Sidemount Skills 3 - Bubble / flow check and modified S drill - Dark Horizon Diving 

Hi, thanks for your comment! As you may know, the valve position/rotation is determined by a combination of the length of the bungee and the position of the bottom bolt snap. Having the handle higher up brings it closer to your body and streamlines the configuration a bit more. Having them like this makes the handles easier to reach but less streamlined. For the purpose of the video it's perhaps a little easier to see what's happening.

@@darkhorizondiving I see, thanks!

You know what - I agree. At the start of an actual dive, with thick gloves, and perhaps even stage tanks, it would be a time-consuming exercise. In fact, you would maybe choose to unclip the cylinder and bring it forward. Now, during a course, I teach the entire skill because it increases opportunities to practice. I also now teach stowing in a team vs on your own. At the beginning of dives, I use the partial deployment method. So, where does that leave us? The video was filmed in Bali, no gloves, warm water, aluminium tanks only - all making it easier to perform this drill. Over the past few years (note the video was posted 4 years ago), my diving and teaching has developed, both with different environments and influences from other divers and instructors.

@@darkhorizondiving Funny you should say that. I practice complete long hose deployment and restow with steel tanks quite often but on an actual dive I never do it, even with aluminum tanks in warm water I only do a partial deploy with a team inspection. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6l1vioRpSCM.htmlsi=ltYmkXyux63dtVEQ

@@thedivesmith8838 I'm going to say 'great minds...' ;-)