BP/W: I officially don't get it

[Stu S.]

take up golf.QUOTE]

Excellent idea. The balance and physical coordination required to play good golf would be a plus for anyone attempting to dive. Golf requires good judgement on-the-spot, and that's a must for diving. Walk 18 holes every other day, and your legs will become usefully strong.

Perhaps that's why the greatest golfer, a certain Mr. Woods, is also a very good diver.

Thank you for the great advice.

 

[peterbj7]

Blanket statements like this regarding weighting are a disservice to new divers.

My error -I was thinking of cold water diving. But do you really think a new diver is likely to be mislead by such a statement, or are you merely trying to score points?

 

[cool_hardware52]

My error -I was thinking of cold water diving. But do you really think a new diver is likely to be mislead by such a statement, or are you merely trying to score points?

Peter,

I have no desire to "score points" I'll leave that to others.

I do however fight an unending battle against misinformation, and some of the most prevalent involves weighting.

"10 % of your body weight in lead"

or

"XX % has to be ditchable"

Neither of these is universally true, and neither is good advise.

Understanding how to determine proper total weighting, and then making an informed decision about how to configure this ballast take more time to do, and to explain to a new diver.

Sadly that additional time and effort often results in the type of blanket statements noted above.

Tobin

 

[FishOutUvH2O]

I do however fight and unending battle against misinformation, and some of the most prevalent involve weighting.

"10 % of your body weight in lead"

or

"XX % has to be ditchable"

Neither of these is universally true, and neither is good advise.

Maybe I don't pay enough attention, but are people really preaching that 10% of your body weight is the amount of lead that you need? Instead of what is taught (at least by PADI anyway). Which is that 10% of your body weight in lead is an estimate for a starting point in determining how much lead you'll need. The only way to truly know is to gear-up and get in the water.

Now, I'm aware of the ongoing debate about whether or not a person should have some ditchable weight. But, some people are saying that there's an actual % for determining this weight? Is this another "starting point", or are they preaching it as a hard rule or "dive law"? If they are, I'd be interested to see the formula, equation, data, variables, or whatever, that they used to determine that %.

 

[CompuDude]

take up golf.

Excellent idea. The balance and physical coordination required to play good golf would be a plus for anyone attempting to dive. Golf requires good judgement on-the-spot, and that's a must for diving. Walk 18 holes every other day, and your legs will become usefully strong.

Perhaps that's why the greatest golfer, a certain Mr. Woods, is also a very good diver.

Thank you for the great advice.

Sorta depends on if you actually walk the course, though, or use a rolling beer keg aka golf cart style of golfing, which so many seem to do.

 

[Gombessa]

Sorta depends on if you actually walk the course, though, or use a rolling beer keg aka golf cart style of golfing, which so many seem to do.

The golf cart is practice for scootering

 

[CompuDude]

The golf cart is practice for scootering

Wow. I totally bow to your superior justification skills.

 

[cool_hardware52]

Maybe I don't pay enough attention, but are people really preaching that 10% of your body weight is the amount of lead that you need? Instead of what is taught (at least by PADI anyway). Which is that 10% of your body weight in lead is an estimate for a starting point in determining how much lead you'll need. The only way to truly know is to gear-up and get in the water.

Now, I'm aware of the ongoing debate about whether or not a person should have some ditchable weight. But, some people are saying that there's an actual % for determining this weight? Is this another "starting point", or are they preaching it as a hard rule or "dive law"? If they are, I'd be interested to see the formula, equation, data, variables, or whatever, that they used to determine that %.

Spend a little time at any local BOW training site and you will overhear many scary things....

Tobin

 

[FishOutUvH2O]

The golf cart is practice for scootering

Fair enough! But, who's driving while you're being dragged along by the D-ring on your crotch strap? It seems like it would be hard to reach the steering wheel or use the go and stop pedals. And you're only doing this on the cart path, right? You're not tearing-up the grass, are you?

Spend a little time at any local BOW training site and you will overhear many scary things....

Tobin

I believe you.

 

[Gombessa]

Fair enough! But, who's driving while you're being dragged along by the D-ring on your crotch strap? It seems like it would be hard to reach the steering wheel or use the go and stop pedals.

That just gave me the most hilarious mental image of a fully-suited diver being dragged along a fairway, face-down behind a golf cart.