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Originally Posted by RoadRacer1978
You have to make sure that all the air in your BCD is exhausted. You'd be suprised how a little bit of trapped air can make a difference. Also exhaust you lungs fully. If you are nervous and breathing a little shallow you would also be suprised how much buoyancy your lungs give you. So exhale all the way as you begin you descent. Sometimes air can be trapped in between your wetsuit and you. This will also cause extra buoyancy. After one dive this usually isn't a problem as the air gets worked out. You can try the head first descent and try to get that air worked out as you descend. Hope some of this helps.
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I noticed the first dive of the day with a thick wetsuit on required some extra effort to get rid of those sneaky air pockets and such... I'll do the feet up descent if needed in this situation.... stretch out your legs and those air pockets come right out for me... Of course, once you get 15 ft down, the pressure starts working on the suit as well...