About this episode

This episode covers essential skills and techniques for becoming a proficient sidemount diver.

You’ve bought the harness. You’ve set up the cylinders. Now comes the part that actually makes you a sidemount diver.In Part 2 of the Sidemount 101 series, brought to you by XDEEP, Steve Davis takes you from equipment setup into the water, covering the skills that transform sidemount from a configuration into a diving system. We’ll explore entries and exits, cylinder donning and doffing, weighting, trim, buoyancy control, propulsion techniques, regulator management, emergency drills, and the path to becoming a relaxed, stable and efficient sidemount diver. If you’ve ever wondered why experienced sidemount divers look so comfortable and effortless underwater, this episode explains the principles and practice behind it. From achieving “relaxed static stability” to refining frog kicks, back kicks and buoyancy control, this is the roadmap to comfort, confidence and control in sidemount diving. In This Episode:✅ Sidemount entries and exits✅ Donning and doffing cylinders✅ Technical diving posture✅ Proper sidemount weighting✅ Trim, balance and stability✅ Buoyancy control techniques✅ Frog kick, helicopter turns and back kick fundamentals✅ Regulator switching and gas management✅ Essential…

People in this episode

Host: Steve Davis

Topics covered

• sidemount diving
• equipment setup
• diving techniques
• buoyancy control
• emergency drills
• diving posture

Keywords

• sidemount
• diving
• buoyancy control
• emergency drills
• cylinder management
• diving techniques

Sponsors

XDEEP

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sidemount Pros, Sidemounting

Products: Sidemount Fundamentals eBook, Steve Martin Sidemount Training Materials

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