Controlling Ascent Rate

[popolarbear]

this is unfortunately true. too true. i drag a surface bouy/flag around all summer, my problem is that unless i keep the flag line tight i get tangled in it. keeping it tight or under tension will give you a different type of control over your buoyancy. basically with no effort into controlling your buoyancy you can set your depth by the length of the bouy line and just hang on the line at depth. since by law we are required to have a flag I'm constantly dragging one.this experience is probably different for different divers, its just my 2cents to the topic.