DIVE MAGAZINE

by Scuba Legends

Buoyancy Session 1 – The Buoyancy Check

The Buoyancy Check Good buoyancy starts at the surface, even before gearing up. It begins with the decision about the amount of weight you are planning to dive with. Why? Starting a dive properly weighted is probably the most crucial contributing factor to performing...

Weights vs. Buoyancy Control

Weights vs. Buoyancy Control Finally, the day has arrived—your long-awaited holiday begins. After eagerly anticipating this trip, you’ve arrived in a tropical country, ready with your diving gear. The guide approaches and asks you, “How many weights do you need?” You...

The Bad Habit of Swimming Fast

Have you ever wondered what kind of diver you are? Are you the one that swims quietly or the one that moves quickly and energetically? Did you ever consider that one option might be better than the other? We explain our students that diving is like shopping. While...

Buoyancy Session 5 – Take Control of your Buoyancy

In our previous Buoyancy Sessions you have learned to dive proper weighted, to perform a controlled descent and to adjust your weight in such a way that, by now, your trim must be beautiful. If you have achieved all this, you should have noticed a considerable...