I am one of those that likes to swimming the peanut tunnel. For me, I find it more relaxing and allows me to enjoy the cave more. I'm not concentrating on my next hand position. Not saying that pull and glide in there is wrong, just giving you a different perspective.

Ironically, I was taught by my original cavern instructor (who billed himself as an experienced cave diver) to NEVER touch the cave!!! My first time in little river was a joke. Flow was screaming and my buddy was trying to figure out why I was just kicking like a mad man while not moving . Btw... Later learned that my cavern instructor was suppose to do my cave classes with me. He wasn't even cave certified.

Quote Originally Posted by vicp View Post
Really depends on the surroundings - in high-flow, usually low-silt areas, you pull & glide taking care where and how you do the pulling. Obviously in high-silt, typically low-flow areas, you stay off the bottom and top by swimming carefully and in control.

The one place that I think pull & glide is very useful is in the Peanut Tunnel at Peacock. It has typically low to very low flow, but is somewhat small and not silty. I have been taught and do pull & glide there as it seems more efficient and swimming there without bumping something is not easy. Anyway, I am still surprised to see many divers, even very good ones, still swimming it.



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