DIR Advantages

[ScoobieDooo]

I'm curious and, no, this isn't Trolling...

What would be the advantage of taking a DIR:F course, adopting the DIR mindset, diving principles, gear config, etc. if your diving friends do not subscribe to DIR as well?

 

[Scubaroo]

Your poll is a little loaded - I would have voted Yes, but, I don't agree with the "it doesn't matter if they are or not" statement.

 

[RichLockyer]

ScoobieDooo once bubbled...
What would be the advantage of taking a DIR:F course, adopting the DIR mindset, diving principles, gear config, etc. if your diving friends do not subscribe to DIR as well?

One thing to keep in mind is that "DIR" is just a label for a very solid system.

It is not ONLY about equipment, as you will learn in DIR-F.
Your benefits will certainly depend on how DIR your buddies are, and even if they are wearing "stroke gear", they could still hold to some or most of the non-equipment related aspects of DIR.

You may want to ask if your buddy will benefit from you being (mostly) DIR if he is not...
You will ALWAYS benefit from the streamlining and comfort that the equipment config provides.
You will ALWAYS benefit from the increased comfort and self-confidence that you will feel in the water.

Go back and look at Rule #1, and the definition of "stroke"... George and JJ have slightly different phrasing... a stroke is an unsafe diver, and a stroke is a diver with an unsafe attitude.

Stick with rule #1, and it doesn't matter if your buddy is wearing split fins and a poodle jacket.

 

[norcaldiver]

Is that the famed BWD I see in an avitar?

 

[RichLockyer]

norcaldiver once bubbled...
Is that the famed BWD I see in an avitar?

Yup. And a steel inflator bottle mounted to the plate with metal-on-metal connections.

 

[ScoobieDooo]

I'm not familiar with 'Rule #1.'


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[Cave Diver]

ScoobieDooo once bubbled...
I'm not familiar with 'Rule #1.'


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Rule #1: Don't dive with unsafe divers.

And Rich nailed it. No matter whether your buddies are DIR or not, it will still enhance YOUR diving in many ways.

OTOH, DIR is not for everyone, although I think that is mainly due the the attitude that is often displayed about it, not a flaw in the system itself.

 

[ColdH20diving]

It seems to me that good old common sense would eliminate some of the DIR Rules. The BWD thing, that rumor is worn out and has never been supported by fact.

 

[BigJetDriver]

ColdH20diving once bubbled...
It seems to me that good old common sense would eliminate some of the DIR Rules. The BWD thing, that rumor is worn out and has never been supported by fact.

Okay, guys! Despite the fact that I've been diving for over XX YEARS (Sorry, couldn't bring myself to put that many down in print!), I am not familiar with this BWD thing. I'll bite! What does it mean?

P.S.---Some of the DIR rules are good old common sense, but then there is a short supply of that in this world. It is no longer COMMON and it is damn near defunct!=-)

 

[norcaldiver]

The BWD is Bungied Wings of Death due to the alleged fact that the cords trap air and make bubbles in the BCD, and I was just playing-trying to stir the pot.
I have bungie cords on my DUI Wing and have never really noticed because even 5ft of water is more preasure than the cords put on the bladder so I've never had that problem.