I'm Taking the DIR Plunge
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marusso:
Dean is an awesome diver and a great instructor. Make sure you get him to talk about his own exploration diving, he does some very cool stuff with his group in FL.
He is a no-nonsense guy, though, and pretty tough. You will really learn a lot from someone who is actually going out and doing the big ocean dives right now. If you do it in Fort Lauderdale, you are going to see a lot of a place called Tiger Tail Lake. You may never see the ocean, just to set your expectations.
I wish I had Seajay's energy
I thought to edit this, Brownie's Southport Divers can rent you the doubles gear, if you want to use it. It may be harder to do the class just starting out in doubles, but at the same time you won't ingrain any bad habits as you start to learn under Dean.
You betcha...scubatexastony:Welcome to our old Basic Scuba Discussions forum...
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PaulSmithTek
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what does DIR stand for and what skills to they teach. I think I might know but before I sounds stupid i figure I better clarify.
Hope you will get to take the class and enjoy it as I did. I finally had my chance a few months ago after thinking about it for many months. The course gave me some interesting perspective on many things. As my instructor said, the course gives you the tools to be better divers. Whether we choose to apply those tools or not, it is completely up to the students.
I can't say DIR is the way-to-go for everyone. I am glad I did.
I can't say DIR is the way-to-go for everyone. I am glad I did.
Here's the answer to the "what it stands for" from the DIR forum: http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=44823
BTW, my advice, if you are not currently diving doubles, is NOT to take the class in them. Take the class in what you dive. Then practice until the skills you were taught are ingrained and solid -- THEN challenge them with doubles. That's what I've done, and I'm really pleased that I chose that sequence. Moving into doubles has been MUCH easier, I'm sure, because I was really solid in a single tank before.
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