Don't focus on the age. Focus in the skills.
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This is crazy! If "you people" see a problem with THAT video, please don't ever take a look at mine.. What the hell was objectionable about the video? The kid was harassed with a flooded mask or was given an opportunity to discover that he can move underwater without fins? Seriously, what POSSIBLE criticism could be leveled against this video?So what are you looking for...applause? You are already defending yourself..
---------- Post added September 20th, 2013 at 11:37 PM ----------
Would I put my 16 year old son, or if I had one grandson, through that? What the hell for? What are you trying to prove?
So what are you looking for...applause? You are already defending yourself..
---------- Post added September 20th, 2013 at 11:37 PM ----------
Would I put my 16 year old son, or if I had one grandson, through that? What the hell for? What are you trying to prove?
...he should have been able to demonstrate how to clear a flooded mask while holding two tanks.. not sure how to do that, maybe just bend an elbow and hold the mask top?
So what are you looking for...applause? You are already defending yourself..
---------- Post added September 20th, 2013 at 11:37 PM ----------
Would I put my 16 year old son, or if I had one grandson, through that? What the hell for? What are you trying to prove?
I hope you can see that there is no lack of skills....give it a try, do you have these skills?Don't focus on the age. Focus in the skills.
It does come across that this post could be a bit of a troll but I don’t think that was the intent and none the less the video says a lot, well done to Bluemed on a good end product, his son looks a hell of a lot better than most of the sidemount divers I see and he deserves credit for that.
Let’s all remember most standards are there for either safety purposes or to give minimum standards to be applied in the training. Most good instructors go well over and above these minimum standards without breaching the safety standards.
Does use 4 tanks in shallow water breach safety standards?
Not in my mind, if the student is capable and supervised.
Does it go above the minimum standards?
Yes.
Is that a bad thing?
No, it’s actually a very good thing.
Skills such as no fin back finning and skills without a mask are actually very good to build multi-tasking abilities and techniques. Keeping awareness during multiple problems tend to be a skill hard to promote while sticking directly to standard course outlines.
With regards to which is most important, the training or the equipment I’d have to agree with the training. That said if you use the right equipment it makes the learning a hell of a lot easier and actually allows the instructor to give better information to their students, particularly on gear configuration.
ot to be underestimated, the end result is a safer, more aware and more competent diver, again, all this results in having more fun and THAT is the reason why we dive[/QUOTE].
---------- Post added September 30th, 2013 at 07:19 AM ----------
I hope you can see that there is no lack of skills....give it a try, do you have these skills?
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I hope you can see this as well, if this 16 year old can do this, why can't I do this, or can't my instructor do this ? or the course director ?
Is it necessary ???...maybe not....but,..... having great skills is not a good thing?
The advantage of having great skills is not to be underestimated, the end result is a safer, more aware and more competent diver, again, all this results in having more fun and THAT is the reason why we dive !
ot to be underestimated, the end result is a safer, more aware and more competent diver, again, all this results in having more fun and THAT is the reason why we dive