to add or subtract air to/from your BC.
It's a form of diving that allows you to hang motionless and watch the wildlife for long periods of time (without spooking them). And it allows you a freer feeling, since you dive with less weights. It's safer, since you don't have the burden of a 10 to 20 lb weight belt or weights. And you save air, since you're not constantly adding and dumping BC air to move about.
I didn't Zen Dive on all my dives...only certain ones where maybe the purpose was to hang and watch a reef. Those dives were very special and memorable.
Thank you for producing this video
Great video. This is an area where new divers can really struggle. You provided great tips! Thank you!
Thanks 😍
I am starting to notice a pattern with GUE & their divers. GUE invests in them long term. *** Applause***
Really informative video!!! In UAE we are having all courses for beginners.
I have problems staying down of the floor at a pool class thanks for the info!
Thank you. Very useful.
Great tips, thank you folks !
Great Buoyancy Tips and Tricks.... Thanks! Grazie! Gracias!
Great video. Her accent sounds like 5 different countries combined. Very cool.
Mike Scandinavia
Thank you for breaking this down
You are most welcome
Hi ! Great tips ! Thanks for sharing and best greets from Germany !
Thanks! Check out DiveGUE.tv - we are adding lots of german native content to our skills and equipment videos.
underwater things are awsome. Cool.
Thank you.
Thanks for watching 😊
*excellent quality product. very comfortable and well designed. havent figured out what the waist pockets are for?*
Some divers have waist pockets for extra weighs. This is instead of having the extra weights on a traditional weight belt. The weight pockets can also be used for "trim weights", especially for a single tank. Personally I prefer a standard weight belt, since it is more flexibel of where I position it around the waist (high or low) and it gets closer to the body than weigtpockets.
Thanks nice Video .Very helpful.😉
Master your buoyancy!!! Most important for beginner.
Perhaps master use of the gear first (i.e. core safety functions)? Buoyancy is critical to efficient and good dive practice, and most often is the best measure to reveal the skill and experience of a diver, but if they have not mastered replacing their second stage, finding their alternate, clearing their mask, mastering their inflator hose, they won't have to worry about buoyancy, because they will either end up panicking and doing an uncontrolled ascent, or sinking to the bottom which hopefully is not a deep drop off. But to your point, all too many beginner OW courses skip buoyancy, and the rest of us get stuck on vacation diving with a bunch of doggie paddlers or get kicked in the face at 80'!
Thank you ❤
Thank you for watching!
adorei!!! obrigada
Good info
nice video
Thank you for the video! Interesting, in PADI book they suggest using Drysuit as a primary tool for buoyancy control and not to use BCD underwater when you're in a drysuit.
indeed they do, but we take a slightly different approach.We've just made a new video about buoyancy control with drysuit vs BC. Please do take a look and it may answer some queries you may have!
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thank you
Thanks for watching
Thks
Wow great instructor realy great 😍😍
Thank you 🐟🤓
Thank you for a great video!
I have a question, I'm thinking of taking a GUE corse so I am now reading the GUE standards to get a head start and learn something along the way. It says (and I can see In this video) that the primary light in the left hand. Why is that? And would it be any different if I am left handed?
Thank you!
I think the reason is so you have your right hand free to donate your long hose in an out of gas situation.
@@Yggdrasil42 - Thant is correct yes. The light can be temporary in the right hand for short moments, but lives permentantly on the left hand, in the good man handle.
The music is fitting, but it sits too loudly in the mix. Thanks for the video.
Motherly tips 🌹
Hi I have had a few set backs that I have hopefully managed to over come but now I would like to know do you use the diaphgram or the chest to breath? look forward to hearing from you.
Breathe normally, if that makes sense. Try not to breathe "on top of your lungs" or too large breathes. Some divers, especially beginners, need to take control of their breathing as to make it as normal as possible under water.
Annika has a great voice
Thanks for your kind comment 😊. I
like many people, I actually do not like hearing my own voice. However, I guess one gets used to it 😅
Our instructor wanted us to come to rest on our knees. It was cool once I could get it dialed in and do it.
You can potentially harm the environment by rest on knees, and if there is sediments, the vis will be affected. It will be easier to work with buoyancy control if you are not resting on your knees.
