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Doing it Left is a new concept in improving recreational diving. The central theme of DIL is that solutions to diving problems are mainly based on improving the diver rather than the divers equipment.
Hahahaaa!!! That's funny...
But it sounds just like DIR... (There's very little focus on equipment.)
DIL is also conservation oriented and supports efforts to preserve the worlds coral reefs and marine life.
"Just like DIR, only better."
For the DIL diver, the ultimate skill is total relaxation in the water. This is the key to perfect buoyancy, trim and low air consumption.
...Just like DIR...
A new BC is not necessary to achieve these goals. It is relaxation that allows a diver to realize that extra weights are not needed to get to the bottom and stay there.
...Just like DIR. (You can take DIR-F in anything you like... Even a poodle jacket, but you'll probably come to the conclusion that you need a bp/wings on your own.)
Relaxation and moving the weight around a bit gives perfect trim and buoyancy. Lower air consumption is mostly the result of relaxation. A relaxed diver will even fin more efficiently. How do you get there? It helps to dive a lot. However, no training agency that I know of directly deals with this issue.
Sounds like someone's filled you full of ideas about GUE that aren't true. Whatever the issue, my suggestion is to look at DIR yourself... For real... And see what you find. I think you'd be floored at what the truth is...
Perhaps we need a specialty in the Zen art of diving.
Careful. You're getting awfully close to "religion."
That said, isn't that the whole point behind the idea of "holistic" diving? There's only one agency I know of who preaches that...
DIL supports efforts to allow solo diving. No diver should be forced to dive with a bad buddy.
Why not take it one step further and just pool together all of the world's best divers from which to choose?
Furthermore, at depths of less than 60 feet DIL believes that a redundant air supply is not necessary to dive solo.
You mean as in, "no secondary?" Wouldn't it be more of a pain to take it on and off all the time, every time you go past 60 ft? Why not just find a good way to stow it so that it's not a pain in the neck?
Although DIL does not advocate a standard gear configuration we do have a few objectives in this area. DIL believes that all recreational diving should be done with the assistance of a dive computer.
So far, this is the only difference that I see between DIR and DIL. Where DIL says, "you should dive with a computer," DIR says, "use your brain." I find that having a computer as a backup is acceptable, although I'm finding it a pain in the neck.
Certainly DIL does NOT say, "DON'T use your brain," so there doesn't seem to me to be a whole lot of difference between DIR and DIL here, despite the fact that initially, they seem very different.
The use of alternative second stages that are attached to the BC inflator is strongly discouraged. DIL believes that both back inflation and jacket BCs are acceptable, but strongly recommends against purchasing bulky extended range back inflate BCs with 50-pound (or more) capacity wings.
My bet is that if you took this a little further and dove "DIL" for a couple of years, you'd develop a slight twist to this statement above... You'd feel exactly the same about bulky wings, but then additionally come to the conclusion that the bp/wings are a better setup than jackets... For the same "bulk" reason.
...And then there'd be no difference between DIR and DIL again.
DIL supports all efforts to preserve and improve the oceans. All whaling should be stopped. We advocate changing poor environmental practices on land that produce runoff that is destroying coral reefs. Commercial fishing practices must be reformed or else there will be no fish left soon. DIL is opposed to spearfishing while using scuba. If you like to spearfish do it the ethical way and learn to freedive. Divers should not remove anything from wrecks. Leave it in place so the next diver can enjoy it.
...Sounds like DIR again.
Which is a good thing...
