The Great 'Ankle-weights Debate'.

[dry suit diver]

Originally Posted by Fiona

Jetfins will sort out any perception of floaty feet.

That reminds me anyone want to buy some ankle weights

I gave mine away to a DIR Tech 1 diver

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to use as ballast in a Gavin scooter

[Fiona]

Originally Posted by dry suit diver

to use as ballast in a Gavin scooter

Yes I have heard they are quite usefull

[louigi]

the last time I saw a bloke with ankle weights on he had no scuba kit and wos only going one way, boy he was heavy with all that concreete on his feet.

[silvasurfa]

This may sound crazy but i member of our club, uses lead flashing. He cuts them to shape, like a shoe insole and fits em into the feet of his dry suit!
He reasons are
1) you cant lose em as they are on the inside of your suit
2)you can adjust the weight if you feet feel too heavy/light and
3)they act as barriers against anything sharp sticking into your foot!!!!!
Aparantly he stood on a nail some years ago and the lead prevented it piercing his foot.
Sounds crazy i know but he swears by em

[copperband]

That's just crazy man, crazy.


Oh and pssst, this thread started life just as the Dinosaurs were gassed from one of Woz's farts.

[purple vonny]

I was just thinking this one had whiskers on it. The members have changed a bit too.

[scuba g]

[quote=Dominic;65072]Ankle weights are prone to falling off without you noticing.
Fins aren't.
quote]

In all my years diving, and the amount of drysuit divers Ive dived with, no one had lost ankle weights, I use the clip/release kind and I use them with my neoprene drysuit, as for novices using them and then afterwards dumping them, thats a very broad opinion, they are benefical in that weight isnt on the foot (like with heavy fins) and when secured correctly stop air (you dont need much in a suit, just enought to equalize, I use the wing for lift if I need it) going to your feet. Best thing is for a dive to try them on, and practice their trim and bouyancy skills in the water and see if they help or hinder.

[mala]

2p.

it must be harder work finning with bits of lead attached to your feet.
i reckon the old ankle weights have more pychological effect than to help bouyancy.

i might be wrong tho.

[scuba g]

Originally Posted by mala

2p.

it must be harder work finning with bits of lead attached to your feet.
i reckon the old ankle weights have more pychological effect than to help bouyancy.

i might be wrong tho.

When finning correctly you use your full leg, a 1lb on each leg IMO doesnt make much of a difference, as for being physcological, my personal view, no, but cant vouch for others. The physical balance in water with them does make a difference, i have taught students drysuit and PPB and give them the option to try them and not, if they perform better with/without then thats they way they should dive, down to the diver.

[mala]

Originally Posted by scuba g

When finning correctly you use your full leg, a 1lb on each leg IMO doesnt make much of a difference, as for being physcological, my personal view, no, but cant vouch for others. The physical balance in water with them does make a difference, i have taught students drysuit and PPB and give them the option to try them and not, if they perform better with/without then thats they way they should dive, down to the diver.

moving a 1lb weight hundreds of times consumes a considerable amount of energy although there will be fitness benifits in the long term.
i can understand students trying them out -but surely its not a long term solution.