My worst habit is surface intervals measured in years!

You guys are always on point with tips for new divers! Love it!

Great info for any diver, not just beginners!

I am working at a diving right now and I'm surrounded by number 5 divers. It's so hard to not get defensive and stay nice in this environment especially when you're surrounded by them every single day from the early morning up until the late evening

I just adore you !! you have such a calming effect somehow, I wish I could learn diving from you ! you're such a gifted teacher who clearly loves to teach ! I wish more people would be like you, I remember my first attempt at a class and a poor guy got yelled at so badly because he was so scared to jump in the open water that he started to have a panic attack on the boat itself ! then all the way back she kept yelling at him calling him all the names you can think of, mocking him and publicly shaming him... And this has to be the hardest part of the job, even after years of diving and teaching to still remember how crucial that first dive is for people and how terrifying it can be til they grow the confidence to start exploring more, but then just how rewarding is it to see people pass those tresholds and mental blockages ! I think if people can't take joy out seeing others reaching even the smallest of milestones, they should not become instructors or teachers of any kind in any field for that matter, so thank you for being you and for making all these great videos !! I absolutely love them and love your take on the matter !

Awesome video guys! All about good trim and bouyancy

Great reminder tips. I’ve been working on my trim and weight distribution for a long time. Now that I have steel tanks, it will be important to start all over...looking forward to Spring

I just found your channel. Love the content keep it coming!

I love you Sarah!! She says "Anyone who has a problem with that is a douch." Hilarious!!

This list is spot on! 😂

Great info...now need to know where you got that hoodie!!! Love it!

😂nueva frase aprendida! 😂 Thanks!

Ordered from Diverproof! Looks like a well done/thoughtful log.

After passing through the novice diver stage, there is no real reason to have most of one's weight be dump-able. For this to be the case, it has to be on a weight belt or BC pockets on the waist/hip area and this leads to bad trim. 2/3rds of my weight are attached to my double cam straps on my cylinder, and definitely not dump-able, and the other third in dump-able pockets on both sides of my BC waist belt. Dumping 1/3rd of my weight at depth I can still make a controlled assent to the surface and at the surface, if I need additional bouncy dumping them should be sufficient.

Me encanto su sueter yo quiero uno, gracias por el video

the best tip in the whole video was to not make fun or tear each other down for doing the following bad habits...the scuba community is becoming very secluded and is dying. It's important to have good technique, but it's also important to keep the sport going! Thanks for all the tips and thanks for putting out great content

Awesome!!! Congrats!!!!

Good info...I like learning even though I don’t scuba 🤿 dive...

I was certified back in 1975 and all I was ever taught at the time was that your boyancy was simply a matter of using your BC to compensate for what your weight belt was doing to you,and the BC inflated to just the right level takes care of everything. Never once was the idea of putting weights anywhere other than the weight belt ever discussed.On one dive in very cold water my regulator started free flowing. I was at 60 feet and did not have a clue what to do about the situation other than to breathe normal and come up extremely slowly, which I did. That was 46 years ago, so obviously I finished the dive with no ill effects, but not because I really knew what I was doing. The subject of what to do with a free flowing regulator was never discussed in my basic scuba course. Of course this was a very long time ago, and I would imagine all training for divers has improved tremendously since then.

Nice one

@7:40 that's called the Dunning-Kruger effect :) Thank you for the videos, i'm learning so much from your experience

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I love watching these videos. I'm relatively new; I was diving before certification in what we called "Intro dives" up in northern Aust (the Great barrier reef etc) and ended up getting my cert coz they charge more if you're not certified. I didn't know a lot of things. I mean, when you get your cert, you only really do the particular skill 2 or 3 times, but for people like me who are NOT naturally athletic, I need practice. I've logged on a lot more dives than some advanced divers right now, but I still consider myself a noob. I don't know how to swim backwards, away from coral so when I try to flap the hands to push back, people think I have buoyancy issues! The only good thing about me is my trim is perfect; or great. And I don't do bicycle kicks... my air consumption is low but I still need to work out my buoyancy as most of my dives are in warmer waters so I struggle with buoyancy when I do have a suit on. I will be diving soon with an advanced mate; I hope he can teach me some stuff like doing the buoyancy test at the surface. The problem is that when you go on the dive trips, there's no opportunity to take your time. Every thing is go go go and everyone's always in a rush.

If you do the buoancy check as described at the beginning of your dive with full tanks and an empty BC, you will not be able stay down with as your tanks gain buoancy as you consume air. The prescribed procedure works at the end of the dive with empty tanks almost empty.

Hi Sarah, I find it somewhat unexpected that you mentioned new divers struggle with achieving proper trim. This shouldn't be the case if the instructor is dedicating enough time to educate them on proper weighting and trimming them out before anything else. In case of brand new beginner divers it's the instructors responsibility to sort them out without exception so the good advice would be that if you are beginner diver and look like a seahorse underwater then go back to your instructor and either ask your money back or let them finish their actual job.

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Muy bueno el video

Lol . I totally understand the no butt tip. .I had this problem. I could never t tight enough. Then I went to a weight Integrated bcd.

The subjects you choose are perfect, material, ego/knowledge, trim are the most important things in scuba diving. This video is just great, thank you for this job. I just have to disagree ^^ with the ditchable weight because with a balanced rig it is not a problem to go up with weight (but if we are drowning on the surface I agree without weight its better :p). ❤️

I recently got certified, and i was wondering if i should add my first dive computer to my kit? I plan on doing alot of diving this summer (all shallow reef dives) and I thought it might be beneficial to have one of my own so i can get used to it in a relaxed environment, but I've also been told i dont need one for the type of diving im doing?

