Show them the right way, teach them the right way, and set a good example and newer divers can perform well. End of story.NWGratefulDiver:That student just contacted me today with questions about converting to a long-hose configuration.
I've heard way too many arguments why you shouldn't teach this technique or that because "it's too complicated for the new diver" ... I think people who say those things tend to underestimate what a diver is capable of learning if it's presented clearly, and given adequate supervised time to practice the skill. This week-end was a good example ... I pushed my two AOW students very hard, challenged them with skills most divers don't get till they take a divemaster class, and the result was most satisfactory.
Another good example ... one of those students did his first-ever drysuit dives yesterday. On the second dive ... the same dive (and diver) OE2X mentioned earlier ... we did a free ascent from 45 feet with a blue-water safety stop. He handled it beautifully. Not bad for a diver with, maybe, 20 dives under his weightbelt ...
... Bob (Grateful Diver)
They shouldn't have to do 500 dives and figure it all out on their own that maybe they can dive without being rototillers or that you CAN rely on a good buddy because their instructors dumbed it down and their "experienced" buddies don't know any better either...