lord1234
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Anyone from boston area planning on taking this class?
Anyone taking bouyancy 1 at ScubaShack, CT?
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Tampico_ED
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Does people really take that "training" ? (I did 
)A chat of your situation with some of the veterans (not me) here should be more than enough....why spend $$$
)A chat of your situation with some of the veterans (not me) here should be more than enough....why spend $$$Rainer
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Tampico_ED
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Sorry, I was thinking on the PADI Bouyancy class.....
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lord1234
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yea...this is a bit beyond the padi bouyancy class....
King Kong Matt
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Sorry, but you don't have a clue what you're talking about...
Not to pile on, but agreed. If you don't know Ed and haven't taken this class (which is "technically" the PADI Buoyancy class, which as with all PADI classes, only prescribes "minimum" standards to be met), you really aren't in a position to comment.
Tampico_ED
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Sorry, to create this controversy…I mean to offend no one….I like PADI, TDI, GUE, DIR etc...any way I did take this class…as per a suggestion of my PADI instructor….lots of people probably will disagree with me …but this was my experience as newbie...
-PADI Specialty class Take them all if you have the $$ for fun
-It helped to little on the issues I had with buoyancy at the time.
-It is way too expensive….you are better off saving for an Advance Open Water or the Rescue
-I believe the intent of the class is good…but the implementation is poor (depending on the shop). Why, I wish as part of the exercise you were required to dive different gear and weight positioning. Like a backplate instead of a BC….or putting your weight on the tank/ankles. Also on the pool you do not have several depths to play with (need ocean/fresh water dive)…that’s when I had my problems.
-On my case once I got a Drysuit and moved to weight integrated all my issues were resolved immediately.
-From the PADI specialty courses I will probably recommend the ones mark with asterisk
Adventure Dive options include altitude diving, AWARE-fish identification, *boat diving, *deep diving, diver propulsion vehicle use, drift diving, *dry suit diving, multilevel and computer diving, night diving, peak performance buoyancy, *search and recovery, underwater nature study, underwater navigation, underwater photography, underwater videography and *wreck diving
-PADI Specialty class Take them all if you have the $$ for fun
-It helped to little on the issues I had with buoyancy at the time.
-It is way too expensive….you are better off saving for an Advance Open Water or the Rescue
-I believe the intent of the class is good…but the implementation is poor (depending on the shop). Why, I wish as part of the exercise you were required to dive different gear and weight positioning. Like a backplate instead of a BC….or putting your weight on the tank/ankles. Also on the pool you do not have several depths to play with (need ocean/fresh water dive)…that’s when I had my problems.
-On my case once I got a Drysuit and moved to weight integrated all my issues were resolved immediately.
-From the PADI specialty courses I will probably recommend the ones mark with asterisk
Adventure Dive options include altitude diving, AWARE-fish identification, *boat diving, *deep diving, diver propulsion vehicle use, drift diving, *dry suit diving, multilevel and computer diving, night diving, peak performance buoyancy, *search and recovery, underwater nature study, underwater navigation, underwater photography, underwater videography and *wreck diving
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lord1234
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come dive with some people trained by ed...You'll understand why this class is so worthwhile.
I don't thik you will find many people in Ed's classes wearing ankle weights...or not diving a BP/W(in fact i think its required).
I don't thik you will find many people in Ed's classes wearing ankle weights...or not diving a BP/W(in fact i think its required).
Tampico Ed, I completely agree with you about my Peak Performance Buoyancy class. But the class that lord1234 is talking about is an entirely different animal, much more thorough, and incoporating all of the things that you say you missed in yours.
I posted this mostly because I didn't want anyone reading this thread to think that you had taken Ed's class and not found it worthwhile.
I posted this mostly because I didn't want anyone reading this thread to think that you had taken Ed's class and not found it worthwhile.
Tampico_ED
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Ok....I give up...what is the cert agency? GUE? on my defense..I was always thinking on the PADI Bouyancy class....
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