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Did anyone notice the difference in trim between Kane and the others? In most every shot that I saw, Mike was in perfect trim and using perfect kicks. The others weren't. That's pretty incredible considering Mike wasn't familiar with side mounts. I have a lot of respect for Mike, but I...

I've used brass forever and haven't had a problem, but then again I only dive in fresh water too. Mike

I hold myself to pretty high standards, so I tend to view things as failures and accomplishments for myself. You are right that there is no way that that three or four dives will correct years of bad habits. This is why DIRF is not a pass/fail class. I was harder on myself than I should have...

Let's see: I was overweighted, which I knew about but hadn't messed with. I didn't realize the enormous impact it had though. My plate was too low and straps too loose. Bolt snap on primary reg was too small (duh). Switched to a break away o-ring for primary bolt snap attachment...

That's exactly right, Roak. That's almost word for word what they were talking about this weekend. Weighting and harness/tank placement is critical in achieving this proper trim. Almost everyone was considerably overweighted this weekend and thereby couldn't have gotten it if they wanted to...

I'm not sure if most divers could safely handle an equipment failure or multiple failures with the skills they are "taught". I believe most divers rely solely on their equipment rather than their skills. I do see your point though, Mike, and I agree. Mike

Niel, GUE holds divers to a standard that I have never seen before. They simply will not hand out a piece of plastic to someone who doesn't deserve it -- the way it should be. I don't know how Tech 1 is taught, but I suspect that Andrew, Mike, and Dan would show those students as much...

I like a 7' for everything. Mike

You may be right, Bob. I hold myself to pretty high standards as it is, so it doesn't take much for me to notice. I know I wasn't taking it as bad as some others there. I still had a great time. I talked with Mike Kane a lot about Tech 1. He told me that there's roughly a 50% failure rate...

Hey Bill, I was looking forward to hearing other views of the class. I'm glad you chose to continue as well. Maybe Jack, Detroit Diver, will chime in with his thoughts too. I see that Bob wrote his report on DiverLink. Tavi, you're right. Mike

Herman, Finding examples is easy. Simply take a look in your PADI OW dive manual for examples of what not do and what not to look like underwater. Take a look at all of the manuals, videos, TV shows, etc. for examples and then compare them to the Fifth D videos. Look, I'm not saying that...

Wetman, You have to consider the type of diving I do. There simply isn't any room for error or inefficiencies. That class brought out all of our problems and the instructors made sure each student knew about them. It took some time, but I did come to the realization that I'm still a...

JBD, The problem isn't the skills that GUE requires you to do. Rather, it's the enormous amount of bad habits that you've started out with from which you base everything you do. Simply put, had I/we started out on the right track in the first place, such skills would have been significantly...

Thanks everyone. Cincy Diver, Roakey is right. I have the dive master cert. and it's worth about as much as the plastic it's written on. I knew that when I took it and knew it prior to taking this class. This class simply reinforced it. "Master" of what is what I'd like to know. I can...

I suppose this isn't the best forum to post this artical, but it is the technical crowd that I am targeting by writing it. I've been extremely busy since summer started up here and haven't participated as much as I would like here, but I felt I had to share my experience with all of you...

Yeah, that's right. They scream at ya for a little bit, then die :). Mike

for those interested, the Vyper won't let you bend it, surface, and then throw it back in the water so it can finish it's deco like the old Aladin Pro's would. I tried it last weekend. It locked up before I even reached the surface. Mike

My rig is kept attached to my doubles all summer (for the most part). I rinse mine in the Great Lakes :). Mike

I prefer simply converting back and forth rather than using an adaptor. Mike

All of my adjustable Apeks regs breath considerably better than my 40, regardless of whether I'm at depth or on the surface -- as they should. Mike