bad habits to avoid?

[RobbieTheHun]

Taking your regulator out of your mouth while posing for a picture. I know I'm going to get into trouble for this one.

 

[Tavi]

Taking your regulator out of your mouth while posing for a picture. I know I'm going to get into trouble for this one.

And why is that a bad habit to avoid??

If you can't take your reg out of your mouth underwater, you probably shouldn't be diving!!

 

[Leejnd]

And why is that a bad habit to avoid??

If you can't take your reg out of your mouth underwater, you probably shouldn't be diving!!

I agree! (Note my avatar!) However, I will say one thing...if you DO take your reg out for a picture, don't forget to blow bubbles! (I can't TELL you how much cr*p I've taken over this pic...I swear it was only for the moment the pic was snapped...)

 

[RonFrank]

Living in a land locked area, IMO the thing I see most divers doing wrong is just NOT getting wet. Sure those dives at Aurora Res, or those trips down to the Blue Hole are NOT the most exciting diving one can do. But it DOES make one a MUCH better diver!

Many people living in this area just refuse to dive anywhere but on vacation.

Other things people mention:

1. Overweighted.
2. Using hands to swim.
3. Failure to maintain equipment.
4. Poor buoyancy (see the above comment).
5. Poor gas management (knowing your SAC rate).
6. Poor buddy skills.
7. Failure to clear ears on the surface.

All of the above are combated by getting wet, and being around experienced divers.

 

[RonFrank]

I agree! (Note my avatar!) However, I will say one thing...if you DO take your reg out for a picture, don't forget to blow bubbles! (I can't TELL you how much cr*p I've taken over this pic...I swear it was only for the moment the pic was snapped...)

Removing the reg from one's mouth is a skill all divers should be comfortable with.

Blowing bubbles is always a good idea, but failure to do so is not a huge mistake as long as one does not close the throat, and is not changing depth.

People mistake holding ones breath with not breathing, or breathing very slowly. They are not the same thing.

 

[Cheekymonkey]

I agree! (Note my avatar!) However, I will say one thing...if you DO take your reg out for a picture, don't forget to blow bubbles! (I can't TELL you how much cr*p I've taken over this pic...I swear it was only for the moment the pic was snapped...)

Don't let them give you any crap, if you were aware of your depth, and therefore not going up and away embolizing, then why be embaressed?

 

[kneptoon]

Dangling gear, dragging gear. Fin awareness. I've watched some serious "innocent" damage done by macro photographers unaware of their fin action. Hand swimming I think is useful to back away from close quarters when fin action could cause coral damage. Dropping your legs and going non horizontal when you're diving a wall. Easier on you back and neck than a strict horizontal head back posture. Fundamentals shouldn't become fundamentalism.

 

[Cheekymonkey]

Fundamentals shouldn't become fundamentalism.

OMG I LOVE YOU!

 

[trucker girl]

Taking your regulator out of your mouth while posing for a picture. I know I'm going to get into trouble for this one.

Glutton for punnishment, I see.

 

[miketsp]

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7. Failure to clear ears on the surface.
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????? Please explain this bad habit ?????