I just dove the Blue Hole in Belize! It was incredible.. Just uploaded a video about it too :)
That's awesome! We'll be sure to check it out!
yes diving for fun
Thank you madam for the informative video, I know it's hard but would you follow each tip with the proper video clip in the next YT videos?
Hi Haroun, you can subscribe to DiveGUE.tv for more detailed skills videos. Soon we will release a full an indepth video covering buoyancy and kick skills. We only release our basic/free content on youtube. You can also contact a GUE instructor near you for more assistance with your in water skills.
If using a drysuit, your idea is to not use the suit for primary buoyancy, can you please elaborate? Having a dry suit makes it a lot easier to keep control of your buoyancy throughout the dive since you have air from your fingertips down to your toes, instead of just a pack of air on your back?
Inflating the dry suit is mostly for comfort. The wing will keep you relatively horizontal in the water. Too much air in the legs can quickly become an issue. GUE divers use jetfins which are heavy and so they can control the trim with the position of the legs as well. If all the air is in the suit you don't have fine control of the position of the air as it can quickly rush to your legs and make it hard to kick, and your legs will start pulling you up. Can be difficult to recover from.
Chrankus GUE-divers are always horisontal instead of keeping the bottom in mind. If sloping restriction, still horizontal for some reason.. I use suit for comfort and bouyancy since it makes it a lot easier than just the wing
Björn Jakobsson where have you seen the "always horizontal" guys? We alwaus stay horizontal relative to the bottom. But in open water it is not necessary to do that, it is better to maintain control of the gas in the BC by staying in trim.
This can happen with some divers, especially if still inexperienced. As a good portion of our divers are cave divers, we focus in contouring to the bottom for positioning. Chrankus is right on our approach to drysuits and the variables in control and failures that make us use the drysuit only for comfort and not primary buoyancy. Though it is there as a backup. We focus a lot on body position, BC use/weighting and then fine tuning with lungs.
Hey! I need tips for keeping in a horizontal position, whenever I'm relaxed and horizontal, i can only keep this position for 2 seconds before my body becomes upright without any movement. Maybe it's because i have a lower center of gravity?
Thanks for commenting. We would recommend getting in the water with an instructor for a check out dive. They can help best determine what is causing your issue. Most commonly we see that the action you are describing is caused either by BCD fitting and the tank weight being too high or too low, or it is an issue of diver leg positioning. Our legs are very heavy and if extended out like a swimmer, or how divers are often illustrated, your legs can pull you back into a vertical position. We teach our divers to to keep their thighs and fins horizontal in line with their body and to have their knees bent at 90 degrees so their lower legs are perpendicular to their body. In this position you can easily draw your legs in or out to change your trim in the water.
Just an update, there is a more detailed video series on gue tv about buoyancy and trim. It might help you. Also remember to keep your head back and not having your harness too tight.
Yesterday first time diving, they were to fast with the training didn’t finish the first one let’s go next next, Everything is mixed in my head. Buoyancy control was the hardest for me.
Hello there, sorry to hear that (and sorry for late reply - sometimes comments just tend to hide themselves). How have you developed with your diving now? 🐟
Argh! I am getting so incredibly frustrated. I got back in the diving this year, and I just cannot get my buoyancy under control. I don’t remember ever having a problem with it. But maybe I’m just more conscious of it. I can’t hover. I seem to over correct ... even though I try to make very small adjustments. And my feet want to go all over the place.
Take one thing at the time. Try to sort out your weighting. The best is to check in the end of the dive with little gas in the tank. You should be able to stay at 3m without extra gas in your wing/bcd. There is also now a more detailed video series on GUE tv which might help. Input from an instructor who can see you in the water will be valuable for you if you have the chance.
i can see that GUE is using a lot of #BIOPREN ...
..is that recomendet as well?
Can you re-upload without the music? It's very trippy
Thanks for the very useful tips, however I found the music is too loud and distracting.
Thanks for your feedback. Yes I do agree with you.
I am missing the HOW to control my breathing.
From other instructions I gather that I need to not take shallow breaths and I need to continually breathe.
Due to the volume of my lung there is a large buoyancy difference between a filled lung and an empty one.
