So, nobody here has
ever been swiped across the face by a fin, come on.. Anyway, don't take the comment from Roy personally, I think those are terms of endearment in some parts of Tennessee. Generally you hear a lot of that sort of thing when talking to folks from that area... It does not transfer well to print. Hopefully I haven't kicked off a new argument with folks from Tennessee. It is sometimes hard to communicate on a forum, where you cannot read the tone, in black and white.
Now, I am playing with these gloves, and have not adjusted my diving style to have hands flailing around, etc. as some have indicated. The fact is, you can dive in a low visibility high silt environment with these gloves, and not stir anything up. In fact, that would take more skill to not stir things up when using these gloves. Now I have watched a lot of diving videos, probably 99% that I have watched on dive videos with their hands and everything else anywhere and everywhere but neatly folded. I still might dive with some of them. Normally mine (hands) would be tucked behind my back, or at my side, not flailing around. To imply, the gloves with improve or detract from ones diving style is simply unreasonable, any more to say that your diving skills are any better because of the gear you use. In fact, based on your choice of DIR Diving, it is a fact that 99% of us would not be diving with you anyway. Additionally, this glove would not be a part of such a kit.
Now rather than bash your diving style, your kit, your skills, etc. It would be nice to be afforded the same courtesy. You have no idea about my skill level, and some of your general comments are offensive, to me and others I am sure. I am quite sure, that there are some bad DIR divers, with bad skills, etc. just as any other diving style. You do not know most of these divers or their skill level, so I would respectfully request that you all refrain from making such short sided, narrow minded mass condemnation because you do not agree. If it is not for you, move on.
For the record, DIR diving as thought to have first surfaced in 1995. It is also associated with a lot of controversy with its supporters and detractors. This includes anti-dir web sites, etc. So controversy is nothing new for any DIR diver.
"Often cited as what DIR is about, equipment is viewed as only one part of a whole. Most DIR proponents believe that the most important piece of dive equipment is the diver, followed by the team.[5] According to DIR proponents, equipment configuration should be simple, streamlined, exactly sufficient or minimalistic and applicable to all diving situations, from shallow reef diving to long cave penetrations.[2]"
"In the diving world, these new approaches are surrounded by hype. But what do they really mean?"
References:
Doing It Right - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Scuba Diving: Doing It Right (DIR): An Overview of the DIR and Hogarthian Methodologies | Suite101.com
