There are several surface dives used by skin divers to get below the surface. The most popular are the pike, tuck, and feet-first dives. These dives involve thrusting part of your body up out of the water to help push your body below the surface.

The pike and tuck dives use the weight of your legs to push your body down into the water, while the feet-first dive thrusts your upper body above the surface. The next pages describe the procedures for each dive.

No matter which dive you use, it's important that your are weighted to be neutrally buoyant. Divers with too little weight will have trouble getting below the surface, while overweighted divers will have trouble staying at the surface.