Thanks for your feedback. Yes fully agree there could be more info in regards to breathing. I guess, the easiest and what works best, is to breathe normally. Do not do large breaths. If one would like to control bouyancy for fine tuning, one can use smaller or larger breaths just for a short instance. If replacing regulators, do not take the regulator out of the mouth on a full breath.
Great information but you need to turn the music in the background down
Thanks for your inputs. Fully agree 🤓
Lose the music
great video but I would prefer horizontal descent from the surface with twins just tilt to side you can still face each other get to 5m and bubble check. You can see shot line where you are going each other and already in position to share gas if needed.
Hi James, descent should for sure be made Horizontally. What we are referencing in the video is how the descent begins. Often divers are vertical, or heads up, at the surface for pre-dive, checks, etc. Once the dive is underway gas is released via the power inflator and the divers descend the first bit vertically, while transitioning into a horizontal underwater position before continuing their descent. Bubble checks can happen at the surface or as soon as the team is all horizontal underwater. Either works as long as the team communicates which beforehand to ensure it is not skipped.
Your lungs... the ONLY free equipment in diving 😆
Yes, indeed 🤩
Next time though turn down the background music her voice is to calm to hear over the loud music
Great video, but please no creepy music
Thanks for your feedback. Yes I do agree with you.
Why are their legs folded and bottom of their feet facing upward?
Thanks for your comments. Looking at the feet/fins, if you are flat here, like "Donald Duck" - you will get more stability and a good starting point for frog kick and back kicks. In regards to the legs them self - the legs do not need to be very much bent, however, the need to come up a bit from the bottom, as to be as stream lined as possible in what we call a good trim position. What you need to look at is what is referred to "centre of gravity" - if a diver stretch out the legs, it may be easier for balance and for some other divers there is a need to bend slightly.. However, having said that trim position in the water is not static, and needs to be adjusted to the environment beneath you and ventilation of gas out of the dry suit.
Hi
I had my first training with scuba gear in pool today and I repeatedly having trouble with keeping my body upright while kneeling down on the pool floor.
I kept falling to my left side and my instructor said that's because I was too tense, but then after he said that and i fell to my left again I tried to stop moving and relax my whole body hoping that my position will correct itself naturally but then i still fell to my left again. What did I do wrong? Is it possible that i wore my BCD wrong? Or it really is just me?
How should I move to correct my position should it happen again?
I had a similar problem so my instructor lowered the cylinder on my back which helped alot. Before the cylinder was too high and was tipping me forward :))
Your scuba kit is designed to push you forward. It wants you to be horizontal in the water. While doing skills kneeling on the floor you have to lean back a little bit to balance yourself. This is more prominent for some kit than others. Now, leaning to the left, it is very possible you were weighted more heavily on your left side compared to your right. So just add a kg or 2 to your other side. That would be my first instinct if you were my student.
We are diving horisontal in the water. For practice like in a pool, lie on the bottom instead and try to work to neautral bouyancy from there. Many training agencies teach skill practice sitting on knees, I never really understood why apart from that it is meant to give the instructor some sort of control perspective.
There’s probably a musculoskeletal imbalance. A lot of instructors act smarter than they are, but don’t understand human physiology so they put the blame on vague things like “not relaxing” etc
For example, if you had a shoulder or hip impingement, spinal misalignment, or other similar type of injury, you may naturally skew to one side and it’s impossible to fully “even out” without causing great pain. Yet, most instructors will (stupidly) say things like “just even out”, “just relax”, “take it easy”, etc etc. 🙄
My best advice is to not give these types of instructors your money. Make sure that you got, and question your instructors before hiring them, just like you would a contractor or a doctor. Make sure they’re fully qualified, intelligent, and not arrogant or narcissistic. If they are, find a different instructor
You are showing buoyancy control with tech diving gear and skill to the beginners?
The majority of the video is in recreational gear. Drysuits are used by divers in cold water environments around the world. Not sure what you mean.
All divers within GUE use wing and back plate, and we do not consider this "technical equipment". The video is giving advice on buoyancy control, actually regardless of the number of dives you have from before. It is targeted towards entry level divers, however, having said that I have had students with different certifications and 500+ divers, who are also struggling with the basic of the buoyancy control.
