Depending on the injury, with work and time, you should be able to do a full valve drill.
There is a great pdf floating around specifically on shoulder stretches for valve drills. A few minutes every morning for a few weeks does wonders. Again, depends on the injury.
As for preparing for the course, getting used to the equipment is a good thing ... The doubles that is. Don't add a stage bottle, don't add xyz or any other equipment you haven't learned from XYZ diving organization. That is what is taught in the course.
It would be beneficial to spend a few minutes with your instructor (or reputable diver) about setting up the plate and tanks before the course, so you don't build up some bad habits by an improper fitting rig (plate location, d rings, hose routing, etc)
As for what else to do? Make sure you can hover in midwater, while maintaining your position without having to think about it. Basically a stable platform.
If you haven't taken a course like this (ie another tech course/fundies/primer) then that's about it. The rest will be covered in class.
During the course, you will learn lots of techniques. The goal isn't to make you a superstar by the last dive, but to ensure you have the proper skills down enough that you can still practice them unsupervised properly while gaining experience.
No one comes out of an OW course a scuba ninja. It's the same with a tech course (or any course).
Good luck and have fun!
_R
There is a great pdf floating around specifically on shoulder stretches for valve drills. A few minutes every morning for a few weeks does wonders. Again, depends on the injury.
As for preparing for the course, getting used to the equipment is a good thing ... The doubles that is. Don't add a stage bottle, don't add xyz or any other equipment you haven't learned from XYZ diving organization. That is what is taught in the course.
It would be beneficial to spend a few minutes with your instructor (or reputable diver) about setting up the plate and tanks before the course, so you don't build up some bad habits by an improper fitting rig (plate location, d rings, hose routing, etc)
As for what else to do? Make sure you can hover in midwater, while maintaining your position without having to think about it. Basically a stable platform.
If you haven't taken a course like this (ie another tech course/fundies/primer) then that's about it. The rest will be covered in class.
During the course, you will learn lots of techniques. The goal isn't to make you a superstar by the last dive, but to ensure you have the proper skills down enough that you can still practice them unsupervised properly while gaining experience.
No one comes out of an OW course a scuba ninja. It's the same with a tech course (or any course).
Good luck and have fun!
_R
