Scuba Skills: Improve Buoyancy, Control, and Confidence

Learning to dive doesn’t end after your certification card. The best divers keep building their skills over time—focusing on control, awareness, efficiency, and safety. This section covers practical diving techniques that help you dive better, not just dive more.

Whether you're aiming for perfect trim or just want to stop kicking the bottom, these are the skills that make a real difference.

Buoyancy, Trim & Weighting

The foundation of great diving is control. This section focuses on buoyancy, trim, and proper weighting so you can hover effortlessly and stay off the bottom.

• Buoyancy & Weighting: How to Calculate Proper Weighting
• How to Perfect Your Trim for Effortless Diving [COMING SOON]
• Why Most Divers Overweight Themselves [COMING SOON]
• Balanced Rig: Understanding Proper Weighting

Air Consumption & Control

Struggling to make your air last? These guides help you dive more efficiently, reduce workload, and improve your breathing—without tricks or shortcuts.

• How to Improve Your Air Consumption [COMING SOON]
• What to Do If Your Mask Floods [COMING SOON]

Entries, Ascents & Descents

Starting and ending a dive smoothly is a skill. Learn how to do a proper entry, descend with control, and ascend safely—with or without a computer.

• How to Do a Giant Stride Entry (With Common Mistakes)
• Shore Diving Entry Techniques: How to Get In Safely
• Ascent Procedures: Controlled Ascents & Safety Stops
• Equalization Techniques [COMING SOON]

Navigation & Awareness

Good divers don’t just follow the group—they stay oriented, track time and gas, and know where they are. These skills help you become more self-reliant and aware underwater.

• How to Navigate Underwater: Natural Navigation & Compass Use [COMING SOON]
• Situational Awareness in Diving

Team Skills & Communication

Even in recreational diving, teamwork matters. These pages cover common hand signals, in-water communication, and how to work better with your buddy.

• Basic Hand Signals
• Managing Buddy Communication [COMING SOON]
• Buddy Checks: BWARF vs. GUE-EDGE (And What I Prefer)
• How I Do Insta Buddy Checks [COMING SOON]

Skill Progression & Confidence

Getting better takes practice and the right mindset. These pages help you identify goals, track your improvement, and handle fear or frustration as you grow.

• Skill Goals at 50, 100+ Dives [COMING SOON]
• Building Confidence as a Diver [COMING SOON]
• Processing a Scary Dive [COMING SOON]
• Common Dive Training Mistakes [COMING SOON]