Great tips, but the volume of the background music is louder than her voice…which makes it hard to concentrate on what she’s teaching
Happy to hear you found the video usefull. Thanks for the feedback on the music. Other people have also commented on that and I fully agree. Will bring it forward to future video serie releases.
Why do you guys call BCD's a 'wing'? Wings are usually in pairs, and are used to fly. It seems an odd term to give to a BCD.
BCD's used for tech diving / sidemount diving etc. are not normal vest type BCD's. They only inflate on your back instead of around your Torso. Thats probably the reason they're called wings
Great question. BCD's were first developed that looked very similar to the rescue vest on an airplane. Eventually they transitioned to the jacket-style seen most often in scuba. Cave divers and tech divers found jacket BCD's troublesome and developed what is known as a Backplate and Wing system. The backplate is rigid and can be adjusted to fit any size diver. The "Wing" is part that attaches to the backplate and together they form a BCD. These systems are nice because they can be used by divers of any level. Once you have a backplate you can use a single tank wing and go on a recreational dive and as you progress or have variable dive plans you can buy a doubles wing that is wider to fit doubles tanks but your backplate stays the same. That way all your D-Rings are in the same location and it is still sized to fit you. It's a very modular system. This was key to our training and equipment goals which are based on standards of streamlined and similar gear configuration amongst GUE Divers regardless of them diving Rec, Tech, Cave, Wetsuit, Drysuit, Warm water, Cold water, Rebreather, etc. The systems can all be configured to be similar so teams don't have to spend time fussing over gear and procedures and can spend more time in the water. Visit GUE.com or DiveGUE.tv to learn more about our approach to Dive Training and our overall mission to pursue excellence in Education, Exploration and Conservation!
If we aren't mistaken they are referred to as a "Wing" because it is more streamlined and has less drag moving through the water column, similar to the Aileron of an airplane wing. While traditionally used by Cave/Tech divers Recreational divers have found the Backplate and wing essential to their diving success and growth as you don't need to purchase a whole new BCD to progress in diving, just a new wing!
Hey
The wing are 30 or 40lbs?
Single Cylinder 30lb and Twinset 40lb
Yes single 30 lbs, however, having said that, if you are using single tank with dry suit I would be inclined to say the 40lbs is more suitable (but then a narrower wing than for doubles)
I feel like it’s a decent video, but the music is so loud and overwhelming that for some reason it makes me feel uncomfortable it’s very dark
Thanks for your feedback. Yes many people have comment on the music, I fully agree yes.
I asked why my dive partner, Kenny, always level in water, where my fins always hung down, using same types an brands of gear? He shows me, he's wearing skimpy/body tight Jansen Speedo under drysuit! Where I was wearing big bulky regular swimsuit, making a fabric budge at hips, not allowing drysuit air to pass to my lower legs, not giving me "lift"! "I can't wear that, it looks like a jock strap or postage stamp! He laughs an talks me into wearing this Speedo postage stamp, an I can feel the difference immediately! Two weeks later I'm so use to Speedo, I'm at Friday Harbor docks, lifting tanks up to be refilled, when ferry boat docks right next to & behind me. I see Kenny's big smile looking a ferry boat line up of people on rails whistling an shouting down at us! Walking off docks we are met by group of women giving us Speedo business cards, asking if we are interesting in modeling! Looking back we should have taken her offer!
yup, shoud have taken the deal
@@GUEdivers on that same Friday Harbor dock John Wayne invited me onboard his Canadian mine sweeper, "Wild Goose", where I met Ben Johnson in aft solan leaning on most beautiful carved bar an wooden support pillars, Very Cool!
@@timbarnett3898 surprised Gene Kelly didn't show up as well
@@GUEdivers movie stars like John Wayne, that loved water & boats travelled through San Juan Islands & NW. When Wayne walked up to me on Spring St. He was with another actor, John Davidson. "Hey Pilgrim" he said, where's best place to eat in town? I'll tell you the best an worse! In Oregon, while I was changing into tennis shoes, guy drives in an asked if we could run together. So we ran up an down hills along Mary S. Young Park in Lake Oswego? He looked just like, Bruce, but no way, An I don't care anyway! I was use to the hills in Oregon City, but he was faster an could take me on the flats! He was fast & strong! When we were finished he asled if I wanted to hear some new music? His stereo boomed out; "Born in the U.S.A." He reached out an took my hand an said, "I really liked running with you today, you treated me like a brother, not a Rock Star"!
