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Summary: To use a weight belt for scuba diving, make sure the inside of the belt goes toward the inside of the body, and balance the belt with most of the weight on the hips. Use a weight belt with a right-handed release when scuba diving, considering insight from a scuba instructor in this free video on scuba diving.
Gregg Eddy is a certified scuba instructor who has been teaching scuba classes for more than 10 years. Eddy takes people on scuba trips about every two months, all over the world. He...read more
"So this how we set up a weight belt for scuba diving. We want to make sure that the inside of the belt is going to go towards the inside of our body. We have a curved side of the weight, which is actually going to go up against your body. So I want the curved side of the weight. I'm going to do down through the weight and pass it back through. So you want to think about balance on a weight belt, and you do want most of the weight actually on your hips. Now you need the weight belt to actually end up with a right handed release, and that would mean that if I pull across with my right hand, the belt's going to come out....come off. So we need to make sure we have a right handed release with the weight belt. That means if we pull across with the right hand, so, this is a right handed release."
eHow Article: How to Use a Weight Belt for Scuba Diving