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The Pirate once bubbled...
If you're not scootering, it really doesn't matter which hand you use to carry the goodman handle.

The Pirate :pirate:
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Up until my discussions with Pug in another thread I would have agreed. Now I don't, as it does make a difference unless you prepare for it.

MD
 
I broke my left arm in 3 places on last Sunday. DONT ask how, it's FAR too embarrasing.....
 
chickdiver once bubbled...
I broke my left arm in 3 places on last Sunday. DONT ask how, it's FAR too embarrasing.....
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I hope you weren't scootering left handed...I would hate to have to option 1 you...
:D

Seriously, get well soon!
 
Nope, no left handed scootering- this was a LAND based accident. I'm not nearly as graceful on the surface!! ;)
 
WreckWriter once bubbled...
Always do things the same way. Its assumed that at some time you will be scootering.WW
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I agree that in general things should be consistent. However, that is not always the case. If you get yourself into a mindset that you can't take your light out of your left hand, then you're screwed. You have to be able to adjust and adapt. Even when I'm scootering, I sometimes carry my light in my right hand using the thumb holder while I use my left hand to manipulate stage btls or ear clearing and suit inflating, etc. I do this so the light beam doesn't flail all over the cave while I deal with other issues on the fly.

Additionally, I wouldn't assume that at some time every cave diver will be scootering. The vast majority of cave divers do not scooter and probably never will. I don't scooter on every dive because some dives are not appropriate for scooters.

The Pirate :pirate:
 
I didn't say you couldn't swap hands with it EVER. I also didn't say anything about cave diving :)

Obviously one needs to be able to adapt to changing situations, I also swap hands with my light occasionally.

As for scooters, I find them a natural evolution for all tech divers, not just cavers.

WW
 
MechDiver once bubbled...
Up until my discussions with Pug in another thread I would have agreed. Now I don't, as it does make a difference unless you prepare for it. MD
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And since I wasn't privy to your discussions with Pug, this makes a lot of sense. :confused:

The Pirate :pirate:
 
The Pirate once bubbled...


And since I wasn't privy to your discussions with Pug, this makes a lot of sense. :confused:

The Pirate :pirate:
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I'm sorry. I assumed you read the entire thread and would have seen where I said

"you *might* check out the thread in this forum dealing with attaching clips to Goodman handles. It has some good questions/answers toward the end dealing with this exact topic."

As you're another scooter person its probably irrelevant anyway
:upset:

MD
 
lal7176 once bubbled...


Sorry but i gotta ask....curiosity is killing me.......how did you do it? I hope you are healing well.
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She raised her arm to thumb the dive but her buddy got mad cause he still had 500 psi and they were only 12 grand back. He put her arm in his Gavin to make a point and it snapped like a twig.. (he had one of the "special" wind motors)
 
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