Disadvantages of DIR ?

[Boogie711]

I havnt taken any classes because they dont speak DIR in my area
I do dive with Dir divers and instructors ,,, and the food part seams to stick out the most
I have seen some pretty big and out of shape DIR divers

Now on the other side
I have dove with folks who will start talking bad about DIR without the subject even being brought up
(Mainly from PADI instructors)

I was even told by a Padi Instructor that my DIR-F book was the biggest joke he has ever read

I am not a borg diver
but my gear looks dir to most and I follow the points I believe to be sound

Just my two cents

feel free to flame ,,I can take it

Dive safe

mark s

Mark - you're in Florida - home of some of the most active DIR instructors around. I would urge you to seek a class and make up your own mind.

Learning how to "dive DIR" based on the Internet is like learning how to drive after reading about it online. Sure, you can know what all the road signs mean, but it doesn't mean anything until you actually get behind the wheel with a genuine instructor beside you and start to make your way down the road.

The ones I see who are most avidly opposed to DIR like to think that a) they've been driving for 17 years anyway, so what have I got to learn. They haven't been in an accident yet (well, an accident that was THEIR fault, anyway) or B) choose to pretend the road doesn't exist.

 

[Kim]

Probably a dumb question but - what's with the Cool Aid?

 

[flounderboy]

Mark - you're in Florida - home of some of the most active DIR instructors around. I would urge you to seek a class and make up your own mind.

Unfortunatly Tampa has not fallen to the borg yet :06:

Now I do deep gulf dives with my south florida buddy's
and am blessed with Dir trainig in ways other than the classes

But my area has only Iantd training

I was told to take those classes ,,but dive the gue way


Now the best part of diving DIR is my trip to the local PADI dive shak
The one who teaches in lake denton for ow
(when the ocean is half the distance,but not as cheep)

The friendly reminder of how they are teaching the most outdated form of diving,and how i admire them for being able to sleep after selling hub'S

dive safe

Mark s

 

[rjchandler]

Now WE all Know that the DIR divers are the best divers around so this little quiz should be no problem for this group.

1) the RGBM theory of diving differs from the Haldain theory in what ways?

2) A dive profile to 140 fsw for 15 minute on air with a 2 minute safety stop at 10 feet is safe?

3) 1.6 ata ox toxes after how much time?

4) What's the deepest air dive posible?

5)What dive org. teaches comprihensive dive history?

6) what was the goat used for?


My point is that if you follow a cult you will get the COOL AID

1. The author
2. No
3. See 6
4. The bottom
5. Scubaboard
6. To replace the ox that toxed.

 

[novadiver]

I find it sadly ironic that none of these questions - which are supposedly dive TRAINING questions - deal with neutral trim, dive teams and bouyancy.

They all deal with dive science!

 

[rjchandler]

Probably a dumb question but - what's with the Cool Aid?

Members of a cult committed mass suicide a few years ago by drinking poisoned Kool Aid

 

[rjchandler]

Kudos to the troll -er poster- who started this thread. it just keeps on going.

 

[flounderboy]

Members of a cult committed mass suicide a few years ago by drinking poisoned Kool Aid

Rev Jim Jones,,, is that what you are talking about ????

That was back in the 70's

Mark s

 

[O-ring]

Rev Jim Jones,,, is that what you are talking about ????

That was back in the 70's

Mark s

Yeah, it's a Jonestown reference..

 

[Boogie711]

Unfortunatly Tampa has not fallen to the borg yet :06:

Now I do deep gulf dives with my south florida buddy's
and am blessed with Dir trainig in ways other than the classes

But my area has only Iantd training

I was told to take those classes ,,but dive the gue way

Mark - a, it's worth travelling for, and
b) how would you know what "the gue way" is without taking the classes?