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Hi I like your videos I am new scuba diving I planning to buy my first kit Any advice please What computer etc Many thanks

Great tips! Especially how to avoid the “sea horse” position. I hope this video gets more attention, because you get this advice only when you pay for it.

so many truths at once ... it's too much!!! :b

Since August I'm a newbie diver and I'm sad that there are so many things with which I don't have enough experience f.e. how to perfect my buoyancy, how to keep my posture straight etc. But great video 😊!

So Believe the More You Learn, The More Realize You Don’t Know!

4 out of 5. Don't think I ever did the bicycle thing. But definitely the last one.

Loved this video ! The deeper the better !

6. Using split fins 😉

You missed out one critical point in the Weight Check for point #1. After you have done the weight check as you described, you need to add onto that weight the weight of the air in your tank. For example, if you did your weight check with a full 80 tank (11 Liter) at 3000 psi, the air contained in the tank weighs about 5.5 pounds (2.5 kg). If your weight check came up with 10 pounds as the answer, then you would need to add 5.5 pounds to give you 15.5 pounds as the final amount of weight to wear. This compensates for the loss of weight as you use up your air. If you did not add this "air" weight, then by the end of the dive you would be underweighted and fighting to keep yourself from floating up to the surface. Keep in mind that different tank sizes with different working pressures contain different "weights" of air when full.

Hi sarah, greetings from cenderawasih bay, Papua Indonesia

2 Tricks for How to fix trim.... Trick 1 - Dump the Jacket single band BCDs. Most people do not need a lot of weight, if any. most my students use less then 4lbs. Dual Band BCDs allow you to position your tank high and lower with better consistency. While a BP/W allow you to adjust your Bladder higher and low. Trick 2.... FINS. Depending on the dive or tanks I change from a heavy fin to a light fin. In twin 100s i need use a heavy fin, in twin 120's I need a lighter fin. This helps raise and lower your feet. Bonus tip... Check your buoyancy at the end of the dive around 500psi. We keep 2 AL80s at the pool so our divers test this day 1. Remember, on an al80, goes positive buoyant around 900psi.

hey Itor was showing the same image as the logbook right?

Lol I'm guilty of diving overweighted on purpose due to diving in current. I purposely dive in current while metal detecting due to sediment or for SAR opps in ocean or rivers.

We’re supposed to service our gear regularly? I though it goes to service only when it gets so bad it free flows every time?

Like the video but don't particularly like the scratching

You forgot: laugh about divers with old, well weathered equipment. Always bear in mind: the only time when all your gear is new is when you are a newbie, and the guy with all the old stuff can probably field strip it blindfold in no time and be ready for the dive while you are still trying to figure out which side the reg comes from.

I used to have too much weight, but I had no problem with the dive position 🤔🤔but honestly I felt ashame on this

Waiting! ( o_o) I need to know if I have bad habits!

Loved the last one. My tech instructor told us on day one, “take the cotton out of your ears and put it in your mouth!”

I'm the critter know it all

I dive slightly negatively buoyant. It's just a personal preference. When I was a relatively inexperienced diver the DM on the boat I was on in Maui convinced me to dive with too little weight and I was looking for rocks to hold on to at the bottom at Molokini crater. As cool as Hawaii is, it was not what I would consider a fun dive.

I would add that new divers also tend to overestimate their abilities--this is particularly obvious when beach diving in the ocean. they fail to understand that the ocean is a lot more powerful than they are. The more one dives, I would say, the more humble one should become.

sadly most dive shops do not care to teach you how to use fin's correctly ! its just pay for the course and then they will make sure , to try to sell you the most expensive fins $$$ !

not a pro diver, but love the water...but as far as weight, all them beers...damn, I would sink naturally! Lots of weight issues...dammit! I will just have to give you hand signals underwater. Flat butt is a real thing! lololol

Never tie anything to you and never take your fins off until you’re in the boat .

No.5 is real.. =)

Noticed you were in California for the last few videos, apologies if you answered this previously. Is this a permanent move or temporary due to the pandemic? Regardless, keep up the great work.

Love the video. I have culo carpeta 🥺

Are you guilty? What bad habit have you broken (or are committed to breaking?) Mine is keeping my equipment well maintained.... 😬 Get yourself a waterproof logbook from Dive Proof! Use code: 15AZUL 👌 diveproof.com/?ref=AzulUnlimited

I suffer form the culo carpeta. I'm six feet tall and weigh around 290 and my girlfriend tells me I have a flat ass. So, she bought me suspenders...... lol

OMG you are so beautiful 😍❤️

Drop weight until you don't have enough, then add back ,

It's carpet butt. Carpet is carpeta haha. Butt of a floor

dont forget chasing a new certification every other month and not actually spending time to build your real skills and experience before moving on to higher skills.

I would say scuba divers don't do anything wrong, they just don't do it right. Waterproof log book. Probably cost more than the dive. Your vid proves most Instructors are incompetent.

You look like a deep soul who is not discussing deep subjects at least not here. Deep souls should be attracted to gaining liberating knowledge in their lifetime. You look like you could understand advanced teachings but it takes cultivating in this lifetime rather than just existing from last lifetimes gains. Past life experiences are karma but are called prarabdaha karma meaning past life karmas manifesting now. Creating karma now one experiences it in the future.

Back in the 1980's my instructor taught me something that has served me well over 500 OW, and 100+ Cave dives....this especially applies to ocean diving. Never, never take your mask off, or take the reg from your mouth until YOU ARE BACK ON THE BOAT. Many scuba drowning occur at the surface.