The music
Thanks - fully agree it is a bit too dominated.
0:19 Does GUE teach divers to hold their breath when there is no reg in their mouth?
hey there, Joe Diver :) well... when a diver is at a depth with established, fixed and stable neutral buoyancy, and stays at this depth while performing skills or procedures, he would not exhale (blow small bubbles) as it will influence his neutral buoyancy. And in many circumstances, the diver will not want to change depth (i.e. making a gas switch, donating gas and so on). There is no need to exhale while being stable at a depth (not pressure changes, not gas expansion and so on). While ascending a diver would just breathe normally. And all of the divers are aware of the risk of holding breath AND ascending (decreasing pressure = gas expansion), and as well holding a regular breathe AND NOT ascending :))))
Itulah cita cit anaku
Thanks! Hope to inspire more divers who would like to work with their bouyancy control.
Plz plz let me know is it possible for non swimmers
Yes it is possible, though we highly recommend that divers have both a fitness routine for healthy body and lungs as well as to take swim lessons or coaching for emergency scenarios, boat diving, diving in strong flow or currents, etc. You can find a local swim coach near you just as easily as finding a scuba coach. To take a GUE diving course you must complete a swim test, so taking swim training is essential to your success, fun, and safety in the water.
It is possible to dive without being good swimmers, but before you can get certified as an open water diver you need to pass a swim test and a float test.
@@Lionheart2323 for GUE there is a swimtest for beginners of 275m / 300 yds in less than 14 min and also a breath hold swim of 15m / 50 ft. Swimming skills are good for your general water comfort as a diver, so if you are not comfortable with your swimming, I would suggest to consult a swimming coach. Also swimming regularly for divers will not only help with general fitness, but also water comfort and feeling of the water. Skills which are very valuable for a diver.
Turn down the volume of the music, please.
Thanks - fully agree it is a bit too dominated.
Terrible background music
remove the ugly sound guys that would be a great video then probably
Hi Vasily, thanks for the feedback. Music is expensive, please consider becoming a GUE Member and encouraging others to do the same. This will allow us to budget for higher-quality music in the future. We are also open to recommendations of creative commons or other royalty-free music for video you'd like to hear instead.
@@GUEdivers what I ment, is just maybe lower the volume of background music. Video and demo which you did are really great. But I was not able to hear your instructions and explanations with the pronounced background music. I dont care about the style of the music. Thank you for your efforts to educate newbies like me and my wife. 😉
@@GUEdivers Hi, love the videos but have to agree the music is distracting. I don't think the video needs music when you are talking to camera.
You talk quietly and the music is loud.
Music is too distracting I coul not watch more than 2 minutes, we are beginners and need to stay focus on the instructions
Thanks for the feedback about the music, I agree with you yes.
Анника, you are cute
Thanks Daniel, we'll pass on the compliment.
ffs stop the laid back chill out music!..it`s very nice but not appropriate when ya tryin to listen to good advice and not drift off in the ether..
Hahaha, great comment. We'll keep this in mind for our next video. We wanted a calm video as breathwork, calm-demeanor and a clear head are all key points of buoyancy control. The slow ethereal music was purposeful. The best part is, if you drift off, you can always watch it again!!
@@GUEdivers ..lol..point taken!
Global 🧐🤣
Missing the joke here.. Pls explain?
Not fully sure if you try to say something, but just let me know if I can help.
Listening to Annika explain it all makes me feel like a shit instructor… 😭
Hups.... 😇 I´m sure you are not a "shit instructor" - and if so, think about ways you can improve, only small things at the time. 🤓
cant understand you.
Hi, sorry about that. Is it an issue with English or just with the accent? We are working on more videos like this and value your feedback.
@@GUEdivers I thought your English was excellent.
Between the accent and the very loud "background" music this is useless.
Fully agree about the music. Thanks for watching in full, because you must have watched all of it to know it is useless. Maybe you are not in the target group.